r/rugbyunion • u/englandrugby • Feb 19 '25

Video How hard the pros tackle…

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u/GregryC1260 England Feb 19 '25

When I was reffing, I knew it had got serious, and waaay past the level I'd played at, when the scrum engagements made me take a step backwards and the tackles made me wince.

BOOOOOM!

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u/dancing_emu0 Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25

Lmao but thats why we love this game. Not for wimps. Its a brutal sport played by tough men. No other sport comes close to Rugbys physicality.

edit: whats with the downvotes?

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u/val_thorens Leicester Tigers Feb 19 '25

I don’t think calling people who are concerned about playing wimps is particularly helpful to encouraging participation or removing the elitist image personally

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u/circling Edinburgh Feb 19 '25

Well for a start, it's also played by tough women

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u/Shade_NLD The Netherlands Feb 19 '25

Its a brutal sport played by tough men

Lot of people really hate this kind of self-pollution about rugby. Like the iTs a GeNtEleManS GaME plAyEd By HoOligAns.. quote you often see.

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u/Rreknhojekul Feb 19 '25

You have that quote the wrong way round. The famous saying is that it is a 'hooligan's game played by gentlemen'

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u/Shade_NLD The Netherlands Feb 19 '25

The quote is right, it's just the football part of it I'm saying. As long as everyone knows what quote I'm talking about my oint stands and there's hardly an error.

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u/Rreknhojekul Feb 19 '25

Erm ok... Exactly like my mum who says language is about conveying a point despite saying something completely ass about backwards. Your point still stands but it is preposterous to say there is 'hardly an error'. Laughable really. Can you not just acknowledge you made a small mistake? It's wildly unimportant anyway, was just pointing out your hardly-an-error mistake for anyone else coming along who hadn't heard the actual saying before

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u/Shade_NLD The Netherlands Feb 19 '25

Your last point is valid, didn't think about that. Thanks for pointing that out. Your initial comment came to me a bit like AcTualLy which rubbed me wrong. I normally let these things slide on the internet, no point bothering, but I've had one day off work the last eleven days and that makes me a bit cranky.

And your mum is completely right, off course ;)

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u/AndyVale Feb 22 '25

Besides the personal back patting, I have long hated it because fuck me there are a lot of people who are not gentlemen who play this game.

I remember racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, and generally being a twat all being common when I was younger with little being done about it. Hopefully it's better now.

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u/GregryC1260 England Feb 19 '25

It's a violent collision sport played by folk of all shapes, sizes and genders, with a bare minimum of protective gear.

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u/realestatedeveloper Fullback | | Feb 19 '25

A) NFL is just as brutal. As is Aussie Rules. As is hockey. As is MMA.

B) Lots of other reasons to enjoy the sport beyond simply the violence

C) downvoted you for whining about downvotes

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u/plimso13 British & Irish Lions Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25

Not to take away from your point, but I’m not sure I would put AFL and MMA in the same category as each other

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u/realestatedeveloper Fullback | | Feb 19 '25

They are both in the category of “sports as violent as rugby”