"Rugby is a gentleman sport played by hooligans " that's the catch phrase that tough to us about rugby.im fourth generation rugby player .it is a violent sport but if played with your heart you won't get that hurt.
And this phrase comes from a period in the game when you could scrape your studs intentionally all over the head and body of the player on the ground and claim that your raking for the ball. Truly played by gentlemen.
Polo, if you want to watch a freight train of a player, check out the older video's of the late great Jonah Lomu, the New Zealand All Black Legend. You'll enjoy that.
South African here, 2 time world and current world cup champions, you can ignore the French guy, lol but check out the most feared team in the world video...The Springboks
And respect to the referee like no other sport… where else do you hear yes sir and no sir on a sporting field?? Like someone already said - a hooligans sport played by gentlemen As opposed to soccer - a gentlemen’s sport played by hooligans
Played at school. Always looked forwards to the beers afterwards (at the age of 15, courtesy of the coach./PE teacher!) Even on the coach travelling back form away games, we were taught how to drink (moderately) and how to sing the songs! Happy days.
@@scramblesishit's because rugby's rules are clear and ot down to interpretation like a lot of sports. That's why the refs have respect. If you know the rules of both sports, you'll have an easier time officiating rugby than you will football. Different refs have a different interpretation of what contact makes a foul and what constitutes a card and what doesn't. Whereas rugby is more set out, because there's 1 specific way of tackling. Whereas football you have a standing tackle, slide tackle, shoulder barge.
@@Cicero-ri8ke I'm considerably older than him... he's a still a youngster to me. Not only that there is no disrespect in my tone, I happen to like Polo. Why don't you go and look for someone else to cancel, oh great keyboard warrior !
You gotta check out the late, great Jonah Lomu, RIP, the gentle giant of Rugby and one of the most beautiful players of the game. He was a Kiwi and played for the All Blacks. Loved this reaction 👍🏾
Nah football is a great sport too. Football players run 8-14km per game. They risk a lot of injury since you can only strike the ball, this can lead to very dangerous clashes. It is against the rules to contact the opponent to disrupt their play so of course players are going to go down if it wins a foul. They also get in trouble for trying to trick the ref into thinking it's a foul so there is an art to winning free balls. No disrespect to rugby, both are fantastic games
@michaelm8529 us old school football fans still call trucking the ref cheating. And to be honest that iscthe thing that has ruined the game so yes rugby players spend 90 minutes pretending they are not hurt football players cheat and spend 90 minutes pretending to be hurt.
it really isnt about the no helmets, no padding vibe. Our players are taught from the moment they start playing as toddlers, how to hit, how to tackle and how not to break ur neck. Accidents will always happen but learning to tackle as well as protect I dont think is part of gridiron. They just look like a bunch of boofheads running at eachother playing sumo wrestling.
@@CQuinnLadythey definitely teach tackling techniques, and due to rule changes, can't just run around hammering guys in the head. And while they're wearing helmets, shoulder pads and thigh pads, that's it (except the QB who wears a vest that protects his ribs). Everything else is as uncovered as rugby is. I've played both, and getting hit is getting hit.
My son played both rugby and American football in his teens and twenties. He loved playing both but I hated taking him to American football as it seemed so boring to watch and took so long. Give me a good rugby match any day. 80 minutes of adrenalin and that's just for the spectators. As with a lot of English people my son also played (and still plays football (soccer)) and cricket. Take a look at the T20 cricket matches to get a feel for the difference between cricket and baseball
@@QmoceanIf you did both, you wouldn't say something that dumb. We played with padding for fun during our training. It reduces the impact immensely. Bone on bone hits completely different... obviously.
Euless Trinity high school (Dallas metro area in the U.S.) does the Haka before each game as well, as they have quite a few pacific islanders (linemen, of course) in the community, and on the team.
Im a South African and we will die for this game because how it's instilled into us from grassroots level , example my son is 6 years old he wants to play also because his cousins play it at club Rugby level here in Cape town .
Welcome to a rabbit hole that will keep you occupied for years. Rugby is life. But also death sometimes. It's a game for so many shapes and sizes. From 2m tall locks to 140kg props to little 75kg scrumhalfs. And all those specialists have critical roles to play. It really is a thrilling game to watch. Such an emotional rollercoaster.
I played this wonderful game through achool and the first couple of years of college. Cost me a couple of teeth, more broken ribs than I can count and finally a career-ending injury that has my left fcorearm setting off metal detectors. Slowly getting back into it with a seniors team, these several decades later :) One interesting thing about the way you have to place the ball under positive control to score... The kick for the conversion (extra point) has to be taken in line with WHERE you touched it down. Place it right behind the posts, your teammate has an easy kick. Squeak through in the corner and he has to kick from right on the sidelines, so has to step back further to open the angle on the posts. You say it's a man's thing - Gotta tell you, bro, the women play just as hard as the men. I've played coed rugby (Absolutely NOT sanctioned by the sports governing bodies!) and been put firmly on my ass by a gal half my size - it's all technique. That fearsome monster steaming down the field with the ball under his arm? Doesn't matter how much bigger than you he is, you CAN take him if you can get the right angle on him and you're good enough. It's just gonna hurt a bit, but who cares about that? Also, after the game, it doesn't matter how hard you were trying to stomp each other into the dirt for those 80 minutes - you're likely in the bar buying each other drinks. (and occasionally grumbling "ref musta been blind to let you get away with that one..." to mutual laughter)
And if you happen to be sitting amongst the public actually watching the game the fun is double. Rugby fans are just the most enjoyable and fun bunch of crazy people you can spend an afternoon with.
The dudes in black are the New Zealand All Blacks. One of the premier Rugby Union teams. Watching them play is awe-inspiring. As an Aussie I especially love watching them play our Wallabies. Great competition between great mates❤❤❤❤
My country (New Zealand)'s national sport. One big advantage over American football is that there are no breaks - no discussion huddles to decide the next play. Yes, you put the ball on the ground to score (a "try") - it used to be the same in American football, hence "touchdown". 1:44 - that's a line-out hoist. One person jumps and is pushed up by his team-mates. 12:00 - that's a rolling maul. One player has the ball and his side form an impromptu scrum to push him forward. Average scores are similar to American football (my local team lost 16-32 last weekend). Check out a video of any match between NZ and Australia or South Africa, and you're almost certain to get a great match. And if you want to know how tough the players are, look up Wayne "Buck" Shelford - and be prepared to wince!
