Originally posted by Cosmic Cube
I understand...You play rugby! 😱 I have always been interested in exactly how that sport works. I'm not very cultured. 🙁
It's difficult for me to understand. It seems like a mix of soccer, football, wrestling and basketball to me. 😕
I played rugby till 18 months ago when I finally blew my knees out and ended up having to have a double arthroscopy which has not worked properly and left me with a floating knee cap on the right knee. 🙁
Right Rugby is a game based on the "Football"(you call it soccer but it predates your football) played at various "Public" (which in English means Private Schools) figure that one out. Each school had a code (different set of rules) which must have meant playing against each other pretty hard 😕
Below is a link as to how rugby may or may not have happened;
http://www.gladref.ndo.co.uk/wwe.htm
Webb Ellis does lend his name to the World Cup trophy which at present Engalnd, not Britain as all the "home nations" have world class sides holds. The Australians, New Zealenders, South Africans, French and English are termed the "big 5", best in the world. At present New Zealand probably have the best team.
I would explain the rules but I would be typing all day, however if you are interested the rules are here:
http://www.uidaho.edu/clubs/womens_rugby/RugbyRoot/rugby/Rules/LawBook/contents.html
My all time fave player
A link to a new story about him hitting Lomu (another fave of mine)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/811599.stm
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