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RichardHayden wrote: checkmate5000 wrote: oh right so don't u play rugby in schools in america surely u dont play fully padded up american football!?! it makes u look like robots and i dont really get it. anyway this post seems to have attracted quite a few peoples attention i think american football is about the only sport along with baseball that is followed big time in america its amazing that in a distance of a few thousand km everything changes so much
No, from age seven American football is played with pads and helmets. To my knowledge rugby isn't played in the school system but through clubs and colleges.
Rugby and Rugby League are played through the school systems with large school based competitions all around Australia. Primarily in New South Wales and Queensland.
checkmate5000 wrote: i think the americans have as much knoledge of rugby as we do of american football/ squash each other and throw the ball around
wouldn't it be easier if you got rid of the ball?
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These discussions are getting confusing. I think i'm discussing normal football with someone, but they seem to think i'm talking about American football. And when they're talking about American football, i think they're talking about normal football. Sigh!?!
ganzpalatinsk wrote:
Rugby is basically cross-country wrestling.
lol
Rugby is not played in the Philippines; Rugby is a kind of strong glue, and some kids sniff it to get high. When the sport is mentioned, the Kiwi team comes to mind, with their bravado and famous black shirts...
jona004 wrote:
These discussions are getting confusing. I think i'm discussing normal football with someone, but they seem to think i'm talking about American football. And when they're talking about American football, i think they're talking about normal football. Sigh!?!
american football has many tactics and strategies involved with who carries the ball and what kind of play is made. is the same true of rugby?(soccer)? i liken american football,in part , to physical chess. any comments?
In Rugby, there are no downs, and play is somewhat more flowing than in American Football. Many passes can follow one another, but the ball must be passed backwards. The ball can be kicked forwards, but there are complex off-side rules that then come into play. There are also "rucking" and "mauling" parts of the game where players bind together, and drive forward holding the ball, or put the ball down and drive over it.
Basically, in rugby, there are forwards & backs. The forwards are typically strong, well-built players who care little about damaging their looks (or anyone elses.) The backs tend to have a sprinter's physique and are there to run with the ball and pass it. The forwards are there to protect the backs, and when the backs get into trouble, to ruck or maul, keeping possesion of the ball, until the backs have reorganised, and can start passing the ball (usually in a line across the pitch) again.
It's not so much like chess, in my opinion. It's more like 30 men dancing a violent ballet with a ball.
You could talk about your last chess game.
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Hi Incorrect, do you have an update to the topic named what the hell? ?
Or are u only doing the bumper, bumping here, bumping there, bumping everywhere?
bumping here, there, record about full 10 years or more lol
RichardHayden wrote:checkmate5000 wrote: ...its amazing that in a distance of a few thousand km everything changes so much
What is "km"?