ALL BLACK - my favorite team as an American who enjoys Rugby, Aussie Rules Rugby is best. I knew a guy from When I was living in a small town in NorCal, Selwynn, he and all four of his older brothers played for the National team. I cannot remember his last name now. Another friend in that town that I knew from working as a bouncer at local bars, Ben, he played for Fiji. I played American football and every other sport, baseball, surfing, skateboarding, soccer, snow skiing, water skiing, road bike, mountain bike, golf, beach volleyball, karate, boxing, etc... I'm not a very big dude, only just over five foot six, but my prime weight is 165, almost zero body fat, like 3%. I was told I would make a great Hooker if I played Rugby. I wish I did. I started playing sports at age 5. My whole family were athletes, one sister was on the original women's national soccer team before there was pro women's or women's Olympic team. These girls played men's college teams and traveled the country and even played in Europe. They had major sponsors like Budweiser and Addidas back in 1980s.
As a South African the original post is right watch any of those 3 teams play against each other and you will see a great game and you will see how the ref on the field is respected no other sport can compare to how the ref controls the game only time you get to stop is by the whistle of the ref . Check out Nigel owns the best ref ever .
I just want you to understand that if he watched like a 3 minute intro to rugby video, he has no idea what any of this means lol that being said, I'm an American who played 10 years of football before finding rugby at age 16, I played 2 years in school, earned a scholarship to play. And I promise you I still didn't know all the rules even after 4 yrs of college. I just played on until a whistle. And when there was a whistle, I looked at the ref to see which hand was up. And whenever I heard a whistle I backed up 10m just to be safe in case it was on us and always looking for the quick tap. Barely knew the rules, got a scholarship, won 2 national titles. It is the greatest sport ever tho. Miss it every day. But I'm 32 now and my body is betraying me after a decade of American football and a decade of playing hooker.
@@Wakaflockabach ---- I have already gone through what you are starting to realize that despite what we think and even plan isn't what our bodies are going to do. Throughout my very serious sportsman lifestyle starting at age 6, all year around playing different sports. I played hard to he the best I could and to be better than as many people as I could. With that comes injuries. Eleven years old took a fall on my skateboard, spent all summer every week, two days, at USC childrens hospital for water on my knee having it drained and then filled with dye, xrays, MRI, and therapy., throughout the years baseball, football, skateboarding, snow skiing, dirt bike riding, road bike riding, Karate, surfing, I spent more time at my orthapedic surgeon's oftice than my family doctor. Broken foot, broken collar bone, broken and fractured 3 fingers, broken toe, ACL completely ripped out, replaced, then 5 years later compression fracture that also radialed counter clockwise the top of my Tibia, of the same knee as the ACL replacement, cracked ribs four or five different times, stitches everywhere, small fracture of my hip, strained, stretched, bruised, torn, everything, and I was 45 yrs old when I stopped racing semi pro Hawaiian outrigger canoe OC6 which is 6 men paddling non stop in the open ocean as far as 12 or 15 miles out with no land in sight, waves, sharks, whales, sealions dolphins, etc... canoe is 40 ft long 18 inches wide, 18 inches deep. Sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines, Cliff Bars, Pete's Coffee, and other businesses. I ended up tearing both my rotator cuffs, different races, and that's when the words of all my orthapedic surgeons would tell me as I was being repaired, " when you get to be about 50 yrs old, no matter how active you are, all of your injuries are going to start to catch up with you. Yoy will be in pain everyday, every night, you might get arthritis, you will pay the price for having as much fun as you are having now. You better enjoy it now. Those words were prophetic. I also have been an electrician for 35 years and been hurt, electrocuted, crawling in attics and under buildings, up and down ladders everyday,, I mostly did commercial industrial work, each wire as big around or bigger than a roll of quarters. Installing steel conduit 4 inches in diameter and 10 ft long. My body is shot
Anyone from New Zealand will tell you Jonah Lomu was the GOAT when it came to impactful rugby players on the world stage and he achieved amazing feats while only 19 yrs of age. Check out his vids you will be impressed 💪
We have a competition called The Six Nations England V France V Ireland V Scotland V Italy V Wales - it is well worth watching any of these games - 2000 years of history on a field, not competitive at all. Rugby is fast paced with very few stoppages in play compared to US Football.
As an Italian rugby fan I have to say starting from this year the six nations has reached another level. Our team finally managed to get out of two decades of mediocrity and has finally and fully taken his place with the other ones. Next year's is going to be just spectacular, it'll start in Feb.2025 and we're already in full hype for it, so be sure to check out for it!
@@marioguidotomasone1265 I'm really happy to have seen Italian rugby improve. We need a good, healthy and competitive six nations to raise the level of all our respective nation's talent on the international stage.
I find a lot of these reactions involve americans who genuinely don’t realise that nfl and whatever basketball goes by,and base ball are niche sports everywhere outside the American continent. Their confusion when they realise how much better football (soccer),rugby and cricket are than their sports is always entertaining.
So true. Rugby is also so much more free flowing than (American) football. Much more of a beautiful game that marries art and war. Whereas football (again, American), in typical American form, can be very military like and too rigid.
Psalm Wooching, born in Hawaii played American football and eventually played rugby for usa national team. Not sure where he is nowadays but was always a decent player.
State of Origin - Queensland vs. New South Wales. It is sort of the equivalent of the pro bowl, but it is limited to players from those two states. And I tell you, they bleed everything for their respective states. I came to Australia from America 35 years ago, and an Ozzie said to me to come watch State of Origin. One game was all it took for the hook to set and I was reeled in forever more.
State of Origin is not Rugby its rugby league a whole different game. In Australia rugby is not that popular we prefer Rugby League especially the NRL.
@@Davo-i1sso it is Rugby, it's just one of the two codes of Rugby. The two codes really aren't all that different in terms of how they're played. What you are referring to as "Rugby" is Rugby Union, it's just that pompus-ass folk with superiority complexes started to choose to drop the Union bit. Probably done, by some parties, as an attempt to whitewash Rugby League out of existence.
Played this great game from age 12 to 35. Was lucky to be in the Royal Navy during some of those years so have played it from Japan to Mexico and from Australia to the USA.
My dad was Merchant Navy; first time he was in South Africa and played a game of rugby he said he was completely winded on hitting the ground as it was so hard compared to the UK!
I'm British and love this sport the great thing about Rugby it doesn't matter what size you are there's a spot for you. Short, Tall, Skinny Henched all have positions to play 😂😂
I am a 53 yr old South African. Played Rugby into my 30s. My back is fkd but don't regret a damn thing. Best sport ever. The game is over and you have a beer with the opposition, even if you were knocked out cold!
Aussie here, we have two types of rugby, rugby league and rugby union. Similar but not the same sport. Personally I'm more of a league fan. But union is ok too. Back in the day if two players wanted to fight generally the referee would allow it for a while, but when there is a clear winner they would break it up. these days they are very strict, fines and suspensions for fighting even if both agree to fight.
interesting that your intro photo shows League and particularly the Australian competition the NRL... yet the video is Rugby (union) a completely different sport.
