Rugby Union: Great sport played by 15 hard bastard athletes. Lots of variation in play and tactics.
Rugby League: Version of Union simplified for the mind workings of Northern Chav followers. Mainly consists of one man hurling himself at 3 opponents 5 times then kicking the ball.
Rugby League: Version of Union simplified for the mind workings of Northern Chav followers. Mainly consists of one man hurling himself at 3 opponents 5 times then kicking the ball.
by Turku Bentu July 4, 2006
In England, rugby is a posh persons sport mainly, but in other countries (e.g Wales) it's a working class sport. The best teams are England, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and France
by Foad September 22, 2003
Only real women play rugby.
by Maggie Maggerson June 7, 2006
rugby rocks, american football isnt that bad, and soccer is for pansies. end of story. go all blacks and fiji.
Rupeni Caucau is an amazing rugby player.
by rgea March 24, 2005
Going to say it again there are 2 main types of rugby,
League = sucks arse, always stopping everytime someone gets tackled and gives time for players to recover
Union = the game played in heaven, more rolling sport where you need to be fitter, smarter and have to outwit your oppents, and you can leagally hurt people. its a real mans sport that is for two types of people the piggies (fowards) who use the weight and the backs who sit and comb their hair and use thier speed. Also when you finish union players a it smarter then league boys and the chicks like it :-)
Better then Gridion where u need that much padding where we don't need it. Football (pussy arse soccer) which basically sucks.
League = sucks arse, always stopping everytime someone gets tackled and gives time for players to recover
Union = the game played in heaven, more rolling sport where you need to be fitter, smarter and have to outwit your oppents, and you can leagally hurt people. its a real mans sport that is for two types of people the piggies (fowards) who use the weight and the backs who sit and comb their hair and use thier speed. Also when you finish union players a it smarter then league boys and the chicks like it :-)
Better then Gridion where u need that much padding where we don't need it. Football (pussy arse soccer) which basically sucks.
by Nutty87 July 2, 2005
The best game in the WORLD (NRL) followed by rugby union. NO panzie ass padding or fuckin reinfoced helmets for poots. WE plat a REAL MANS game of football.
there are 2 types of winning in the game:
- the team with the most points on the board (so im told)
- the team who won the FIGHT (has less concussions and less broken bones, blood, torn ligimnets, sprains, twists etc
there are 2 types of winning in the game:
- the team with the most points on the board (so im told)
- the team who won the FIGHT (has less concussions and less broken bones, blood, torn ligimnets, sprains, twists etc
GO THE BRISBANE BRONCOS!!!
GO QUEENSLAND!!!!
americans play panzie girl football (wear more padding then a bed)
GO QUEENSLAND!!!!
americans play panzie girl football (wear more padding then a bed)
by akapat September 10, 2003
Union: A game that takes balls to play. Gibby is playing it in heaven right now.
If you are part of the pack you fight over the ball every time there is a tackle and make up the entire scrum. Tight (3) or Loose (1), propping always hurts. You get both sides of the scrum squeezing your vertebrae together. 2nd rowers (locks)(4/5) love to grab props nads. Flankers always break off early on the defensive side and make the tackle (6/7). The 8-man is pretty versatile in that he both stops the ball with his feet and does 8-man pickups. He tends to be a large, strong, technically sound player.
The best forward #2- Hooker is an incredibly important and difficult position. They can vary in size from the largest to the smallest player on the team. In every scrum he must either get the ball from the scrumhalf and hook it back with his foot or try to steal it from the other hooker (I love doing that from tighthead). It is the position with the most pressure as well as the most dangerous position if a scrum collapses. (I have had 400 kilos/880 pounds on my neck). Hookers also throw the ball in during lineouts.
If you are a back you can be a pansy and kick it away, be an intelligent back and pass it just as you are tackled, be a manly back and get tackled by a forward who is twice your size, dodge around people and score, or try to imitate Johnny Wilkinson.
There are 7 backs. The Scrumhalf (9) is similar to a quarterback in American Football. It is the scrumhalf's job to toss the ball out at every ruck. They are excellent decision makers. The Flyhalf (10) is usually a good kicker and is the scrumhalf's backup. He is always ready to be the first pass out from the scrumhalf but can be ignored entirely or skipped. The inside and outside centers blend together and are just people who get passed to (12/13). The wingers cover the sides of the field and can also kick.
The best back #15- The Fullback. Possibly the most mentally stressful position. On offense, he melds with the backline and does as much or more than the outside centers.
The last line of defense for the rugby team. Any kick that goes deep into either team's territory will be recovered by the fullback or will be a try. Some fullbacks are more skilled than punt returners in American Football and will break three or four tackles befor going down. If a player breaks a long run and gets passed all the other players, he has a one on one with the fullback. Fullbacks are without question the best tacklers. They never miss.
League: Like union with less players and without rucking, a bit slow. Mainly Aussies (Roosters) and some Kiwis (Warriors)
If you are part of the pack you fight over the ball every time there is a tackle and make up the entire scrum. Tight (3) or Loose (1), propping always hurts. You get both sides of the scrum squeezing your vertebrae together. 2nd rowers (locks)(4/5) love to grab props nads. Flankers always break off early on the defensive side and make the tackle (6/7). The 8-man is pretty versatile in that he both stops the ball with his feet and does 8-man pickups. He tends to be a large, strong, technically sound player.
The best forward #2- Hooker is an incredibly important and difficult position. They can vary in size from the largest to the smallest player on the team. In every scrum he must either get the ball from the scrumhalf and hook it back with his foot or try to steal it from the other hooker (I love doing that from tighthead). It is the position with the most pressure as well as the most dangerous position if a scrum collapses. (I have had 400 kilos/880 pounds on my neck). Hookers also throw the ball in during lineouts.
If you are a back you can be a pansy and kick it away, be an intelligent back and pass it just as you are tackled, be a manly back and get tackled by a forward who is twice your size, dodge around people and score, or try to imitate Johnny Wilkinson.
There are 7 backs. The Scrumhalf (9) is similar to a quarterback in American Football. It is the scrumhalf's job to toss the ball out at every ruck. They are excellent decision makers. The Flyhalf (10) is usually a good kicker and is the scrumhalf's backup. He is always ready to be the first pass out from the scrumhalf but can be ignored entirely or skipped. The inside and outside centers blend together and are just people who get passed to (12/13). The wingers cover the sides of the field and can also kick.
The best back #15- The Fullback. Possibly the most mentally stressful position. On offense, he melds with the backline and does as much or more than the outside centers.
The last line of defense for the rugby team. Any kick that goes deep into either team's territory will be recovered by the fullback or will be a try. Some fullbacks are more skilled than punt returners in American Football and will break three or four tackles befor going down. If a player breaks a long run and gets passed all the other players, he has a one on one with the fullback. Fullbacks are without question the best tacklers. They never miss.
League: Like union with less players and without rucking, a bit slow. Mainly Aussies (Roosters) and some Kiwis (Warriors)
The fullback caught the ball at the twenty-two and ran it up the touch line to the other twenty-two. As he was tackled he passed the ball to the unmarked hooker who dived in for the try just as five of the other teams players reached him.
The finest game of American (yes that's right, we play too) High School Rugby. Go Lions, beat Xavier
The finest game of American (yes that's right, we play too) High School Rugby. Go Lions, beat Xavier
by Flowerman February 26, 2006