Rugby

[James]

So I've been watching this 6 Nations over the past several weeks. I'd always been sort of put off by Rugby a bit for reasons unknown, but during the opening weekend, I had the rules explained to me. And now that I understand it, holy k is it awesome. It's like American Football if it were played by real men, in a true team form and none of these specialist players like "place kicker".

Plus, when you hear Rugby players speak before or after games, they can actually complete sentences, which is refreshing after hearing footy interviews....

'mon the rugby...

[sam]

I saw this quote somewhere that rugby is a ruffian's sport played by gentlemen and football (association) is a gentleman's sport played by ruffians. Glencoe Park in Dallas supports this theory.

[James]

I saw this quote somewhere that rugby is a ruffian's sport played by gentlemen and football (association) is a gentleman's sport played by ruffians. Glencoe Park in Dallas supports this theory.

Yes, it's a popular statement over here, probably because it is true to a great extent. Rugby is considered a public school boy's game (public school in the UK = Private school..why they call it that I don't know...)

[sam]

I saw this quote somewhere that rugby is a ruffian's sport played by gentlemen and football (association) is a gentleman's sport played by ruffians. Glencoe Park in Dallas supports this theory.

Yes, it's a popular statement over here, probably because it is true to a great extent. Rugby is considered a public school boy's game (public school in the UK = Private school..why they call it that I don't know...)

I went by that park the other Saturday on my way to the office and its half BMWs, Audis and deluxe SUVs for the ruggers and an assortment of bicycles, mid-80s Corollas and what-not for the soccer players at the far end of the park. Ruffian probably isn't a fair characterisation of those guys, but definitely a different crowd.

[sam]

So how hard is this sport? Maybe we can start a ForkerSevens in the summer?

[James]

So how hard is this sport? Maybe we can start a ForkerSevens in the summer?

It's a bit like playing football but without the pads...but then remember the defenders don't have pads either and you play both sides of the ball, so it doesn't make any sense to make hard hits, but it's more of a bring down technique. I don't know all the technical rules of the scrum yet, but it does seem to be a bit difficult. And it'll make you uber-fit...

[ifihadahifi]

I'll bring my Red Ross game.

[Dogatron]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVV7CDdK ... ed&search=[/youtube]

This guy was always good to watch as he ploughed through half the team but other than that I think rugby is way too Hoorah Henry

[eebs]

we were forced to play rugby at school, three years of misery. fair enough, they did produce a world cup winner but I couldn't wait until year 4 when I could opt out. quite happy to watch it on tv now

Because of my size and lack of pace, I used to play second row in the scrum. luckily i didn't get injured but there were a couple of serious injuries when scrums collapsed, one kid at school was paralysed from the neck down.