Great reaction and great honesty. I should say that I enjoy the NFL too but what I love about professional rugby is that every man on the pitch has to be strong, tough and have the passing skills of a basketball player. The NFL hits are harder but they don't have to run for 80 minutes like the rugby guys do. I honestly believe no game asks more of its players. Cardio fitness, passing skills, punting, tackling and bravery. There is nowhere to hide. If you chicken out of a tackle everybody will see and you can't lose the respect of your mates. The other aspect I think you would like is the brotherhood of rugby. You kill each other for 80 minutes then you drink beer with the opposition. Seriously. After every game to go to the bar and buy a drink for the guy who's just tried to rip your head off. It's truly a special game. I think most American guys would love to play if they had the chance.
First time for me watching Rugby too. (Just after watching your video of Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma, no less.) Learned a lot about it just form your video here. Props also to the camera folk for being able to follow this all over the field as well as they do. And especially impressed with the refs (?) running around out there amidst all this chaos. No helmets on any of them either, you know. Glad I have gotten to watch POLO REACTS.
Kids come along and play together, pint with the opposition afterwards, the rivalry, the banter, the sportsmanship and every now and again the memories that last a lifetime. It's a different game.
Mate , you gotta understand. You are watching a mixture of club AND international rugby. Club rugby is cool an all, but INTERNATIONAL RUGBY is where it’s at👍
Welcome to Rugby! No going back from here, most other sports pale in comparison for speed, physicality and excitement. Suggest you watch more Die Hard Rugby channel compilations especially the biggest hits vids!
Several of those big hit plays would actually be penalized. In rugby, you must fully wrap when making a tackle. And if you don’t wrap to the ground, the runner can get up and continue. Rugby has red and yellow cards which can make you play a man down for 10 minutes (yellow) or the remainder of the Match (red). What looked like fighting is usually nothing more than grabbing and scruffing. Throwing an actual punch is a red card (and possible suspension for future matches). They say Rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen. You’ll seldom see a player or coach question or mouth off to the official. And after the match, they all get together for a social, food and drink and singing club songs.
There are two forms of this game, Rugby Union and Rugby League. Similar but different. There IS a LOT of "juking" in both games (we call it a "sidestep"), but this video is subtitled "Brutal Big Hits", so it concentrates more on running over the defender, not evading him and eluding him.
I played rugby for 30 years I've broken every finger, both collar bones, toes, herniated disks and ripped bicep. And would do it all over again i loved every minute
Two of my sons played rugby at uni and now five grandsons play at their senior schools in BC and Queensland. They each suffer fewer injuries than their brothers who play lacrosse and/or ice hockey or AFL or CFL. In rugby, any tackle above shoulder height is a penalty, and in schools rugby is a red card.
Scrum is the big one that starts when the ball gets rolled into it. When it starts over a downed player with the ball its a ruck, and when it forms around a standing player with the ball its a maul.
I wish we had the same system for kids as you do in NZ. Mini rugby in the UK is all about the big kids running through not developing the skills. It's certainly one of the reasons why the AB's are consistently strong.
I used to play for the local amateur rugby team, I was one of the guys that did the dirty work, best bit of advice our coach ever told me was "first person into a physical challenge usually comes out better than the other guy, always try and be first" he was right
Around the 16:00 mark that behind the back pass was sublime - and to pull it off against the All Blacks is just icing on the cake. I just wish the (Australian) Wallabies were that brave. But it seems we just don’t have the right cattle at the moment 🤷♂️
The Australian Wallabies are that brave. From what I have been able to gather from the internet, your biggest problem right now is that you have a bunch of twats administering the game in Aus. Too many egos. It's a pity, and I hope you guys get it sorted out. (from a South African).
Brit here. I used to be recruited for the school rugby team as I'm 6ft6. You also have to be fast - most players can run a 10s 100m. You can imagine what it's like being hit. 2 people over 100kg running at full pelt into eachother. My cousin's were Pro rugby players. One of them got signed with a Scottish team but after his 10th serious concussion he had to stop. He was a hard hitter - 6"2 but he went for the knees. He's ripped and a pro surfer so you can imagine how fit he is. Easy 9.8 100m. If you can imagine getting hit by that.
This was all Union. The guys in Rugby League are twice as big !! Given that some people think it's more skilful (strategic) and it's very popular with ladies
Rugby league players are no bigger or smaller its just that these big union forwards would not be fit enough to play in the NRL (Australian Rugby League) because unlike union its non stop and they wouldnt get a chance to rest.
My sons started playing in grade 1 (in South Africa). Amazing team sport. Btw once during a high school match two opponents came barreling out over the sideline knocking the linesman with his flag over. The guys were ok. The linesman went to hospital with a broken ankle!😁
I played Rugby at left side flanker for the forwards at high school and didn't have a choice. I just got selected. My sport at school was swimming, but Rugby taught me a lot. I can tell you one thing. Whatever level you play rugby at. You will feel like you have been to war and have respect for your opposition afterwards. You always clap each other off the field at the end of a game. I always loved that about rubgy....👍😊
check out the Springboks. They are the South African national team and won the rugby world cup last year for the second time in a row. next level athletes.
My son was always more worried about breaking his fingers in American football even though the most serious injuries he go were from playing rugby. I love watching the 6 nations and the internationals. Check up about Jonah Lumo who played for New Zealand. An incredible talent who died far too young
The most amazing thing with this game has to be the fact that the guys on the field STAY on the field for the full 80 minutes of the game. No switching out all the players every 20 seconds!
@12:23 this is called a maul (a standing Ruck) A Ruck (or a maul) is what happens after the contact between the tackler and the ball carrier. It's basicaly the same as a snap in NFL, but on the fly, directly after the tackle. No ads breaks, clock still ticking. The ball carrier who's now down (as much as the tackler) and can't play the ball anymore must release the ball backwards on the ground, so it's loose now, then, people on their feet can pick it up. That's why you see them pill on top of each others fighting for the ball after a tackle. A maul is the same but standing, meaning the difference is, the ball carrier is still on his feet and can hold on the ball, so his teamates will push forward with him, so he can advance still despite the body mess all around him. As said previoulsy, you can't play if you're down, or offside, which isn't the case in a maul. It's a very common situation, messy, violent, chaotic, so it requires brains to win. Strategy and technic added to brut force... I hope it makes sense. Vive la France.
Rugby is just a synonym for pain. It's like football for maniacs. It's a British / British commonwealth thing. It's literally named after the town of Rugby, England.
Well, except is also quite big in France, Italy, Argentina, Portugal , Georgia , Japan and a few other Countries quite distant from British culture and tradition. And that's because it's just GREAT !
@@marioguidotomasone1265And Ukraine. One of the guys killed at the beginning of the Russian invasion was a former international rugby team captain. Rugby is also played in Romania.
Please check out some Rugby League hits/highlights as well, it's a different variation of rugby, but i think you will equally enjoy it... up the wahs!!
