What is so special about Rugby?
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it is very painful and hard. its kind of like football, exept with no lines, and most of all, no protective gear. lots of peoople get hurt playing it. 4 example, my brother's friend, got his 2 front teeth stuck in another dude's head. this was a bout a year ago, and he still is getting orthdontal work done!
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i'm a big fan of NZ Rugby, they're this team has power\nin the forwards and speed in backs, they are also great support players leading up to trys......i'm a big fan of Dan Carter.(yes they are the best international sports team)\nLONG LIVE THE KIWI'S.............
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hello yahoo pal,\n\nyou can watch rugby on espn or star sports channel.\n\nor u may try on fox sports!!!!ESPN (once an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. It was founded by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill Rasmussen, and launched on September 7, 1979 under the direction of Chet Simmons, who was the network's first President and CEO. The current president, since November 19, 1998, of ESPN is George Bodenheimer. Bodenheimer is also the current head of ABC Sports, having been named to that position
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Rugby is NOT the most popular sport in Australia and South Africa.  Cricket is the most popular sport in Oz, and Soccer is the most popular sport in SA.  The only countries where you could call it the most popular sport are New Zealand and several of the Pacific islands.\n\nRugby is popular because it is perhaps the most pure contact sport and the predecessor to many popular variations, such as American Football and Aussie Rules.  A lot of people inclined to play and watch contact sports find Rugby more appealing than other contact sports.  It is usually considered tougher, faster and more exciting than the alternatives.\n\nThe fact that it is an English sport also helps its popularity, as the English spread it to all their colonies.  It is arguably the second most popular sport in the world, behind Soccer obviously.  You would be surprised where it is popular.  South America has a long history of Rugby for instance, an Argentina has fielded a competitive team for decades.  It is also popular in Eastern Europe, the fastest growing sport in the USA and gaining traction in Asia.
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DUH!!!! In rugby you wear basically no padding and you tackle each other! DUH Rugby is more dangerous!
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I wish I knew, mate! I'm a big All Blacks fan, but here in the states there isn't any coverage of rugby that I'm aware of.
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Trust me...if you have grown up with the sport...learned the rules, the technique and realized it is as much mental as physical you would probably have a different opinion.   I played soccer for 5 years and I get bored to death watching it on TV.  My cousin is a Rugby player and I'm glad he enjoys it, but I just didn't find it appealing at all.   \nThere are a zillion different schemes and mental preparedness in just running one simple play in the game of American Football.  If you are just looking at it like..."oh he got tackled...they stopped the clock".... then you are missing the whole point of what it is about.   I'm not trying to convince you or anything....but realize there is way more than a few tackles, catches, and runs that goes along with the game of football.
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Go onto RFU.COM and source local clubs in your area. Some will have links and others will come up on a web search.  I can guarantee that you will find a club locally and they will be delighted to welcome you like all Rugby clubs across the world.
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Rugby Union & Rugby League (as far as I know)
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Rugby football originated at Rugby School in Rugby, England.\n\nActually, it is just a regularised form of a game which was played in many parts of England between villages (literally). The games were usually annual events and involved capturing an object from one 'camp' and carrying it successfully to the other.\n\nOne surviving example of this tradition still takes place at Haxey in Lincolnshire.\n\nhttp://www.petticoated.com/curious24.htm\n\nThe games were often exceedingly bloody and there are reports of people being killed playing.  I think that the game played at Rugby school might have been just as rough except that the school had a responsibility to the parents for the boys' safety!
