Has I have already said, despite all the tactical elements in American football I still find rugby more exciting to watch.
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Has I have already said, despite all the tactical elements in American football I still find rugby more exciting to watch.
Is that more than the population of the US, or does that represent a large proportion of the Guild than the US? I don't know to be honest, but admittedly a case could be made for there being more people here who have experienced rugby than people who have enough knowledge about American football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis IV the Fat
I didn't realise rugby was popular in France though; it's certainly virtually unknown in Holland, and I presumed it was much the same outside (former) Commonwealth nations.
France is hosting the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and they beat the All-Blacks in the 1999 World Cup semifinal. It's played all over, but the powers are generally Commonwealth nations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geoffrey S
no i only said it was a rougher and harder sport...not that it was any better...SOCCER RULES THE WORLD...no arguement :san_lipsrsealed:Quote:
Originally Posted by strike for the south
And yet you have one of the biggest European club tournaments in Amsterdam - The Heineken 7s (that's what it's called if memory serves me correctly).Quote:
Originally Posted by Geoffrey S
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Argentina, Uruguay and other South American countries too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis IV the Fat
Could we all, Go watch 80 mins of rugby union.
and A full game of american football. Before we continuethis debate?
Thers no real point otherwize.
P.s
Your virtualy correct with the offside,
Also you cant tacle a player if you were behind him when the ball was played to him.
you must be on your side of the ball when the ball was played to him or you cant tackle as you were offside,
You didnt seem to mention anything about The touch back,
Or the catching the ball in your own 22 question.
BUt
Rugby Is the better game,
As the poll clearly shows,
Whats in question here is peoples understanding,
It takes a special kind of blindness to see poll results like these, and yet still say every 1 els is wrong.
Truth of the matter is American football aint that good to watch,
MAke a play,
"FUMBLE"
Time out.
Huddle
Make a Play
"tacled"
Time out,
Huddle talk,
Make a play
Touch down/
"watch the lil teenagers Show off there Panties" (The real reason ppl watch american foot ball)
Do it again
"YAWN"
Are you speaking to me?Quote:
You didnt seem to mention anything about The touch back,
A touchback in football means the ball was kicked into the end zone and is spotted on the 20 yard line instead of running the kick out f the endzone. It also occurs if the ball uis kicked off and goes out of the endzone.
Whats the question again?Quote:
Or the catching the ball in your own 22 question.
Oh please. Which one do you think more people watch and which sport pays better? If were going to go bu popularity then football trounces it. Its just as I said not that many americans here.Quote:
Rugby Is the better game,
As the poll clearly shows,
All ypur showing here is your ignorance of the game. You only get 3 time outs per half.Quote:
MAke a play,
"FUMBLE"
Time out.
Huddle
Make a Play
"tacled"
Time out,
Huddle talk,
Make a play
Touch down/
Again rugby looks like the kids gae salugee. Its very unorganised as compared to football and has little if any of the strategic values that football does. Football is as much a mental game as a phyisical one. And there is no way in hell people hit as hard in rugby as they do in football.
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Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
You obviously dont know ANYTHING about rugby.
Plesae Watch atleast 1 whole game of rugby union.
And i will also watch some american football.
Just so we can actualy debate this point In A Reasonable manner.
At this rate we just tell eachother You dont know enough about the game
well, my answer is so mindnumbingly obvious that I'll let you all speculate rather than state it here.
When I was little we used to get the edited version of American football. It was far better than what I see in the U.S. as there were:
1. far fewer interruptions.
2. you got to see the whole game in a couple of hours rather than 4 or 5 hours (to be honest I couldn't sit and watch even an entire quarter of realtime American football, but God bless the cheerleaders though).
Only some teams have cheerleaders. My team doesnt and I never even thought about it. Cheerleaders are for college games and those who dont know whats going on. It takes more intellect to appreciate football. Rugby is a mess.Quote:
God bless the cheerleaders
Gawain,
I'm sorry, I prefer some distraction (that's not the team of commentators droning on) when teams are swapping about, time outs going on etc.
Trust me, I used to have a good grip on it when I didn't have to spend the best part of a day watching a single game.
Thats what commercials are for. And announcers. If your taliking about seeing it live thats another matter. Do any of you out there know how hard it is to get a ticket for an NFL game?Quote:
I'm sorry, I prefer some distraction (that's not the team of commentators droning on) when teams are swapping about, time outs going on etc.