You just said, it is like everybody on the field is a running back...exactly, that is what makes the game so exciting - the game flows - there is set ideas, but not set pieces...the games flows, not stop and start...
My man, Rugby is the most beautiful sport on the planet. They are incredible ball handlers. The game is designed for all body types and is continuous play which in my honest opinion makes it better than NFL. The US has the MLR (Major league Rugby) but suffers from having all the talent chasing that dollar in the NFL. If the youth can get excited about rugby the same the rest of the world does then America can be a power house. 2031 Rugby World Cup hosts are USA! Current reigning champions are the Springboks South Africa 🇿🇦 🎉 GO BOKKE!!!
It's the MOST beautiful game. Nonstop action, and just enough stoppages to get the heart rate down. Its also the ultimate team sport with all different body sizes required for al different functions and it requires each member to do their job well and not be the weakest link to succeed.
Rugby (Union) is Free Flowing, stopped only by infringement or Ball out of Play; unlike NFL which Stops play every few seconds. Watch a complete 80 minute match to see what i mean and appreciate the fitness levels! Glad you enjoyed 🤘
Rugby has great elements of attack.. Scrum and lineout (set pieces), that allow for strikes in the backline with a variety of kicking options or backline moves...it's like a physical chess game. War Chess. You can drop bombs on their flanks, attack with midfield jets etc...fantastic sport!
You have been watching rugby UNION. There is another game called Rugby LEAGUE. They are slightly (but significantly) different games. For me, Union is the best game. The annual European tournament called the Six Nations (starts around February) is excellent.
There is no stopping and starting like in American football, all players on the field for the full game unless badly injured which happens a lot less than you would think. Also no coach making plays, it’s down to the team and it’s teamwork on the field. Coach sits in a box at the top of stadium and talks to them at halftime
We missed out on this , Polo. I played football at Morehead State but i got together with some guys that played rugby on the weekends and whoo! I learned what getting tackled by the hair felt like. Good thing is losers buy the beer. So more incentive to win. Youll need a beer after a game believe me.
Hello, welcome to the greatest game in the world. If you try to think that American Football derived directly from rugby you will start to understand some things more. To score you must get the ball on the ground….touchdown! The scrum for you developed into the line of scrimmage, and so much more. The big difference is that NFL is a series of plays designed to move the team up the pitch; tackled or the ball touches the ground and the play is over. For rugby the idea is a continuous flowing game where play after play is what happens and the ball can be overturned (got off the opponents) and the game still continues. One set of players, both attacking and defending, although each one has a specific role. Forty minutes each half with no time outs and stoppages only for injury, infringement or out of the playing area. I applaud you so much for bothering to look at the laws of the game (they aren’t called rules) which gave you a much better insight into what you were watching. Do continue, I’ll be eager to see your progress into this game which is played across the whole world!
"Football (Soccer) is a sport for gentlemen, played by thugs.
Rugby is a sport for thugs, played by gentlemen."
"Rugby is a gentleman sport played by hooligans " that's the catch phrase that tough to us about rugby.im fourth generation rugby player .it is a violent sport but if played with your heart you won't get that hurt.
will i see this comment on EVERY damn rugby video of the internet??
@@weaselbusters yes
You got it completely the wrong way around, hahaha. There's no such thing as a "rugby hooligan", genius.
And this phrase comes from a period in the game when you could scrape your studs intentionally all over the head and body of the player on the ground and claim that your raking for the ball. Truly played by gentlemen.
Polo, if you want to watch a freight train of a player, check out the older video's of the late great Jonah Lomu, the New Zealand All Black Legend. You'll enjoy that.
I second that
He was on another level.
Jonah Lomu tackling Mike Cat at the 1995 World Cup. Stuff of legends.
And Christian Cullen for the sidesteps
@@Qmocean And I third it.
South African here. Rugby is our life.
Welcome to the best game EVER! ❤
Kiwifolk here singing that tune in chorus.
French here. I'm glad to share this pation with you guys.
Almost a religion to me.
South African here, 2 time world and current world cup champions, you can ignore the French guy, lol but check out the most feared team in the world video...The Springboks
Canadian. Loved watching it growing up. Played in high school and my coach was from SA.
English, totally agree!
Played rugby all through high school. I still love the sport. Bloody, aching, you shook hands and partied together later that night. Great reaction.
And respect to the referee like no other sport… where else do you hear yes sir and no sir on a sporting field??
Like someone already said - a hooligans sport played by gentlemen
As opposed to soccer - a gentlemen’s sport played by hooligans
My dad told the boys he coach we go to war for 80 minutes . We have a drink afterwards with our opponents.
Played at school. Always looked forwards to the beers afterwards (at the age of 15, courtesy of the coach./PE teacher!)
Even on the coach travelling back form away games, we were taught how to drink (moderately) and how to sing the songs!
Happy days.
It's the after party that I play for. Country rugby in western NSW is good hard rugby but drunk mates after the game 😅.
@@scramblesishit's because rugby's rules are clear and ot down to interpretation like a lot of sports. That's why the refs have respect. If you know the rules of both sports, you'll have an easier time officiating rugby than you will football. Different refs have a different interpretation of what contact makes a foul and what constitutes a card and what doesn't. Whereas rugby is more set out, because there's 1 specific way of tackling. Whereas football you have a standing tackle, slide tackle, shoulder barge.
We'll look at you Polo...first you discover TOOL, Zeppelin and now rugby ! You are going to be ok kid.
He’s not your kid. Speak to him respectfully.
@@Cicero-ri8ke I'm considerably older than him... he's a still a youngster to me. Not only that there is no disrespect in my tone, I happen to like Polo. Why don't you go and look for someone else to cancel, oh great keyboard warrior !
@@Cicero-ri8ke Stay in your lane...Wanker
@@jksinorbit Speak to him respectfully. Stop embarrassing yourself.
@@Cicero-ri8ke get over yourself man
You gotta check out the late, great Jonah Lomu, RIP, the gentle giant of Rugby and one of the most beautiful players of the game. He was a Kiwi and played for the All Blacks. Loved this reaction 👍🏾
Oz here Jonah was the greatest
When you said I wouldn’t be paid to play this sport, I played this at school from the age of 12 to 16. That was commonplace.
Soccer - 90 minutes pretending you're hurt. Rugby - 80 minutes pretending you're not.
Great comment 👍
“Football (soccer) is a gentleman's game played by hooligans, and rugby is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen.”
@RaulEdu33 so true!!!
Nah football is a great sport too. Football players run 8-14km per game. They risk a lot of injury since you can only strike the ball, this can lead to very dangerous clashes. It is against the rules to contact the opponent to disrupt their play so of course players are going to go down if it wins a foul. They also get in trouble for trying to trick the ref into thinking it's a foul so there is an art to winning free balls. No disrespect to rugby, both are fantastic games
@michaelm8529 us old school football fans still call trucking the ref cheating. And to be honest that iscthe thing that has ruined the game so yes rugby players spend 90 minutes pretending they are not hurt football players cheat and spend 90 minutes pretending to be hurt.
