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A living rugby legendJonah Lomu from New Zealand

A short video on Jonah Lomu featuring some of his great runs, including the run against england in the 99 world cup. Song: Baba O’Reilly – The Who

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Hey this is for somthing important plz help

If you are just playing socially with a bunch of mates you can get away with just a rugby ball, a field and a mouth guard, is all you really need. That’s all we had when we played rugby as 10 y.o’s. Don’t listen to the idiots that say you don’t need a mouth guard, for a couple of pounds its a lot cheaper to buy a mouth-guard than to have reconstructive dentistry!

If your serious about playing rugby then you will need to join a club, they will sort you out with anything you need, and probably have a discount deal going on with some local sports shop. If you are playing at club level then boots will also be a must. You don’t need padding (unless you are South African, they are all a bunch of woosies) but you will need to purchase a team shirt.

Don’t go buying some cheap brand, get a CCC (Canterbury Clothing Company) rugby shirt if you can, they are the best (been making them for many many years). If you are playing in a forward position then its a good idea to wear headgear, as they take the most knocks to the head. Also don’t play front row forward (number 1,2,3) unless you have been given some training.  You CAN break your neck if you go into a scrum incorrectly, so not a good idea to play there unless you know what your doing!

Also watch some games on TV and learn the rules, they are complicated (a lot more so than learning grid iron or soccer).

 

Australian Rugby sure needs to take a good hard look at itself. The results over the last few years on the International arena have been poor to say the least.

In 2006 the formally mighty Wallabies produced dismal results against some of the world’s lower ranked northern hemisphere teams.

The new coach John Connolly, who took over from ousted Australian coach Edie Jones, has managed to reproduce the same dismal results by doing more of the same.

It was clear to many a fanatical Wallabies supporter that every time they had thrown the game away and bought on the reserves such as Matt Rogers the team lifted and actually started scoring.

Why the coaching staff never picked up on this is beyond belief after all trying the same thing time and time again and expecting a different result is surly a form of insanity.

The team always manages to play as poorly or as good as the opposition it faces. If they are playing teams like the All Blacks or South Africa it brings out the best and the result, while not always in favor of the Wallabies, are at least respectable. Putting the team up against less fearsome competition such as Ireland usually results in the Wallabies being dictated to and not following a game plan, other than to let the other team gain confidence and eventually take any self belief away from the team.

The Wallabies’ past track record in the modern era of the game has been impressive. Competing in all five of the Rugby Union World Cups the team won the World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 and 1999 and lost in the final match in extra time to England in 2003.

Rugby union in Australia has always taken a back seat to its big cousin rugby league. This could have been broken when rugby league went through turmoil in the 90s when the opposite code started Super League. After this, Rugby League was fragmented and its supporter base was left reeling.

Why did the ARU not capitalize on this and invest in heavy campaigning to convert these valuable fans?

To think it can’t be done was naive to say the least. One only need to look at the rise and rise of Australian Rules Football (AFL) in what was once a Rugby League strong hold state, Queensland.

So what is needed at the ARU to get the results it surly deserves?

1. Don’t bring in a coach that has not produced results. The Queensland Reds finished a dismal 12th in the Super 14 competition in 2006 under the watch of Connolly. How could he do any better with the Wallabies?

2. Don’t put players in unnatural positions. Let the player’s natural game shine through by enabling them to do what they do best.

3. Practice as they play. All the Wallabies are currently being rested from Super 14 matches to save them for the 2007 World Cup and in the past they have trained at half pace to avoid injury. Practice as you play or you will invariably play as you practiced.

4. Take away the stigma that Rugby Union is for toffee nosed wimps. In New Zealand everybody plays union, rich, poor, black or white.

5. Get Rugby Union on free to air television. Even if it’s delayed coverage.

6. Convert New Zealand supporters to Australian supporters. There are some 1 million New Zealanders living in Australia and I would bet the majority still follow their New Zealand teams.

The Wallabies play a great game when they believe in themselves, they just need the backing from the coaching staff, ARU and the Australian public and they can pull another Rugby World Cup out of the bag.

Sam Wolfe
http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/the-downfall-of-australian-rugby-union-115091.html

 

What better time to start the Sports Rugby site than tonight as we sit watching the Tri-Nations match being played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane Australia.

This promises to be one amazing match!  Both Australia and New Zealand REALLY want to win this game.

It is a huge match for Robbie Deans, from Christchurch, New Zealand in his coaching role for the Wallabies Australian rugby team.  The winner takes out the Tri Nations tournament and the Bledisloe Cup.

Watching the All Blacks playing the Wallabies at any time is great rugby, tonight will be the epitome of rugby.

On our website we will bring you all aspects of rugby union.  Snippets we hear about rugby, rules of rugby, tips so you can understand the game, maybe even a little gossip about the players…

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Haka All Blacks Rugby

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What’s shorter? AFL footy shorts or rugby footy shorts?

Help please

AFL. Comparing: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Scott_west_afl_player.jpg TO http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200608/r101750_311053.jpg The AFL shorts are defently shorter.

Editors Comment:  Definitely AFL footy shorts – and don’t the ladies love them!

 

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Here is a commercial that I found for a Rugby Sevens Championship. Pretty funny, and very original. Enjoy!

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Question for women: Should men wear matching undergarments under their football/rugby shorts?

I get totally distracted with this fashion faux pas, instead of keeping an eye on the ball, I can’t help thinking the player’s bright red pants clash terribly with his green and white striped shorts!

lol…. they can wear whatevers clean I suppose

 

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