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Rugby Anonymous
just woundering, is rugby catching on in the states? how well does the american team stand against other countries?
>> Anonymous
How are the rules of Rugby different from the rules in American football? I know that Rugby players don't wear pads and tend to be a lot smaller than most American footballers. What else is there?
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>>20556
Rugby is played completely different then american football. you can only throw the rugby ball backwards, so the game is very stratigic, if you knock the ball forward, or fail to catch it and it bounces forward, you have a scrum, which is 8 people set up mirrored by 8 others. (thats the picture)
theres more too it but those are the basics, its much faster then american football, and there are two halfs i think 40 min each depending on your league.
>> Anonymous
American football was acutally based of Rugby...

I remember when mass formations were legal like the flying V, and there was a part on the score board that was devoted just to the injuries
>> Anonymous
>>20560

Fucking awesome!
>> Anonymous
There's actually some quality rugby players in US, in the college ranks. Cal is tops in the nation and they get players drafted into the pros overseas all the time, and there are other schools who gets player drafted here and there, but not too often.

I know, because I was a benchwarmer and my teammate got recruited.
>> Anonymous
THEY SEE ME ROLLIN'
>> Anonymous
i love me some rugby, i'd wish they'd put it back on TV. A shame these soccer fags took over fox sports world.
>> Anonymous
My high school had a rugby team, and I got into it early on with a friend who was from Samoa, but there isn't much in the way of professional leagues in the USA. If the US's performance against Wales (I think) a few years back is any indication, it'll be a long time until the Americans regain their early 1900's form.

They're the reigning olympic gold medalists.
>> Anonymous
tell ya what america yo can have some more rugby if we can have some more NFL on tv.

deal?