USA7s has a 2nd meaning to Ruggers

[notakit]

New Zealand's All Blacks beat France's "blah blah blahs" in the Rugby World Cup!!!!!

For those who haven't played Rugby, the original version is 15 per side for two 40 minute halves. It becomes even more a running game in "tens" where the same size pitch is played with only 10 per side for 10 minute halves. If 10's doesn't offer enough heart attacks there is 7s where 7 players face off for seven minutes on the same size pitch. As American prepares a 7's team for the Olympics it is often referred to USA7s.

[redgoose]

Hi, ron(redgoose) in new jersey. I just happened to have watched the match yesterday. I loved it. Now a fan. Much ruffer than american football, just hard to understand, not knowing all the rules

[readysetgo]

If your new to the sport. This video will help you learn the rules of the game,...

note: borderline NSFW.

Lynx - Rules to Rugby on Vimeo

 

It's OK if you didn't remember all the rules the first time and watch it a second,...third....forth....time.

[Croc]

I played rugby at school growing up in Australia. Gave it up when I took out both collarbones and the right elbow in a tackle (the other player stomped me). My father called it character building. Rugby players play all facets of the game - none of this alternating defense and offense rubbish, so the game moves faster. I find it is a far more masculine and entertaining game than those overpadded and overpaid fairies that play American Football.

 

Let the flaming begin! :jester:

[yellowss7]

I played Rugby freshman year in college. Broke my wrist before the first game. Decided to play Ice Hockey instead, only suffered a broken nose. Much safer sport even though we didn't play with the face shields that they do now.

 

I really liked rugby though. No pads, play offense and defense and drink lots of beer after each match.:hurray:

 

Tom

[notakit]

Did you know that "football" in the U.S. started out as rugby? Thats why its called a "touchdown" and yet the ball is no longer touched down to score the points. In Rugby, thats still a live ball and where its touched is where the ball comes out for the conversion kick.

[notakit]

Croc, if you hear any flaming from me it will be against U.S. football! Theres too much boasting and bragging from a bunch of padded up neanderthals that run no more than 12 minutes for the entire game! And get countless substitutions for something as trivial as cramping or braking a fingernail! Its not even a team sport; if the quarterback sucks, the whole team looses. Rugby, the WHOLE team handles the ball, hits and gets hit for eighty minutes with a five minute half. You'd better be bleeding or have something separated if you want to be one pf the two substitutions allowed! Its sad how the American schoolastic system revolves around their football.