Rugby makes American Football look like a ballet class. These guys are tough. . . no helmets, shoulder pads, etc.
it really isnt about the no helmets, no padding vibe. Our players are taught from the moment they start playing as toddlers, how to hit, how to tackle and how not to break ur neck. Accidents will always happen but learning to tackle as well as protect I dont think is part of gridiron. They just look like a bunch of boofheads running at eachother playing sumo wrestling.
@@CQuinnLadythey definitely teach tackling techniques, and due to rule changes, can't just run around hammering guys in the head. And while they're wearing helmets, shoulder pads and thigh pads, that's it (except the QB who wears a vest that protects his ribs). Everything else is as uncovered as rugby is. I've played both, and getting hit is getting hit.
My son played both rugby and American football in his teens and twenties. He loved playing both but I hated taking him to American football as it seemed so boring to watch and took so long. Give me a good rugby match any day. 80 minutes of adrenalin and that's just for the spectators.
As with a lot of English people my son also played (and still plays football (soccer)) and cricket.
Take a look at the T20 cricket matches to get a feel for the difference between cricket and baseball
both quite tough I would say. No snowflakes playing
@@QmoceanIf you did both, you wouldn't say something that dumb. We played with padding for fun during our training. It reduces the impact immensely. Bone on bone hits completely different... obviously.
You have to watch the New Zealand team doing the Haka. It’s a native chant they do before each game.
Euless Trinity high school (Dallas metro area in the U.S.) does the Haka before each game as well, as they have quite a few pacific islanders (linemen, of course) in the community, and on the team.
Once the ladies teams started doing the haka it went from laughable to outright hilarious...
It's cringe
@@jcb7764if you're on the opposing team, yes. You know what you're in for 😂
@@suemcgregor9248 some cringe dancing and tongue waggling?
Our kids play this as part of the curriculum at schools in England, birthplace of the beautiful game that is Rugby.
Oh and the helmets that some wear are for torn ears and prevention of
@@barr790, commonly called scrum-caps.
Im a South African and we will die for this game because how it's instilled into us from grassroots level , example my son is 6 years old he wants to play also because his cousins play it at club Rugby level here in Cape town .
@@barr790 as an x player i can tell you they are compulsery for someone who has had a n head ingury
In grammar schools they definitely play rugby.
Welcome to a rabbit hole that will keep you occupied for years. Rugby is life. But also death sometimes. It's a game for so many shapes and sizes. From 2m tall locks to 140kg props to little 75kg scrumhalfs. And all those specialists have critical roles to play. It really is a thrilling game to watch. Such an emotional rollercoaster.
"Rugby is a bit like American Football except it's played by men." - Jeremy Clarkson.
I played this wonderful game through achool and the first couple of years of college. Cost me a couple of teeth, more broken ribs than I can count and finally a career-ending injury that has my left fcorearm setting off metal detectors. Slowly getting back into it with a seniors team, these several decades later :)
One interesting thing about the way you have to place the ball under positive control to score... The kick for the conversion (extra point) has to be taken in line with WHERE you touched it down. Place it right behind the posts, your teammate has an easy kick. Squeak through in the corner and he has to kick from right on the sidelines, so has to step back further to open the angle on the posts.
You say it's a man's thing - Gotta tell you, bro, the women play just as hard as the men. I've played coed rugby (Absolutely NOT sanctioned by the sports governing bodies!) and been put firmly on my ass by a gal half my size - it's all technique. That fearsome monster steaming down the field with the ball under his arm? Doesn't matter how much bigger than you he is, you CAN take him if you can get the right angle on him and you're good enough. It's just gonna hurt a bit, but who cares about that?
Also, after the game, it doesn't matter how hard you were trying to stomp each other into the dirt for those 80 minutes - you're likely in the bar buying each other drinks. (and occasionally grumbling "ref musta been blind to let you get away with that one..." to mutual laughter)
And if you happen to be sitting amongst the public actually watching the game the fun is double. Rugby fans are just the most enjoyable and fun bunch of crazy people you can spend an afternoon with.
Beautiful. Coaching is another great way to keep involved. All the best mate.
Rugby players are a special breed of human. How their bodies recover from the hits and play the next week is incredible.
The dudes in black are the New Zealand All Blacks. One of the premier Rugby Union teams. Watching them play is awe-inspiring. As an Aussie I especially love watching them play our Wallabies. Great competition between great mates❤❤❤❤
My country (New Zealand)'s national sport. One big advantage over American football is that there are no breaks - no discussion huddles to decide the next play. Yes, you put the ball on the ground to score (a "try") - it used to be the same in American football, hence "touchdown". 1:44 - that's a line-out hoist. One person jumps and is pushed up by his team-mates. 12:00 - that's a rolling maul. One player has the ball and his side form an impromptu scrum to push him forward. Average scores are similar to American football (my local team lost 16-32 last weekend). Check out a video of any match between NZ and Australia or South Africa, and you're almost certain to get a great match. And if you want to know how tough the players are, look up Wayne "Buck" Shelford - and be prepared to wince!
ALL BLACK - my favorite team as an American who enjoys Rugby, Aussie Rules Rugby is best.
I knew a guy from When I was living in a small town in NorCal, Selwynn, he and all four of his older brothers played for the National team. I cannot remember his last name now. Another friend in that town that I knew from working as a bouncer at local bars, Ben, he played for Fiji.
I played American football and every other sport, baseball, surfing, skateboarding, soccer, snow skiing, water skiing, road bike, mountain bike, golf, beach volleyball, karate, boxing, etc... I'm not a very big dude, only just over five foot six, but my prime weight is 165, almost zero body fat, like 3%. I was told I would make a great Hooker if I played Rugby. I wish I did. I started playing sports at age 5. My whole family were athletes, one sister was on the original women's national soccer team before there was pro women's or women's Olympic team. These girls played men's college teams and traveled the country and even played in Europe. They had major sponsors like Budweiser and Addidas back in 1980s.
@@13_13k Hooker, or if you were fast with it, half-back.
As a South African the original post is right watch any of those 3 teams play against each other and you will see a great game and you will see how the ref on the field is respected no other sport can compare to how the ref controls the game only time you get to stop is by the whistle of the ref . Check out Nigel owns the best ref ever .
I just want you to understand that if he watched like a 3 minute intro to rugby video, he has no idea what any of this means lol that being said, I'm an American who played 10 years of football before finding rugby at age 16, I played 2 years in school, earned a scholarship to play. And I promise you I still didn't know all the rules even after 4 yrs of college. I just played on until a whistle. And when there was a whistle, I looked at the ref to see which hand was up. And whenever I heard a whistle I backed up 10m just to be safe in case it was on us and always looking for the quick tap. Barely knew the rules, got a scholarship, won 2 national titles. It is the greatest sport ever tho. Miss it every day. But I'm 32 now and my body is betraying me after a decade of American football and a decade of playing hooker.
