snyper Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 nice name dude :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupik Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 American Handball (I won't call it "football". Game doesn't contain any balls and played with hands) is a ripoff of rugby, just played with heavy armor for extra fat protection. I can't imagine any American, saying the sport is "uncivilised". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 is a ripoff of rugby, just played with heavy armor for extra fat protection. I can't imagine any American, saying the sport is "uncivilised". Im not a fan of the NFL, but i dont see how they are related..at all..completely different..:/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Are we talking Union or League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Are we talking Union or League? Union,as this is what ppl think of first i suppose.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Union,as this is what ppl think of first i suppose.. Depends if you're from the North or South of England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_C Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 you refer to the illegal spear tackle that could have broke his neck? It was bearly even a spear tackle and complete accidental. Im not a fan of the NFL, but i dont see how they are related..at all..completely different..hmm.gif From Wikipedia: American football is directly descended from rugby football.They have bastardized it beyond recognition though I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 It was bearly even a spear tackle and complete accidental. U are joking. I believe, Brian was told before the game as a mark of respect after the Hakka, to make a throw over shoulder gesture to the oppisition, which he did. He was duped because seemingly its a mark of disrespect. Those 2 had it in for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_C Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 A spear tackle is when the player is turned upside down, he is not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 A spear tackle is when the player is turned upside down, he is not even close. He was getting there, he landed on this head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Old saying: Rugby is a uncivilised game played by gentlemen, Football (soccer) is a gentlemans game played by the uncivilised. I love this saying, and totally agree with it. Rugby players have more respect for eachother and the referee than football (soccer) players do, also the fans are more civilized. ^^ Never in a football game nowadays would you see fans from two teams mixed together in the stands and drinking alcohol at the same time - it would not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted October 15, 2006 Veteran Share Posted October 15, 2006 ^^ Never in a football game nowadays would you see fans from two teams mixed together in the stands and drinking alcohol at the same time - it would not happen. Are you serious? What, do fans from different teams have to sit in different sections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodel Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Are you serious? What, do fans from different teams have to sit in different sections? Yea... they let them all sit together drinking in Canada? You can buy alchol in the ground but there is no chance you are going to get into the home section at Arsenal wearing a Tottenham shirt lol. Obviously a majority of people wouldn't have a problem sitting together but some people do so best kept apart IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted October 16, 2006 Veteran Share Posted October 16, 2006 Yea... they let them all sit together drinking in Canada? You can buy alchol in the ground but there is no chance you are going to get into the home section at Arsenal wearing a Tottenham shirt lol. Obviously a majority of people wouldn't have a problem sitting together but some people do so best kept apart IMO. Yeah, you always see the visiting team's jerseys at hockey games on TV and there is no shortage of beer at hockey games. They only sell beer during periods 1 and 2 so period 3 ends up being dry (at least in Toronto). Maybe it's just the second half of the 3rd period, I forget exactly. In fact, in some cities for some opponents, visiting fans can outnumber local fans (or pretty close anyway). The only incident of fan-related violence that I can remember is this one and it isn't particularly related because it isn't fan on fan. In this case, a local fan tries to take on a hockey player who is in the penalty box: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCbvZRwXwiw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 In football the fans are seperated, to avoid fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexx Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I enjoy watching both Rugby Union and Soccer...also Australian Rules Football. They're different games so you cant compare them. At national & international levels the players are professionals. Although I have to say that you have tio put up with more physical abuse during a Rugby match than during a game of soccer. Plus if you rolled around around on the ground grabbing your shin in Rugby....the crowd would just laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powa Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Depends if you're from the North or South of England. Erm no it doesn't. It depends on what city you live in. Cities like Hull and Wigan will be big on Rugby League. But Manchester would mainly be Union I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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