England are owning the USA at rugby

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RyanW2050

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this is like posting that the Japanese beat the US in Sumo Wrestling. Nobody here cares.
 

bunnyfubbles

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Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

:confused: Boxing gloves?

But I do disagree with bunnyfubbles that Rugby isn't tough. It most certainly is, but folks who act like it is tougher than football because pads aren't worn are just as wrong as bunny is for saying it isn't a tough sport because they don't wear pads.

The ridiculousness of my rebuttal was proportional to the ridiculousness of that which I was responding to (it wouldn't be flame bait if you didn't fight fire with fire ;)). Of course Rugby is a tough sport, but my basic point still stands (even without the sarcasm, note my implication that Rugby is homosexual) and thus you cannot convince me (or any reasonable person) that it is tougher than American Football.
 

RichUK

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Oh, I'm sorry. It looks like a made a mistake in the topic title. My bad.
 

Fenixgoon

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Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush
 

RichUK

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Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.
 
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Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.

lol this is funny.
 

Capt Caveman

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Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.

Sure. They're bigger, stronger, faster, more skilled and tougher.
 

RichUK

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Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.

Sure. They're bigger, stronger, faster, more skilled and tougher.

Exactly.
 

Capt Caveman

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Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.

Sure. They're bigger, stronger, faster, more skilled and tougher.

Exactly.

I meant American Football Players. How many English Rugby players are 6'4" weight 260lbs and run a 4.4 forty? None.
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.

At least American football players can conjugate a verb with a singular subject. Well, some.

USA are getting beaten.


 

RichUK

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.

At least American football players can conjugate a verb with a singular subject. Well, some.

USA are getting beaten.

I have already apologised for my error. Nice try.
 

RichUK

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Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.

Sure. They're bigger, stronger, faster, more skilled and tougher.

Exactly.

I meant American Football Players. How many English Rugby players are 6'4" weight 260lbs and run a 4.4 forty? None.

I know. I was being sarcastic. ;)
 

dquan97

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it's like the US basketball Dream Team bragging about beating the players from Mongolia
 

xcript

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Originally posted by: txrandom
England is owning the USA at rugby
The English are owning the USA at rugby
Actually, the thread title is fine. In England it's normal to refer to countries, bands, etc. as groups rather than a single entity. I noticed this difference when I moved from England to Canada.

Led Zeppelin are awesome.
 

bunnyfubbles

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Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armor and they will get annihilated.

fixed and...

Put those pansy any Rugby players on a football field and they will get annihilated.
 

ElFenix

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US rugby must be the guys who weren't good enough for lacrosse.
 

CanOWorms

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Originally posted by: Atheus

Can you imagine everyone suddenly giving up football and rugby and cricket and taking up American sports? Why would they do that? If you want to play the rest of the world at team sports you have to change your own culture, not try to change the other 6 billion of us.

Oh, the irony... The sports you mention were popularized through British colonialism. They didn't change their own culture - they forced the billions under them to change theirs.

Also, people are giving up cricket to play baseball in many countries.
 

oogabooga

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I couldn't find rugby on any of the 400 tv channels I get. It appears
Football > Animals doing funny things > What is supposed to be top tier rugby > English Rugby > American Rugby

Originally posted by: ElFenix
US rugby must be the guys who weren't good enough for lacrosse.
:D
 

Atheus

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Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
If you don't need to wear protective padding and equipment to keep from dying then the sport isn't that tough. The stop and go nature of football allows for far more vicious impacts than the circle-jerk wrestling nature of Rugby.

They don't wear protective padding in boxing or other martial arts.

Check out youtube for some hard hits in rugby - this was on the first page. Also note the Haka (Maori wardance) at the beginning. Care to tell those guys they ain't tough?

did those guys come straight out of the movie "Dodgeball"? i mean wtf kind of pregame dance is *that*?

btw, i see your rugby and raise you 1 Sheldon Brown vs. Reggie Bush

PFFFFTTTTTTTT


Rugby players >>>>>>> American Football players.

Put those pansy American Football players on a rugby pitch without their armour and they will get annihilated.

Sure. They're bigger, stronger, faster, more skilled and tougher.

Exactly.

I meant American Football Players. How many English Rugby players are 6'4" weight 260lbs and run a 4.4 forty? None.

I know. I was being sarcastic. ;)

Eh? Lawrence Dallaglio is 6'4" 250lb. Yea, most of them aren't that big, but there's a lot more running involved in rugby so you can't really afford to carry as much weight as American football players.



 

91TTZ

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Originally posted by: RichUK
Originally posted by: K1052
what is this rugby you speak of?

Let me put is this way:

Rugby = Man's game

American Football = Weak

;)

If you're a skinny dude who wears pads while playing 2 hand touch with your friends, that's weak.

If you're a 275 lb defensive end that runs a 4.3 40 yard dash and knocks people out and breaks bones even while the dude is wearing a helmet and pads, that's not weak.
 

RichUK

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Originally posted by: xcript
Originally posted by: txrandom
England is owning the USA at rugby
The English are owning the USA at rugby
Actually, the thread title is fine. In England it's normal to refer to countries, bands, etc. as groups rather than a single entity. I noticed this difference when I moved from England to Canada.

Led Zeppelin are awesome.

:thumbsup:
 

Atheus

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Originally posted by: Xylitol
Any US football team could destroy the "London Silly-Nannies"

I pretty much stopped watching family guy becasue of that episode.