@@Wakaflockabach ---- I have already gone through what you are starting to realize that despite what we think and even plan isn't what our bodies are going to do.
Throughout my very serious sportsman lifestyle starting at age 6, all year around playing different sports. I played hard to he the best I could and to be better than as many people as I could. With that comes injuries. Eleven years old took a fall on my skateboard, spent all summer every week, two days, at USC childrens hospital for water on my knee having it drained and then filled with dye, xrays, MRI, and therapy., throughout the years baseball, football, skateboarding, snow skiing, dirt bike riding, road bike riding, Karate, surfing, I spent more time at my orthapedic surgeon's oftice than my family doctor. Broken foot, broken collar bone, broken and fractured 3 fingers, broken toe, ACL completely ripped out, replaced, then 5 years later compression fracture that also radialed counter clockwise the top of my Tibia, of the same knee as the ACL replacement, cracked ribs four or five different times, stitches everywhere, small fracture of my hip, strained, stretched, bruised, torn, everything, and I was 45 yrs old when I stopped racing semi pro Hawaiian outrigger canoe OC6 which is 6 men paddling non stop in the open ocean as far as 12 or 15 miles out with no land in sight, waves, sharks, whales, sealions dolphins, etc... canoe is 40 ft long 18 inches wide, 18 inches deep. Sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines, Cliff Bars, Pete's Coffee, and other businesses. I ended up tearing both my rotator cuffs, different races, and that's when the words of all my orthapedic surgeons would tell me as I was being repaired, " when you get to be about 50 yrs old, no matter how active you are, all of your injuries are going to start to catch up with you. Yoy will be in pain everyday, every night, you might get arthritis, you will pay the price for having as much fun as you are having now. You better enjoy it now.
Those words were prophetic.
I also have been an electrician for 35 years and been hurt, electrocuted, crawling in attics and under buildings, up and down ladders everyday,, I mostly did commercial industrial work, each wire as big around or bigger than a roll of quarters. Installing steel conduit 4 inches in diameter and 10 ft long. My body is shot
Anyone from New Zealand will tell you Jonah Lomu was the GOAT when it came to impactful rugby players on the world stage and he achieved amazing feats while only 19 yrs of age. Check out his vids you will be impressed 💪
Irish Fan here have to agree. People outside of New Zealand class Lomu as the GOAT too. Incredible player
And outside New Zealand. Irish fan here. He was amazing
RIP Jonah
We have a competition called The Six Nations England V France V Ireland V Scotland V Italy V Wales - it is well worth watching any of these games - 2000 years of history on a field, not competitive at all. Rugby is fast paced with very few stoppages in play compared to US Football.
As an Italian rugby fan I have to say starting from this year the six nations has reached another level. Our team finally managed to get out of two decades of mediocrity and has finally and fully taken his place with the other ones. Next year's is going to be just spectacular, it'll start in Feb.2025 and we're already in full hype for it, so be sure to check out for it!
@@marioguidotomasone1265 I'm really happy to have seen Italian rugby improve. We need a good, healthy and competitive six nations to raise the level of all our respective nation's talent on the international stage.
I saw a rugby game in New Zealand. I had a difficult time keeping track of the ball. This game is fast.
And some of us fans like to complain that it is slow so we jump to watch Rugby League, now that would have your eyes going everywhere😂
My son played this sport and they won the championship no losses all wins in grade 12
I would be proud also man, Rugby teaches young men so many lessons gj getting him into the sport.
With the NFL's over protection of offensive players, they brought in rugby players to teach clean body tackling technique.
and it is still largely ignored in favor of the Sports Center highlight reel hit, unfortunately.
I find a lot of these reactions involve americans who genuinely don’t realise that nfl and whatever basketball goes by,and base ball are niche sports everywhere outside the American continent. Their confusion when they realise how much better football (soccer),rugby and cricket are than their sports is always entertaining.
So true. Rugby is also so much more free flowing than (American) football. Much more of a beautiful game that marries art and war. Whereas football (again, American), in typical American form, can be very military like and too rigid.
I doubt there's any Hawaiians in Rugby. they would most likely be Maori (indigenous New Zealanders), who do share the same ancestors as Hawaiians
Fijian, PNG, Tongan, Maori. Pacific Islanders close to Australia play in our teams.
Psalm Wooching, born in Hawaii played American football and eventually played rugby for usa national team. Not sure where he is nowadays but was always a decent player.
I'm pretty sure they'll be some playing somewhere. Like in the us
@@AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js 😆
Lol absolutely correct. He said Hawaiian because he doesn't know rugby
State of Origin - Queensland vs. New South Wales. It is sort of the equivalent of the pro bowl, but it is limited to players from those two states. And I tell you, they bleed everything for their respective states. I came to Australia from America 35 years ago, and an Ozzie said to me to come watch State of Origin. One game was all it took for the hook to set and I was reeled in forever more.
State of Origin is not Rugby its rugby league a whole different game. In Australia rugby is not that popular we prefer Rugby League especially the NRL.
@@Davo-i1sso it is Rugby, it's just one of the two codes of Rugby. The two codes really aren't all that different in terms of how they're played.
What you are referring to as "Rugby" is Rugby Union, it's just that pompus-ass folk with superiority complexes started to choose to drop the Union bit. Probably done, by some parties, as an attempt to whitewash Rugby League out of existence.
@@Davo-i1sit’s still rugby mate
@@gazzwallspot on mate . Yawnion , the sport built on lies, sporting apartheid, myths and racism .
Played this great game from age 12 to 35. Was lucky to be in the Royal Navy during some of those years so have played it from Japan to Mexico and from Australia to the USA.
I started at 12 too, played till 61, then tried again at 70 and fractured my skull. Still enjoyed it though. Fabulous times.
My dad was Merchant Navy; first time he was in South Africa and played a game of rugby he said he was completely winded on hitting the ground as it was so hard compared to the UK!
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It was equally hard playing in Barbados, nothing like the soft English mud 😀 lol
Rugby is a sport for tuff gentlemen with iron hearts.
I'm British and love this sport the great thing about Rugby it doesn't matter what size you are there's a spot for you. Short, Tall, Skinny Henched all have positions to play 😂😂
I am a 53 yr old South African. Played Rugby into my 30s. My back is fkd but don't regret a damn thing. Best sport ever. The game is over and you have a beer with the opposition, even if you were knocked out cold!
Started getting into rugby during lockdown. Never looked back! Love it. Have a look at Rugby League and the fights in that! Proper!
