Just as a game in itself it's fucking fantastic. Not that I'm the first person to have realised this.

Not crap, but any lasting enjoyment of it was snuffed out by playing it at school - the usual sadistic teachers, jock-ish pack mentality etc. Kind of like the movie "Dazed & Confused" but with mud, wet feet, and getting pushed out of the minbus on the way to away games.

I still have small tears in the skin under each ear that break open occasionally, even though I haven't played in well over 20 years. Take a t-shirt off too enthusiastically, and pang!

bob_ferris wrote:rugby union - absolutely fucking shite, played by old overweight toffs (southerners) and ex rugby league players who cant cut it anymore
rugby league - quality sport. fitness counts. fast paced. skilled

you need to make the distinction

Ok, I'll make the distinction...

League is a pointless... in fact it's not a real sport.

Union is the only rugby, "rugby" league is not rugby.

Christ, next you'll be claiming Aussie Rules is actually a sport!

A sport for mongs with deformed ears, thick necks and a neanderthal stance.

Off the crap-o-meter 10+

evolu wrote:A sport for mongs with deformed ears, thick necks and a neanderthal stance.

Off the crap-o-meter 10+

You poms are great! I bet you were loving it after the world cup win... as soon as everything is back to normal and the UK is shite again... "it's crap".
Considering how average the national soccer team is I'm surprise you're all not... fans... sorry, can't think of one.

But a big thanks for inventing most of them!

Not crap!

I believe the prematch is better than the match, at least in this particular case. I think Tonga got fucking buried.

Salut, All Blacks, roster half composed of Jake the Mus type dudes.

Gramsci wrote:
League is a pointless... in fact it's not a real sport.

Union is the only rugby, "rugby" league is not rugby.

then you are southern, a toff, probably fat and certainly a cunt

Rugby is the second gayest sport, behind that wrestling American college boys do.

Rugby is very gay.

space junk wrote:Rugby is the second gayest sport, behind that wrestling American college boys do.

Rugby is very gay.

This is true. I still don't like it, though.