The Rugby

[dell boy]

The Germans are very good at team games, Football both sexes, same with Hockey so its a bit surprising they don't have a rugby team.
Maybe its because they couldn't dive dive dive and get away with it in?

[sonic youth]

after a 4 year dissapearing act, the bangwagon is back and its full up again  

That's some good fishing there.

Its true though init!!!

It really gets on my nerves, fair enough if you follow rugby but most of the twats don't even know you can't pass the ball forwards I bet. After the day after the last world cup at college everyboy was wearing england shirts, most of them knew less about rugby than me, and I am a bloody German!

jesus fucking christ you're dull.

you managed to post in three different threads and make yourself sound like a whiny little cunt, bitching about england and singing the praises of the mighty deutschland. do you actually have anything worthwhile to say whatsoever?

[Simon Pieman]

The funny thing is most people I know who have never liked Rugby still couldn't give an arse about it. It's only the media that jumps on the bandwagon, which happens because it's sensationalist and sells newspapers/gets viewers.

[pumbaa]

Cool. Time to get interested in rugby again.

Anyone care to explain the rules???

 

[Simon Pieman]

Cool. Time to get interested in rugby again.

Anyone care to explain the rules???

 

They kick an egg shaped ball around the pitch, don't run with it and somehow you score some points somewhere.

I think that's how it works.

[Sussex]

Cool. Time to get interested in rugby again.

Anyone care to explain the rules???

 

Don't pass forward and give the ball to the bloke that kicks it between the middle of the H thing. Simple.  

[dell boy]

Cool. Time to get interested in rugby again.

Anyone care to explain the rules???

 

They kick an egg shaped ball around the pitch, don't run with it and somehow you score some points somewhere.

I think that's how it works.

The offside rule in the maul is very interesting, you have to enter via the rear in the box otherwise you are offside.

[Sussex]

The offside rule in the maul is very interesting, you have to enter via the rear in the box otherwise you are offside.

I've just gone right off Rugby  :|

[pumbaa]

I just spat my honey nut cheerios all over my laptop....

So basically then, rugby like a real life Brokeback Mountain, minus cowboys....

I won't be watching.

[dell boy]

In the lineouts you have shirtlifters as well!!!

[Mexicano Rojo]

The funny thing is most people I know who have never liked Rugby still couldn't give an arse about it. It's only the media that jumps on the bandwagon, which happens because it's sensationalist and sells newspapers/gets viewers.

so thats why 30million watched the match last night?

[Lumps]

The way England play it (and seem to have the strange ability to force their opponents to play it) is this:

Someone punts the ball as far forward as they can and hopefully finds touch. If they do they take the line out and hand the ball quickly to a big fat lad. Then a whole load of other big fat lads grab the first big fat lad and they all put their heads down and try to shove their way to the line.

Sometimes the kick fails to find touch and someone on the opposing side catchs the ball. If that happens the big fat lads try to all dive on top of him before he has the chance to kick it back. Sometimes the opponent drops the ball and then the fat lads all get to do a bit more shoving and stuff.

Some times they manage to shove their way over the line and score a try, sometimes they get close enough for Wilkinson to kick for goal.

And that's it.

The game used to involve players called backs running with the ball and passing and stuff but that's something only the "naive" south sea islands players bother with now because it's all a bit too exciting and entertaining to be considered proper professional rugby. The backs are still on the pitch but only the fly half and the scrum half really have anything to do now. The rest of them seem to spend their time standing around clapping and shouting and watching the fat lads shove their heads up each others arses.

Hope that helps.  

[STFC Village]

The game used to involve players called backs running with the ball and passing and stuff but that's something only the "naive" south sea islands players bother with now because it's all a bit too exciting and entertaining to be considered proper professional rugby.

That's why it's called "test" rugby, it's meant to be a challenge.

You don't play 7's rugby in test matches, much the same as you don't play "hit & giggle" 20/20 in test matches in cricket.

[Chubbs]

Never been a massive fan of rugby...i'll watch it if its on.

if england win...fair play but no skin off my nose.

[Lumps]

The game used to involve players called backs running with the ball and passing and stuff but that's something only the "naive" south sea islands players bother with now because it's all a bit too exciting and entertaining to be considered proper professional rugby.

That's why it's called "test" rugby, it's meant to be a challenge.

You don't play 7's rugby in test matches, much the same as you don't play "hit & giggle" 20/20 in test matches in cricket.

The voice of someone who only noticed the game existed when England started winning the 5 nations and consequently thinks that's the way the game should be and has always been played.