[Kyryllo]

Originally Posted by Cirko Cro Mop

A few home truth's about Rugby.

* The fat kids who were never any good at football (soccer) at school, played Rugby as a second life

* Rugby is a toff's sport, Football (soccer) is the sport of the working class

* It doesnt take nowhere near as much skill as it does to play American football (NFL) or Football (soccer), im English and at least i admit that!

* Rugby players DO wear pads under their jerseys

* You are still allowed to drink beer in a Rugby Stadium, in a Football (soccer) stadium, however you are not

*The reason for this is Football (soccer) fans are fiercely loyal and will kill for their team, unlike the fleece wearing Rugby crowd

* The hits are pretty good, but you have to sit through ten minutes of Rugby players continously kicking the ball from one end to the other to get to any sort of tackle, again no skill

*Games are regularly settled even though players have not scored a try. (To NFL guys, its like a game being settled without a single touchdown, only field goals)

* Before it was ever called Rugby, it was a form of football (soccer). Two divisions of people had a falling out on the original rules of association football (soccer), which one group thought the ball should be only kicked, and another thought it should be picked up. The kicking end won and the disgruntled other side, formed Rugby

* There are more horrific injuries in football (soccer) than Rugby, this is due to the large amount of leg breaks footballers receive

* Rugby matches are played for 80 minutes, football (soccer) matches are played for 90

* Football (soccer) is widely known as the universal language of the world, Rugby on the other hand is largely an unkown in terms of countries playing

* Fooballers (soccer players) are all around better athletes

Here are some truth about you:

*You need to shut the hell up

*You need to get the hell out of this thread

*You have no idea what you are talking about

*You are an idiot

[Hinch]

Originally Posted by Cirko Cro Mop

A few home truth's about Rugby.

* The fat kids who were never any good at football (soccer) at school, played Rugby as a second life

* Rugby is a toff's sport, Football (soccer) is the sport of the working class

* It doesnt take nowhere near as much skill as it does to play American football (NFL) or Football (soccer), im English and at least i admit that!

* Rugby players DO wear pads under their jerseys

* You are still allowed to drink beer in a Rugby Stadium, in a Football (soccer) stadium, however you are not

*The reason for this is Football (soccer) fans are fiercely loyal and will kill for their team, unlike the fleece wearing Rugby crowd

* The hits are pretty good, but you have to sit through ten minutes of Rugby players continously kicking the ball from one end to the other to get to any sort of tackle, again no skill

*Games are regularly settled even though players have not scored a try. (To NFL guys, its like a game being settled without a single touchdown, only field goals)

* Before it was ever called Rugby, it was a form of football (soccer). Two divisions of people had a falling out on the original rules of association football (soccer), which one group thought the ball should be only kicked, and another thought it should be picked up. The kicking end won and the disgruntled other side, formed Rugby

* There are more horrific injuries in football (soccer) than Rugby, this is due to the large amount of leg breaks footballers receive

* Rugby matches are played for 80 minutes, football (soccer) matches are played for 90

* Football (soccer) is widely known as the universal language of the world, Rugby on the other hand is largely an unkown in terms of countries playing

* Fooballers (soccer players) are all around better athletes

You forgot:

*Football is for pussies. The amount of diving is fucking pathetic. I've seen someone go down like a sniper hit them when they've been brushed against.

*Football is a game without discipline or respect. It's played by spoilt idiots who feel their God complex makes them above the law, both on and off the pitch.

*Those "fiercely loyal" fansd who start shit are actually just people without anything in their life, needing to fight over a bunch of over paid idiots' actions because nothing validates your existance like going to Cardiff and kicking in the shop windows.

*Football fans, for the most part, have a chip on their shoulder about rugby, because they either:

A) Can't understand it.

B) Think it's too rough.

C) All of the above.

[Wigglyman]

Originally Posted by Hinch

God damn Gloucester teasing me at half time, only to go and shit out. Heart breaking.

I called that one, hate to say but I told ya they'd choke I thought Barkley might be the signing to help stop the choking...but his kicking was nervous as hell against Wasps, cost them a decent early lead to build on.

Originally Posted by Hinch

Wasps versus Leicester? Yawn.

For once I thought we were gonn get a chance to see someone else win a cup this year...sadly I was mistaken.

Originally Posted by Hinch

In other news, Shock loss aside, I'm still picking the Crusaders to take the S14. The Hurricanes won;t stop them, but there could be an upset in the final. I just don't see it happening.

As much as I wanted Hurricanes to win, you wouldn't bet anything against the CC taking the title.


Any thoughts on Wasps siging the washed up Betsen?

[Frank Butcher]

Originally Posted by Wigglyman

GO Munster, Toulouse beat my beloved London Irish plus Munster are the 2nd team, can't be having them beat both my teams!!

Seriously though the Super 14 is a little bit of a joke this year with those dam ELV's...becoming Rugby League Lite...thank god only one of the bad ones got through.

That said the S14 is entertaining as it always it....WAR HURRICANES

That HEC final was fucking awful and not like the classic back in 2006.
That not skill just slop and the player acting needs to stop before they become like the Soccer girls.

[Hinch]

Originally Posted by Wigglyman

Any thoughts on Wasps siging the washed up Betsen?

I can't think of a reason why this would be positive, other than on the traning ground.

Still, I support a club which is seems to be trying to buy every back ever. God bless the cherry and white.

In other news: If the Waratahs win the S14 I will fucking flail out at random people on the street. Even more so if Tuqiri ends up getting a decisive try.

[Hinch]

In other, OTHER news:

If Bath win, I'll shed a tear. It#'s half time and the Gloucester bound jerk Barkley is not missing like he should be.

I'm hoping for some kind of magical Gear brace in the second half.

[blakethemus]

Honestly I don't see how NSW will win, their goal kicker beal has kicked 5 from 14 in the last 2 matches.
NSW might score more tries in the match but they will loose on points with dan carter kicking everything inside 50.

[Hinch]

Originally Posted by blakethemus

Honestly I don't see how NSW will win, their goal kicker beal has kicked 5 from 14 in the last 2 matches.
NSW might score more tries in the match but they will loose on points with dan carter kicking everything inside 50.

Indeed. As long as Carter is sharp, and Tackles McCaw is leading offence from forwards and backs alike, the 'Tahs, on paper, don;t seem like they have what is needed to clinch the title.

[Ben Zona]

Really liked how Paulo played after Flynn was injured, quick player for the first row.

If Beale kicks like shite the crusaders will very probaly win that final.

[Hinch]

Everyone's favourite loose forward Jerry Collins, the three time All-Black captain, try scorer in the world cu and man famous for pissing into a bucket on the sidelines, is calling it a day on playing in New Zealand.

It seems he wants to retire from playing in NZ, which, unless he expresses a wish to keep being an All Black, will mean the end of his competitive international career. However, he will be on the bench for the Baa Baa's tonight, and playing for themon Saturday versus England.

Collins (and moreso his cousin) really got me hooked on Southern Hemisphere rugby. It's a shame I'll not see him playng in an All Black shirt, should he not want to

I'd have thought he'd have at least pushed on a few more games for the half a century mark of caps. That's over 10 of the WC squad now gone, with over ten uncapped players brought in for the first training squad for the clash with Ireland. (Albeit partially due to the Carter and co. being in the S14 finals.)

Here's a pretty picture:



And some sauce.