| Rugby What Is The Point ? 13:54 - Nov 11 with 819 views | SaintNick |
Exactly what the question says |  |
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 14:11 - Nov 11 with 0 views | 1ASIN12 |
I had an argument once with a workmate , basically saying I see no skill in rugby. Just have to either be big or big and fast . Most people can chuck a ball.
Or did you mean the town Rugby in which case I see no point either. [Post edited 11 Nov 15:14]
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 14:39 - Nov 11 with 0 views | Bazza |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 14:11 - Nov 11 by 1ASIN12 |
I had an argument once with a workmate , basically saying I see no skill in rugby. Just have to either be big or big and fast . Most people can chuck a ball.
Or did you mean the town Rugby in which case I see no point either. [Post edited 11 Nov 15:14]
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Rugby players have to be skilful with both hands and feet ideally. Rugby teams accommodate both big strong players as well smaller fast nimble types. I’d much rather watch England Rugby than England football | | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:05 - Nov 11 with 0 views | shotters |
Rugby the town produced the band Spacemen 3 which subsequently lead to Spiritualized and Sonic Boom and Panda Bear producing excellent LPs
Rugby the game is just an excuse for poshos to touch each other up |  |
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:31 - Nov 11 with 0 views | Chesham_Saint |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:05 - Nov 11 by shotters |
Rugby the town produced the band Spacemen 3 which subsequently lead to Spiritualized and Sonic Boom and Panda Bear producing excellent LPs
Rugby the game is just an excuse for poshos to touch each other up |
Poshos? Yes, especially in South Wales, FFS. |  |
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:33 - Nov 11 with 0 views | Bazza |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:20 - Nov 11 by hedgeend61 |
If you like watching a good punch up, swinging low, bit of Testi grabbing and a bundle of overweight lumps having a grapple for 80 minutes, Rugby is the game for you.
If you want to watch a sport with any skill level involved, it's not  |
Having played Rugby for 25 years it’s clear to me that you have no clue about Rugby. Certainly they are not all toffs. I hope your knowledge about football is a lot better. Most Rugby teams have their own bars so maybe that would have suited you better. | | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:35 - Nov 11 with 0 views | 1teeminants |
I enjoy watching most sports including international Rugby union not Rugby League.
Each to their own
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:45 - Nov 11 with 0 views | saints__fan__73 |
What's the point in any sport. |  |
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:47 - Nov 11 with 0 views | Chesham_Saint |
For many years I used to hate opera, defaulting to the popular view that is was for snobs (some say, “poshos”). At least I assumed I did. And then I listened.
Rugby Union is similar. It is a superb sport if you give it a chance and take the time to understand it. | |
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:56 - Nov 11 with 0 views | PatfromPoole |
It frankly baffles me that people would part with several hundred pounds to watch England play at Twickenham, when for at least half the game the ball isn't visible.
Still, each to their own. |  |
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:57 - Nov 11 with 0 views | GasGiant |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:47 - Nov 11 by Chesham_Saint |
For many years I used to hate opera, defaulting to the popular view that is was for snobs (some say, “poshos”). At least I assumed I did. And then I listened.
Rugby Union is similar. It is a superb sport if you give it a chance and take the time to understand it. |
Rugby Union is a fantastic game to play and a great game to support. In the Services it is more popular than football, and for a good reason. | | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:01 - Nov 11 with 0 views | hedgeend61 |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:33 - Nov 11 by Bazza |
Having played Rugby for 25 years it’s clear to me that you have no clue about Rugby. Certainly they are not all toffs. I hope your knowledge about football is a lot better. Most Rugby teams have their own bars so maybe that would have suited you better. |
What would be the best skillset needed when the ball doesn't even bounce true?
Punching or eye gouging? don't need any skill for sure |  | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:10 - Nov 11 with 0 views | 1teeminants |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:01 - Nov 11 by hedgeend61 |
What would be the best skillset needed when the ball doesn't even bounce true?
Punching or eye gouging? don't need any skill for sure |
No skill you sure ? I remember watching this live ,simply brilliant. Keep watching to the end .
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:48 - Nov 11 with 0 views | GasGiant |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:01 - Nov 11 by hedgeend61 |
What would be the best skillset needed when the ball doesn't even bounce true?
Punching or eye gouging? don't need any skill for sure |
It should be obvious that when the ball doesn't bounce consistently that you need good anticipation to calculate how it's likely to bounce, and then good reaction speed and incredible fitness to intercept it; two skills of which you seem to be wholly unaware. Rugby players don't rehearse how to fall over clutching their face as if poleaxed when they haven't even been touched. | | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:50 - Nov 11 with 0 views | HytheFerrytales |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:10 - Nov 11 by 1teeminants |
No skill you sure ? I remember watching this live ,simply brilliant. Keep watching to the end .
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Apparently taken across all levels I.e. school to pro, rugby union has almost identical participation as cricket.
Badminton, bizarrely, has nearly twice as many participants as either.
Now that is a feathery cock of a game by comparison. | | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:54 - Nov 11 with 0 views | HytheFerrytales |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 16:50 - Nov 11 by HytheFerrytales |
Apparently taken across all levels I.e. school to pro, rugby union has almost identical participation as cricket.
Badminton, bizarrely, has nearly twice as many participants as either.
Now that is a feathery cock of a game by comparison. |
UK specifically | | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 17:22 - Nov 11 with 0 views | grumpy |
I used to play Rugby and I can assure you that you need skill to play the game.
My team once played a Public School just outside Bournemouth once and it was like going back in time ,almost like Tom Browns Schooldays.
You certainly need Skill with the ball, Strength and Pace to Kick and carry it. |  | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 17:31 - Nov 11 with 0 views | shotters |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:31 - Nov 11 by Chesham_Saint |
Poshos? Yes, especially in South Wales, FFS. |
Can't speak about South Wales as I didn't grow up there
Where I did grow up and still live, albeit in a different area, in Surrey it was a sport played by the rich kids at the private schools. The rich and in some cases posh people I work for nowadays who's kids go to fee paying schools all play and watch rugby at "Twickers" or The Stoop
So yeah in my experience its a "poshos" game | |
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| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 18:42 - Nov 11 with 0 views | ericofarabia |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 17:31 - Nov 11 by shotters |
Can't speak about South Wales as I didn't grow up there
Where I did grow up and still live, albeit in a different area, in Surrey it was a sport played by the rich kids at the private schools. The rich and in some cases posh people I work for nowadays who's kids go to fee paying schools all play and watch rugby at "Twickers" or The Stoop
So yeah in my experience its a "poshos" game |
Since moving oop north to Lancashire, I started watching a bit of Rugby League, mainly because my Father in Law used to play for Leigh in the mid/late
60s.
Having previosly been bored to death watching Rugby Union on tv, I found RL really exciting. The object of the game seemed to keep the ball as long as possible and attempt to score tries. RU seemed to be about kicking the ball into touch 🙄.
I don't know the rules completely but it is a very exciting sport to watch.
Embarrasses and annoys me to see pouncey footballers rolling in agony at the slightest touch. RL is a combination of sheer brute force and no small amount of skill and speed. |  | | |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 21:58 - Nov 11 with 0 views | kingslandstand1 |
| Rugby What Is The Point ? on 15:47 - Nov 11 by Chesham_Saint |
For many years I used to hate opera, defaulting to the popular view that is was for snobs (some say, “poshos”). At least I assumed I did. And then I listened.
Rugby Union is similar. It is a superb sport if you give it a chance and take the time to understand it. |
I'm with you re the Opera (and similarly with Classical generally) tho I don't go to Glyndebourne |  |
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