Rugby fans?

**beverlonian** · 6th March 06, 02:47 AM

Don't know about the USA, but in the UK there are two codes of Rugby - Rugby League (13 players) and Rugby Union (15 players). I mainly follow League (which is also big in Australia and to a lesser extent New Zealand and France). The team I'm a big fan of is Hull FC. At my age, being a fan is the only option, although I did play many years ago when I was a youth.

I much prefer Rugby to football (soccer) where they roll about in agony at the slightest touch.

**UmAnOnion** · 6th March 06, 05:29 AM

I like rugby, tried out for one of the local teams but luckily a vacation interferred with my joining up. when i came back & attended a match as a spectator i saw the number of injuries that were involved so slowly backed off the field. How in the hell do you bruise an eyelid??? By having someone STEP ON YOUR HEAD, thats how!

Will always respect and admire the amount of fitness and guts and determination it takes to play - from the safety & security of the sidelines

I am tempted to make a smart assed comment about how much better it is that US football but dont want to get spanked by the mods yet again...

**646guy** · 6th March 06, 05:31 AM

Originally Posted by beverlonian

Don't know about the USA, but in the UK there are two codes of Rugby - Rugby League (13 players) and Rugby Union (15 players). I mainly follow League (which is also big in Australia and to a lesser extent New Zealand and France). The team I'm a big fan of is Hull FC. At my age, being a fan is the only option, although I did play many years ago when I was a youth.

I much prefer Rugby to football (soccer) where they roll about in agony at the slightest touch.

Yep we have league and union here in the US but Union is far more common.

**Kid Cossack** · 6th March 06, 06:16 AM

Gents:

Introduced to rugby late in life, in, of all places, Kazakhstan. For some unknown reason, a Soviet army instructor decided that rugby should get attention from the Central Sporting Committee of the Army of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Me? I'm a lover, not a fighter, but the wife played scrum half for the CSC (in Russian it's "Ts Ess Ka") for nine years.

The first weekend I was in Kazakhstan, in '97, the All Blacks played the English and I bet two English guys at a bar that the English wouldn't win. That match ended up as a tie game, and I lawyered my way into free drinks for the evening.

When I compare American football with rugby, I want to weep for what has been lost.

**646guy** · 6th March 06, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Kid Cossack

When I compare American football with rugby, I want to weep for what has been lost.

You weep? My co-workers refuse to believe that rugby is rougher on the body and as a sport in general than American football...

**MACKAY** · 6th March 06, 06:17 AM

I have digital cable, and with it there is a HD channel that has a show called "Rugby Union" running on the weekends and late night. I love watching it, especially in High Definition. However, never played it a day in my life.

B Mackay

**Valencian Kilted** · 6th March 06, 07:07 AM

I am mostly involved on the football matters (soccer for you, yanks :rolleyes: ), but I have always liked to see some matches of the Six Nations competition, or some of the world cup when possible. Last game I saw was Scotland vs. England, but don't ask me for the result, because we were looking at it on an Irish Pub, also celebrating a victory of Celtic FC against Rangers, and at that time my memory losses definition!

By the way, I keep as a treasure my All Blacks jersey since 1992, and as if it was a good kilt,... it resists pass of time perfectly!

¡Salud!

T O N O

**646guy** · 6th March 06, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by Valencian Kilted

I am mostly involved on the football matters (soccer for you, yanks :rolleyes: ), but I have always liked to see some matches of the Six Nations competition, or some of the world cup when possible. Last game I saw was Scotland vs. England, but don't ask me for the result, because we were looking at it on an Irish Pub, also celebrating a victory of Celtic FC against Rangers, and at that time my memory losses definition!

By the way, I keep as a treasure my All Blacks jersey since 1992, and as if it was a good kilt,... it resists pass of time perfectly!

¡Salud!

T O N O

LOL....18-12, Scotland over England if I am not mistaken.....

**Colin** · 6th March 06, 10:00 AM

Ever since I watched an Ireland vs Canada game on TV a few years back, I have been hooked. I don't get to see too many games, but it is a great sport. It sure does make the over paid, over padded, over whistled, and over covered North American games seem like a waste of time.

**646guy** · 6th March 06, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Colin

Ever since I watched an Ireland vs Canada game on TV a few years back, I have been hooked. I don't get to see too many games, but it is a great sport. It sure does make the over paid, over padded, over whistled, and over covered North American games seem like a waste of time.

It's more physically tiring than football where you run for 5-10 seconds and then huddle up for 20...rugby is just nonstop running until you hear the whistle blow. The only part that I hate is as a prop when you get scrum after scrum after scrum. We had one match when I was playing tight head prop where it seemed that every other play phase we would wind up with a scrum. My legs were screaming sore at the end of the day....