I know we really need players who grow up playing the sport if the US ever wants to be competitive with the top tier nations, but can you just imagine if we had the literally tens of thousands of college football players who won't ever sniff the NFL look at rugby upon graduation?Hungary Jack wrote:What is startling is that the Canadian team would probably beat the US team.
Though gaining in popularity, professional rugby is still the world of a relative few haves and many have nots.
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TBH, that's probably too late. It's really a skill game, and takes years of expertise to master. It needs to start in HS. A lot of northeastern schools have rugby programs, but I think that's about it.cARdsfan wrote:I know we really need players who grow up playing the sport if the US ever wants to be competitive with the top tier nations, but can you just imagine if we had the literally tens of thousands of college football players who won't ever sniff the NFL look at rugby upon graduation?Hungary Jack wrote:What is startling is that the Canadian team would probably beat the US team.
Though gaining in popularity, professional rugby is still the world of a relative few haves and many have nots.
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Watched Australia eliminate South Africa at 2 am this morning 11-9. As the score would indicate, a really close match that was decided by a free kick, of which S. Africa missed 2.
And Wales eliminated Ireland. That is a pretty big upset.
And Wales eliminated Ireland. That is a pretty big upset.
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I only watched the beginning including a bit of pregame, and up until the first score, but I told my wife that if there are any tougher and crazier bastards on this earth, I do not want to meet them.
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Makes football seem tame.Leroy wrote:I only watched the beginning including a bit of pregame, and up until the first score, but I told my wife that if there are any tougher and crazier bastards on this earth, I do not want to meet them.
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France's Sebastien Chabal has always struck me as the type of person I would not want to have to tackle (er, attempt to tackle), or generally anger in any way whatsoever.Leroy wrote:I only watched the beginning including a bit of pregame, and up until the first score, but I told my wife that if there are any tougher and crazier bastards on this earth, I do not want to meet them.
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Martin Castrogiovanni is a beast.
Notice how tiny the rugby ball looks in his paw.
Notice how tiny the rugby ball looks in his paw.