Rugby

[Twiztid]

Anyone ever watch a game of this? I think it's one of the most brutal sports ive seen- I LOVE IT :willy_nilly:

 

[Tuffdisc]

I only watch the international matches, rather than the league, it is much better watching our 'international' football team
:24:

 

[cam elle toe]

All the time...and England just beat us again.

At least we could get a win against Ireland

 

[Zorak]

Used to play it.

Don't realy watch it anymore, doesn't interest me as much nowadays.

10 years of negative English rugby hasn't helped.

 

[edgray]

I only watch the international matches, rather than the league, it is much better watching our 'international' football team
:24:

:homo:

All the time...and England just beat us again.

At least we could get a win against Ireland

finally we see some form, don't feel too bad, it'd been a long time coming...

Used to play it.

Don't realy watch it anymore, doesn't interest me as much nowadays.

10 years of negative English rugby hasn't helped.

Well since 2003 it's been patchy, aside from the surprising performance to get to the final in 2007, but it's not all bad, beating Australia the other day was no mean feat. It's not that they're a bad team, it's just that from 2001 - 2003 we had an outstanding team. It's a lot to live up to.

 

[cam elle toe]

and I;m sure it was by one point, and that Johnny dude got it......:willy_nilly: AGAIN


You beat us in the cricket too....ARRRRGGGH

 

[edgray]

and I;m sure it was by one point, and that Johnny dude got it......:willy_nilly: AGAIN

You beat us in the cricket too....ARRRRGGGH

yeah we've got a great cricket team at the mo. There are some sports we do ok, it's just not soccer!!

 

[Zorak]

:homo:



finally we see some form, don't feel too bad, it'd been a long time coming...



Well since 2003 it's been patchy, aside from the surprising performance to get to the final in 2007, but it's not all bad, beating Australia the other day was no mean feat. It's not that they're a bad team, it's just that from 2001 - 2003 we had an outstanding team. It's a lot to live up to.

When I was a kid, I remember watching an England team full of top class backs, who could split teams apart with their movement.
Guscott, Carling, the Underwood brothers were all top class. Even Rob Andrew could play a bit.

Now, you couldn't buy a decent English back for any money...

I hate this trend of bogging the play down with the front row, and engineering scrum collapses and kicking for victory. It's a negative way to play to rugby, and it really damages the game.

 

[edgray]

When I was a kid, I remember watching an England team full of top class backs, who could split teams apart with their movement.
Guscott, Carling, the Underwood brothers were all top class. Even Rob Andrew could play a bit.

Now, you couldn't buy a decent English back for any money...

I hate this trend of bogging the play down with the front row, and engineering scrum collapses and kicking for victory. It's a negative way to play to rugby, and it really damages the game.

I see your point but really disagree. When England play well, they play to their strengths which is the physical size and strength of the forwards. English rugby is about possession and drive, sure, it's not a flashy open game like the southern Hemisphere teams like to play, and leads to fewer triesm but I think it makes for great matches - really physical, really tough, brutal matches. I love watching England drive for the line, there's really nothing like it.

You want an open game from a top class English side, watch the sevens.

 

[cam elle toe]

Our players switch codes so much they dont know what the fuck they're doing.

A top league player recently switched to AFL...this weekend he didnt even touch the ball the whole game:24:

 

[edgray]

don't worry cam, Aussie teams are never down for very long, you'll be gloating next season I imagine!

 

[cam elle toe]

We'll see

 

[Peter Parka]

I like Rugby Union and always watch the World Cup and the six nations. Never really gotten into Rugby League, too much stopping and starting for my liking.

 

[skyblue]

i've played rugger at rugby school.......by all accounts it was on the same pitch that webb ellis picked the ball up and ran