Went to a pro rugby match for the first time a few weeks ago. I came in not knowing what was going on, but was on my feet yelling with everyone else by the halfway point.
10/10, would do again. I wish we had that energy where I’m at!
Something I love about rugby is how it welcomes people. The team I played on was the only team at the school to take walk ons. It’s a come as you are sport. I really think the honor code surrounding it plays a part in that, even a talented athlete has some initiation to undergo, and it puts people on an even field.
Did anyone help you with the understanding what happened or did you intuit it? I’d be curious to hear how you felt the rules worked either way.
Coming from Yank football, the scoring rules and the six tackle rule made a lot of sense. The passing threw me for a loop, as did the speed of play after a tackle (no need to stop the clock and re-set the whole field).
My partner and I figured it out by following the crowd and some quick googling, but never once did we feel out of place. It felt like people were there to have a good time, not to be snobs, which was refreshing
I’m glad y’all felt at welcome. If it helps at all, spread option football is as close as you can get American football rugby. You might like some of Paul Johnson’s games coaching CFB.
6 tackle means it was a league game. I like leagues history, it was formed as proletarian offshoot of rugby union. The original split was from the amateur rules in union (now gone either way) and league was a split that allowed working class people to get payed and dedicate time to the sport. Union was the continuation of the boarding school history of the sport. If League had Union rules it would be ideal in my opinion, but the league rules really allow for some wonderful open play.
Went to a pro rugby match for the first time a few weeks ago. I came in not knowing what was going on, but was on my feet yelling with everyone else by the halfway point.
10/10, would do again. I wish we had that energy where I’m at!
That’s awesome!
Something I love about rugby is how it welcomes people. The team I played on was the only team at the school to take walk ons. It’s a come as you are sport. I really think the honor code surrounding it plays a part in that, even a talented athlete has some initiation to undergo, and it puts people on an even field.
Did anyone help you with the understanding what happened or did you intuit it? I’d be curious to hear how you felt the rules worked either way.
I’m very glad you enjoyed the event.
Coming from Yank football, the scoring rules and the six tackle rule made a lot of sense. The passing threw me for a loop, as did the speed of play after a tackle (no need to stop the clock and re-set the whole field).
My partner and I figured it out by following the crowd and some quick googling, but never once did we feel out of place. It felt like people were there to have a good time, not to be snobs, which was refreshing
I’m glad y’all felt at welcome. If it helps at all, spread option football is as close as you can get American football rugby. You might like some of Paul Johnson’s games coaching CFB.
6 tackle means it was a league game. I like leagues history, it was formed as proletarian offshoot of rugby union. The original split was from the amateur rules in union (now gone either way) and league was a split that allowed working class people to get payed and dedicate time to the sport. Union was the continuation of the boarding school history of the sport. If League had Union rules it would be ideal in my opinion, but the league rules really allow for some wonderful open play.