Aussie here, we have two types of rugby, rugby league and rugby union. Similar but not the same sport. Personally I'm more of a league fan. But union is ok too.
Back in the day if two players wanted to fight generally the referee would allow it for a while, but when there is a clear winner they would break it up. these days they are very strict, fines and suspensions for fighting even if both agree to fight.
Great summary of Rugby, "run angry!" 😂
So many international matches coming up this summer, look out for them Polo and you'll be addicted
We learn to play this as kids at school 💪🏻💥
They need to hold a Rugby world cup tournament in America to show case this sport.
It's due to be staged there in 2031
It's football with the finesse of basketball. This is why you love it!
No pads no helmets just balls Rugby a proper man's sport.
interesting that your intro photo shows League and particularly the Australian competition the NRL... yet the video is Rugby (union) a completely different sport.
Watch New Zealand vs Ireland quarter finals 2023
Watch France vs South quarter finals 2023
Those two games will make you love the sport 🙏
Great reaction and great honesty. I should say that I enjoy the NFL too but what I love about professional rugby is that every man on the pitch has to be strong, tough and have the passing skills of a basketball player. The NFL hits are harder but they don't have to run for 80 minutes like the rugby guys do. I honestly believe no game asks more of its players. Cardio fitness, passing skills, punting, tackling and bravery. There is nowhere to hide. If you chicken out of a tackle everybody will see and you can't lose the respect of your mates. The other aspect I think you would like is the brotherhood of rugby. You kill each other for 80 minutes then you drink beer with the opposition. Seriously. After every game to go to the bar and buy a drink for the guy who's just tried to rip your head off. It's truly a special game. I think most American guys would love to play if they had the chance.
First time for me watching Rugby too. (Just after watching your video of Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma, no less.) Learned a lot about it just form your video here. Props also to the camera folk for being able to follow this all over the field as well as they do. And especially impressed with the refs (?) running around out there amidst all this chaos. No helmets on any of them either, you know. Glad I have gotten to watch POLO REACTS.
Kids come along and play together, pint with the opposition afterwards, the rivalry, the banter, the sportsmanship and every now and again the memories that last a lifetime. It's a different game.
Mate , you gotta understand. You are watching a mixture of club AND international rugby. Club rugby is cool an all, but INTERNATIONAL RUGBY is where it’s at👍
Welcome to Rugby! No going back from here, most other sports pale in comparison for speed, physicality and excitement. Suggest you watch more Die Hard Rugby channel compilations especially the biggest hits vids!
Greatest game in the world. Union and league. Bless
Several of those big hit plays would actually be penalized. In rugby, you must fully wrap when making a tackle. And if you don’t wrap to the ground, the runner can get up and continue. Rugby has red and yellow cards which can make you play a man down for 10 minutes (yellow) or the remainder of the Match (red). What looked like fighting is usually nothing more than grabbing and scruffing. Throwing an actual punch is a red card (and possible suspension for future matches). They say Rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen. You’ll seldom see a player or coach question or mouth off to the official. And after the match, they all get together for a social, food and drink and singing club songs.
And comparing their wounds and scars.
Rugby - the game they play in heaven 😊
hopefully😁
There are two forms of this game, Rugby Union and Rugby League. Similar but different. There IS a LOT of "juking" in both games (we call it a "sidestep"), but this video is subtitled "Brutal Big Hits", so it concentrates more on running over the defender, not evading him and eluding him.
I played rugby for 30 years I've broken every finger, both collar bones, toes, herniated disks and ripped bicep. And would do it all over again i loved every minute
Two of my sons played rugby at uni and now five grandsons play at their senior schools in BC and Queensland. They each suffer fewer injuries than their brothers who play lacrosse and/or ice hockey or AFL or CFL. In rugby, any tackle above shoulder height is a penalty, and in schools rugby is a red card.
I love watching Rugby League, I would love to go to a Rugby Union game one day. Both versions of the sport is awesome!
I just discovered Rugby myself. South Africa is the team to watch. Springbok❤❤❤
And Ireland 😂
@@olliestevenson8068😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Scrum is the big one that starts when the ball gets rolled into it. When it starts over a downed player with the ball its a ruck, and when it forms around a standing player with the ball its a maul.
As an Irishman who has played rugby all my life, until i couldn't anymore due to injuries, this cracks me up!
In NZ we play rugby football from the age of 5yrs, for a nation of 8 million people we are still one of the worlds best
My Grandson started at 3 however it took a couple of seasons before he figured out he was playing on a team 😂
I wish we had the same system for kids as you do in NZ. Mini rugby in the UK is all about the big kids running through not developing the skills. It's certainly one of the reasons why the AB's are consistently strong.
I used to play for the local amateur rugby team, I was one of the guys that did the dirty work, best bit of advice our coach ever told me was "first person into a physical challenge usually comes out better than the other guy, always try and be first" he was right
Around the 16:00 mark that behind the back pass was sublime - and to pull it off against the All Blacks is just icing on the cake. I just wish the (Australian) Wallabies were that brave. But it seems we just don’t have the right cattle at the moment 🤷♂️
The Australian Wallabies are that brave. From what I have been able to gather from the internet, your biggest problem right now is that you have a bunch of twats administering the game in Aus. Too many egos. It's a pity, and I hope you guys get it sorted out. (from a South African).
Brit here. I used to be recruited for the school rugby team as I'm 6ft6. You also have to be fast - most players can run a 10s 100m. You can imagine what it's like being hit. 2 people over 100kg running at full pelt into eachother. My cousin's were Pro rugby players. One of them got signed with a Scottish team but after his 10th serious concussion he had to stop. He was a hard hitter - 6"2 but he went for the knees. He's ripped and a pro surfer so you can imagine how fit he is. Easy 9.8 100m. If you can imagine getting hit by that.
You’ve been surprised with British music, now welcome to British sports.
Rugby was taught in schools..My brother played against other schools and then played for the R.A.F..( Royal Air Force.) We absolutely love this game.
Polo -- Rugby is the shit. These guys are animals and they are big dudes.
Much respect here from South Africa 🇿🇦 we play Ireland this weekend 👍 🎉🎉
This was all Union. The guys in Rugby League are twice as big !! Given that some people think it's more skilful (strategic) and it's very popular with ladies
lol...twice as big huh?
Rugby league players are no bigger or smaller its just that these big union forwards would not be fit enough to play in the NRL (Australian Rugby League) because unlike union its non stop and they wouldnt get a chance to rest.
@@Davo-i1s lol...ok.
Then once you get the hang of rugby union go and have a look at Australian rules football which is more like Gaelic football and is totally insane
Mate union props are monsters & need that weight League players can be tall but more streamlined with a few exceptions especially the Polynesian guys
Absolutely love Rugby, I played intramural rugby in college!! After parties were legendary!!!!