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I am a huge sprinbok fan, but to be honest, the All Blacks are the team to beat. Their structures are in place and have 5 great provincial teams
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Okay, I asked what you specifically wanted to know about in Rugby, and you mentioned scrums and scoring points.\n\nScrums are used to restart play after the ball is not in play but is not because a penalty, out-of-bounds, or score. This is for accidental things such as a knock-on or forward pass. A scrum can be chosen on more serious infractions if it helps the team.\nThe other team gets to put the ball into the scrum on a re-do if the original scrum is turned 90 degrees.\nPoints can be scored in multiple ways:\n* Penalty kick - when a penalty is awarded a team, the kicker has the option of "kicking for goal". This is worth 3 points\n* A drop goal - when you kick the ball through the goal posts while the ball is in play. Worth 3 points\n* A try - when you touch the ball down to the ground in the goal area - worth 5 points\n* A conversion - you get one chance to kick the ball through the goal posts after a try, and a successful attempt brings you 2 points
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http://www.unc.edu/uncrugby/id140.htm\nhttp://www.sportsknowhow.com/rugby/rules/rugby-rules.html\nhttp://www.whatshappeningdaytona.com/recreation/article/81\n\nFull review \nThe Union game, supposedly started by William Webb Ellis in the schools in Rugby, has many complicated laws and can only be played successfully when all, or most of these rules are learnt. Here, I will tell you about all of the rules of the game, and detail anything that you might want to know. I hope that it will be of some use to people. \n\nPositions: \n\nFull Back - The full back starts the game behind all of the other players. He must be quick, strong, a good tackler and a good kicker of the ball. When the team is attacking, the fulll back may move into the backs line to create an overlap, and maybe to come from a long distance at pace to break the defence and score a try. The kicking part comes into play when the opposition kick over the top. The full back must be fully aware of the rules that he can enforce on the chasing players, and he must be aware of the balls position at all times. \n\nWinger - There are two winger on each team, left and right. If the play is due to move left, then the left winger must join on to the backs line at the end, if it goes right then the right winger must do the same. The winger who is not involved in this play, has two options. He can wait on the side he is on for a switch of play, or a kick over the top, or he could loop round the whole back line to add another player and create an overlap. This player must be very fast and have good stamina. \n\nCentre - There are two centres on each team. They are the heart of the back line. They must be very good tacklers and very strong on the ball. The two centre are inside, nearest the scrum, and outside, nearest the wing. The inside centre will need to be a creative player, as they will have the ball a lot, and doing the same thing all the time will not break through a good defence. \n\nFly-Half - This player is usually the teams kicker. The fly-half, or stand-off as it is sometimes called, will take kick-offs, conversions and any kicks at goal. The fly-half a lso needs to be creative, and they will work closely together with the inside centre, and will in some cases, swap for short durations of a match. \n\nScrum-Half - Often the most creative player on the team. The scrum-half is usually a small man, but is also quick and strong. The scrum-half has the responsibility of following the ball carrier behind the forwards, and taking the ball out from a ruck or maul. If the scrum-half takes the ball on himself and gets tackled, then the fly-half must cover the position. \n\nNumber 8 - The number 8 is usually a big man, and he plays at the back of the scrum. The number 8 usually controls the play from a scrum, and can pick the ball up himself instead of letting the scrum-half pass it out to the backs. This law can be useful when a scrum is won close to the try-line, and the backs would not necessarily get through the defence. \n\nFlanker - Works closely together with the number 8. There are two flankers on each team, blind and open. The flanker must be fairly quick and strong, and must be prepared to take the ball on a lot. The flankers are positioned on the flank of the scrum, hence the name of the position. \n\nLock - There are two lock forwards in each team. The locks are usually tall and strong, and they are a part of the 'tight five' in the scrum. The locks, also known as second-rows, play closely with the props and hooker, and play a big part in rucks and mauls. It is their job to prevent the opposition winning the ball from these plays. It is often the locks that are lifted in the line-outs, because of their height advantage. \n\nProp - There are two props in each team, and they are usually small, strong men. They must prop up the hooker in a scrum, and are usually responsible for lifting the jumper in line-out. The props are also part of the 'tight five',
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They have smaller populations. Less money.\nScotland and Wales don't do too badly with rugby.
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Mark Zupan is not a Rugby player.  He plays a different sport altogether that is nothing like Rugby.  For some reason, it is called Quad Rugby, among other things.  Don't ask me why, because I have no idea.  My best guess is that Quad Rugby is a rough sport and the players wanted to associate it with the toughest game on the planet.
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I LOVE rugby!!!!\n\nI always enjoy watching the 6 Nation tournament.
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As a sport basketball...........for the players definitely rugby!!!