And again if your going by poularity only soccer comes close to football and thats pretty much the world vs the US and its still about even in popularity with mostly just us watching it. Rugbys not even on the chart. Id rather watch Ice Hockey. They hit hardrer in hockey than in football or rugby or just about anything else.
Gawain, sadly the commercial stations in the UK devote less air time to advertisements than their U.S. counterparts.
I think I'd actually like to see the full spectacle in person though. Tell me how much do tickets go for?
I may have to save up.
To get season tickets for the Packers, I think the waiting line is predicted at about 70 years. Put your kid in line, and he should be able to get them. Not sure if all the teams have similar waiting lines for season tickets, but I would imagine so.
wouldn't it suck if your kid turned out to not like football?
Well for my team the New York Giants there sold out for like the next 50 years. In general the only way you can get them is through a scalper for just about any NFL team. You can buy them online for between 250 and 800 dollars.Quote:
I think I'd actually like to see the full spectacle in person though. Tell me how much do tickets go for?
My waiting line is longer than yours.:san_grin:
I said that right from the start. Ive seen clips of it a few times .Quote:
You obviously dont know ANYTHING about rugby.
And just where am I supposed to find his elusive game? Oh I forgot its more popular than american football. LOLQuote:
Plesae Watch atleast 1 whole game of rugby union.
Rugby is very organized.
its just you dont understand the game enough.
Its why i keep asking you to watch a game,
if you become disorganized you loose the game.
Every 1 has a place to be and a reason to be there.
Its more technical than you imagine.
And Why dont you go watch one of the USA rugby teams play?
http://www.usarugbysuperleague.com/template.php
I cant guarantee that the game will be ANYWHERE near as good as the standard we expect from our players.
But seeing as you think its Elusive,
thought id point out the USA super Leauge for you.
Its still in no way close to being as organized or technical as football. Again each team hase over 1000 offensive plays at least . These are practised over an over. Special plays are drawn up for special occassions. It takes a week just to prepare the plans and team for the next game. Its like no other sport on earth. Rugby is simple compared to it. I dont think you have any idea of how many rules their actually are. Theres even rules on how you wear your uniform.Quote:
if you become disorganized you loose the game.
Every 1 has a place to be and a reason to be there.
Its more technical than you imagine.
http://shoguntw.2ya.com/soccer-pole.wmv
Dont laugh to hard.:san_laugh:
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how come this post is now here?
It used to have its own thread
and how come the american football vs rugby thread has changed names...???
For all you know there could be a billion possible plays practiced in rugby,
you just dont know....
you cant possibly say 1 is more technical than the other if you dont know anything about the one your comparing 2...
Ok give me some Rugby formations and stratagies.
Leave it to a woman to post that but isnt there a thread for this type of thing?
I didnt say there were billions. I said for all you Know...
Im just saying you dont know enough about rugby to be able to say these things so defiantly.
I have watched american football games, And they are boring.
maby they are more technical Probably what makes em so boring IMO.
then.. you as far as i know havent ever seen a rugby match,
and you dont seem to even want to acknowlage rugby exists and is played Every where,
or the fact that american football is the one which is a localized event due to lack of world wide suport for the game,
Is that becous the game is so popular?
Now hereshttp://www.metacafe.com/watch/37869/..._biggest_hits/ some real hitting.
I have no doubt Id love watching the game. It looks very excitting, A sort of simplified version of football.Quote:
and you dont seem to even want to acknowlage rugby exists and is played Every where,
Quote from the link you posted......
"nfl vs rugby
i'd have to say both games are tough and physically demanding otherwise people writing on this site wouldn't feel so staunchly and passionately about each sport. Myself i'm a rugby man thru and thru."
so if we count his vote... thats
14 american football votes.
45 rugby.
14 GAH.
Personally I think rugby tackles would hurt more As there is no pading.
And although american football players may only go in to a tackle whole heartedly when they have padding,
Rugby players arnt so wimpy.
:bow:
:jawdrop: $250++++!!!!!!!!!!:jawdrop:
:jawdrop:
Did you watch the clip I posted? Theres no way rugby players hit that hard. Its human nature. You would die without the padding. Heck they die with it.Quote:
Personally I think rugby tackles would hurt more As there is no pading.
And although american football players may only go in to a tackle whole heartedly when they have padding,
Rugby players arnt so wimpy.
How many americans voted for rugby 1?Quote:
so if we count his vote... thats
14 american football votes.
45 rugby.
14 GAH.