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Postby Phoenix in the Ashes » Sunday 11 March 2007 5:09:22am

On television. The world cup's in France.
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Postby FawkesthePhoenix » Sunday 11 March 2007 8:59:30pm

i don't get it. what is rugby?
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Postby Phoenix in the Ashes » Monday 12 March 2007 5:25:06am

It's a sport.

Think... American Football but you can't throw the ball foward, there's no armour and you have to put the ball down when you get to the endzone.
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Postby Simatra » Monday 12 March 2007 3:42:45pm

But instead of throwing it forward, you throw it back! :grin:
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Postby Run Away!!! » Monday 12 March 2007 8:19:53pm

Its not popular in the US, its not shown on the tele, but I can watch it in NZ!!! Yay. The rugby players don't wear all the padding like they do in football, and the game is pretty much continuous the whole 80 minutes without all the stops all the time.
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Postby Phoenix in the Ashes » Tuesday 13 March 2007 4:21:07am

Except for scrums... *yawns*.
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Postby GodrictheGriffon » Tuesday 13 March 2007 3:34:47pm

I hate all of those stops. That's one reason why I like Football!
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Postby Simatra » Tuesday 13 March 2007 3:36:05pm

Rugby stops less than Football.
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Postby GodrictheGriffon » Tuesday 13 March 2007 3:40:05pm

But I like to use my feet.
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Postby Run Away!!! » Tuesday 13 March 2007 5:36:55pm

Football is always stopping, sometimes I think they rest more than they play! With rugby its just action all the way.. blam blam blam! WHOOO! If you play rugby your feet NEVER stop!
But it all depends on personal preference most americans grew up with football, therefore thats what they are most inclined to like. But in NZ and Australia we grew up with rugby.
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Postby GodrictheGriffon » Tuesday 13 March 2007 7:58:53pm

Well I've been playing Football for 8 or 9 years.
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Postby Run Away!!! » Tuesday 13 March 2007 8:18:34pm

Thats... swell.

So, anybody hear that the All Blacks have been nominated for the best sports team in the world, I stess the word sports, not rugby. Yay go them!!!!!
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Postby Phoenix in the Ashes » Wednesday 14 March 2007 3:48:43am

Well everybody knows that they're the best rugby team, it wouldn't even be worth mentioning that!

I did hear that... I think it's brilliant. But because rugby doesn't have the worldwide numbers close to soccer, it'll be overlooked I imagine...
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Postby GodrictheGriffon » Wednesday 14 March 2007 3:16:28pm

Let's just face, no sport will ever beat Football by popularity. Except for maybe Quidditch. :D
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Postby Simatra » Wednesday 14 March 2007 3:33:06pm

I HATE Football. with a passion.
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