You have to watch some of the full international matches Polo bud, that way you will really get a flavour of rugby at it's finest
My sons started playing in grade 1 (in South Africa). Amazing team sport. Btw once during a high school match two opponents came barreling out over the sideline knocking the linesman with his flag over. The guys were ok. The linesman went to hospital with a broken ankle!😁
Why would anybody watch the NFL if they could watch Rugby?
the only reason i never watch NFL! too much stopages and commercial breaks anyway!
I'm English and we all play this at school and find it very confusing that American footballers wear so much protection, helmets, pads etc.
Rugby is a great sport to watch
I played Rugby at left side flanker for the forwards at high school and didn't have a choice. I just got selected. My sport at school was swimming, but Rugby taught me a lot. I can tell you one thing. Whatever level you play rugby at. You will feel like you have been to war and have respect for your opposition afterwards. You always clap each other off the field at the end of a game. I always loved that about rubgy....👍😊
check out the Springboks. They are the South African national team and won the rugby world cup last year for the second time in a row. next level athletes.
Welcome to Rugby my friend.
Best sport in the World.
To use your own words 'It's like Football, but cooler'
You've not even touched the surface!
Scotland Fan here. Rugby is the best sport on earth. No question. Scotland and the USA are actually playing this Saturday on TNT sports!
A friend of mine maintains that the reason rugby injuries are less frequent is because they do not wear NFL style pads.
My son was always more worried about breaking his fingers in American football even though the most serious injuries he go were from playing rugby.
I love watching the 6 nations and the internationals.
Check up about Jonah Lumo who played for New Zealand. An incredible talent who died far too young
The most amazing thing with this game has to be the fact that the guys on the field STAY on the field for the full 80 minutes of the game.
No switching out all the players every 20 seconds!
@12:23 this is called a maul (a standing Ruck)
A Ruck (or a maul) is what happens after the contact between the tackler and the ball carrier.
It's basicaly the same as a snap in NFL, but on the fly, directly after the tackle. No ads breaks, clock still ticking.
The ball carrier who's now down (as much as the tackler) and can't play the ball anymore must release the ball backwards on the ground, so it's loose now, then, people on their feet can pick it up. That's why you see them pill on top of each others fighting for the ball after a tackle.
A maul is the same but standing, meaning the difference is, the ball carrier is still on his feet and can hold on the ball, so his teamates will push forward with him, so he can advance still despite the body mess all around him. As said previoulsy, you can't play if you're down, or offside, which isn't the case in a maul.
It's a very common situation, messy, violent, chaotic, so it requires brains to win. Strategy and technic added to brut force...
I hope it makes sense.
Vive la France.
The beauty of rugby all the aggression is left on the field the drink & eat together after the game
"It's like [American] football, but cooler!"
Possibly the best "reaction to" video I've seen on rugby. Clear, concise comments and realistic reactions.
Rugby is just a synonym for pain. It's like football for maniacs. It's a British / British commonwealth thing. It's literally named after the town of Rugby, England.
Then how come you guys are so bad at it?
Well, except is also quite big in France, Italy, Argentina, Portugal , Georgia , Japan and a few other Countries quite distant from British culture and tradition. And that's because it's just GREAT !
@@marioguidotomasone1265And Ukraine. One of the guys killed at the beginning of the Russian invasion was a former international rugby team captain. Rugby is also played in Romania.
It’s more than a sport. It’s what Rugby teaches you about sportsmanship and respect. The culture of Rugby is something special.
Please check out some Rugby League hits/highlights as well, it's a different variation of rugby, but i think you will equally enjoy it... up the wahs!!
You just said, it is like everybody on the field is a running back...exactly, that is what makes the game so exciting - the game flows - there is set ideas, but not set pieces...the games flows, not stop and start...
What do you mean, "no equipment"? Mouthguards and boots
And socks. Don't forget the socks
My man, Rugby is the most beautiful sport on the planet. They are incredible ball handlers. The game is designed for all body types and is continuous play which in my honest opinion makes it better than NFL. The US has the MLR (Major league Rugby) but suffers from having all the talent chasing that dollar in the NFL. If the youth can get excited about rugby the same the rest of the world does then America can be a power house. 2031 Rugby World Cup hosts are USA! Current reigning champions are the Springboks South Africa 🇿🇦 🎉 GO BOKKE!!!
Best game in the world
It's the MOST beautiful game. Nonstop action, and just enough stoppages to get the heart rate down. Its also the ultimate team sport with all different body sizes required for al different functions and it requires each member to do their job well and not be the weakest link to succeed.
Proper sport!
Rugby (Union) is Free Flowing, stopped only by infringement or Ball out of Play; unlike NFL which Stops play every few seconds. Watch a complete 80 minute match to see what i mean and appreciate the fitness levels!
Glad you enjoyed 🤘
Rugby league is rugby union on steroids.
Two vids to watch. Rugby Steppers and also Most Feared Team The Springboks
Rugby has great elements of attack..
Scrum and lineout (set pieces), that allow for strikes in the backline with a variety of kicking options or backline moves...it's like a physical chess game. War Chess. You can drop bombs on their flanks, attack with midfield jets etc...fantastic sport!
Gotta now check Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
You have been watching rugby UNION. There is another game called Rugby LEAGUE. They are slightly (but significantly) different games. For me, Union is the best game. The annual European tournament called the Six Nations (starts around February) is excellent.
Your intro is crazy. You totally had me freaking out haha
There is no stopping and starting like in American football, all players on the field for the full game unless badly injured which happens a lot less than you would think. Also no coach making plays, it’s down to the team and it’s teamwork on the field. Coach sits in a box at the top of stadium and talks to them at halftime
Great footage Polo, try some 1980,s Rugby league bud, tough.
Best sport on the planet, and we start them young too, my Brother played years ago and 3 of my Sons played too.
Watch a video of haka. It's a pre game ritual.
We missed out on this , Polo. I played football at Morehead State but i got together with some guys that played rugby on the weekends and whoo! I learned what getting tackled by the hair felt like. Good thing is losers buy the beer. So more incentive to win. Youll need a beer after a game believe me.
You need to watch footage of Jonah Lomou.
Hello, welcome to the greatest game in the world. If you try to think that American Football derived directly from rugby you will start to understand some things more. To score you must get the ball on the ground….touchdown! The scrum for you developed into the line of scrimmage, and so much more. The big difference is that NFL is a series of plays designed to move the team up the pitch; tackled or the ball touches the ground and the play is over. For rugby the idea is a continuous flowing game where play after play is what happens and the ball can be overturned (got off the opponents) and the game still continues. One set of players, both attacking and defending, although each one has a specific role. Forty minutes each half with no time outs and stoppages only for injury, infringement or out of the playing area. I applaud you so much for bothering to look at the laws of the game (they aren’t called rules) which gave you a much better insight into what you were watching. Do continue, I’ll be eager to see your progress into this game which is played across the whole world!