Pick up yer ball & run with it Jonesey!

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:57 am

The 2007 World Cup Rugby is coming September.

Everyone should be excited about this.

The world cup should sponsor Jonesey's Jukebox for insightful coverage & riveting commentery.

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/EN/home

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:01 am

The All Blacks (New Zealand) always start the game with a traditional Maori Haka.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8DX_8-uXUk

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:23 am

Here is a montage of classic English rugby tries. (for you newbies a try is like a touchdown in American football)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfkX_mYqeOs

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:53 pm

What say you on the subject of Rugby?

The Rizen shloemoe · Post by **The Rizen shloemoe** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:07 pm

Uh...Baseball been a berry berry goot to Chico....
Roogby?....I know no "roogby".....

...But Base-uh-ball been berry berry goot to Chico...

Rugby?...a very manly sport...a proto-football game
...no shoulder pads...but then no 300lbs(137Kg for
"foriegners")linebackers either....very popular in all
the former territories.....God Save the Queen!!!!

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:23 pm

Yes God save the Queen for without her empire stolen fair & square there would be no rugby in Australia or New Zealand.

Watch the All Blacks score tries to naighty rap music in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwAPmdUQ ... ed&search=

The Rizen shloemoe · Post by **The Rizen shloemoe** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:40 pm

Oh yeah The Mowary(sp?)...very special people.
I've know but a few South Pacific Islanders and
they were all very gracious peaceful people....
but when It comes to ass beating?...I dont even
wanna have then looking at me...must be like
fighting a brick wall....with giant fists...

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:46 pm

It is "Maori"

The Rizen shloemoe · Post by **The Rizen shloemoe** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:53 pm

Glenn wrote:It is "Maori"

That's right...dont tell em....

chriswasanon · Post by **chriswasanon** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:33 pm

I played it at school in bloody Hull, it was a dirty muddy wet cold game.

Like US football but without any protection. Well maybe a gumshield. "Rugby song" anyone?

Just google it.

Half the players lose their teeth it seems and they is all without exception built like brick shit houses. Big boys.

I was a hooker at skool. Titter ye not, nay!

England stuffed Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday. In the Scottish borders Rugby is very very big. Hawick, Galashiels, Jedburgh. I always liked Wasps myself - cool name for a Sports team. Also popular with the lassies as they seem to like these Jocks of the elongated ball. Well at least two I knew at Edinburgh University did anyway.

Blah

Cheerio.

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:40 pm

Yeah,

In the U.K Scotland, Wales & Ireland it seems to be much bigger game, In England rugby it is drarfed by football (Soccer) but still popular in some areas like Bath etc.

chriswasanon · Post by **chriswasanon** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:42 am

In the North of England I would say more so and where there are public schools. Well I played it in Hull. Down South it was football. South Wales definitely in the valleys boyo and near steel towns.

+ there are 2 versions of rugger. Rugby League and Rugby Union.

Here's one aspect of the Scottish game. Google:

uppies and doonies

for a glance at ball games in Scottish towns. Kirkwall in Orkney and Jedburgh in the borders.

Some speculation that in place of balls, human heads may have once been used but I can't comment on that. Especially as the game was invented at Rugby public school

Yours Aye.

CwA

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:17 am

chriswasanon wrote:
Some speculation that in place of balls, human heads may have once been used but I can't comment on that. Especially as the game was invented at Rugby public school

Ha ha

Yeah I think in the U.K rugby can be assocoated with public schools & university etc Oxford etc. Soccer is more the working mans game. Maybe I am being to sterotype here.

In Australia & New Zealand though Rugby very popular and the staple game. Soccer almost does not exist.

In Aus & N.Z the aguement is Rugby Union vs Rugby League, For International purposes it is all union though and that is what I like to watch. In Australia they also have the very popular Aussie Rules.

I used to play rugby union in school in N.Z. Love the game.