Rugby is truly a man's sport and it is not for the faint of heart. In my early twenties, I played a little bit of rugby in an informal league. The talent levels varied greatly, but one thing everyone understood is that this is a brutal sport. I encourage all preppies and WASPs to watch a professional rugby game, and you will see a sight that makes the NFL look like a bunch of sissies.
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Which ascot did you wear with your rugby shirt? And did you go with the skull and bones slippers?
I went with a paisley ascot, and my hunt scene slippers.
What position did you play? Catch any of the Six Nations?
I was mostly a winger, and I played the left wing.
Aren't you a little fay to be a rugby player? You probably meant this post to be about shopping at Rugby, or maybe going to eat at the Rugby Cafe.
Why don't you bring your team to play my team, and we will see who is fay!
I can't bring my rugby team to play your rugby team, because your rugby team is what we call "imaginary." You know, like Worthington, the private jet, the dad who went to Yale, and all the rest of your "WASPy" life.
Couldn't rugby be played by woman, too? Woman can be just as tough and can probably play a mean game!
Anonymous - Chicken!
a sport for manly men...for men by men...in other words men
I'll bet you liked the scrum the best.
Sorry Rich, there's no way you would be in shape or be able to field a side if you haven't played in ten years, especially on the wing. Old timers play because they stick with it year after year.
Amazingly, this is also the first mention of your rugby glory days. I'm sure we would have heard something if your were still involved with a men's club somewhere around your locale, even if it were a C or D side and you referred to them cryptically. Offer up some proof (jersey, photo, club name) or move on to rowing, sailing, squash, etc.
It's also funny that you call a reader "Chicken" but still have no inclination to offer up your identity. Not so sure you can say you're not chicken of readers knowing your name.
Notice that I said I played in a very informal league. Also, I only 34 and I am in excellent condition. I run 3 miles a day, and manage my diet. Though sometimes accused of being fat, I only weigh in the 170s and I am around 6'0" tall. I never claimed to be a rugby star, but I bet I could manage.
You've got it all wrong, Chabal. Richard was just too busy concocting his story about being a college basketball star to remember his rugby days. After all, it was that pesky basketball scholarship that came between him and Harvard.
Minus the concocting part, you've got it!
Of course. Your eggplant-shaped build on five-foot-something frame screams "former basketball prodigy."
Oh dear me, I am a eggplant......hahahaha
That's "an" eggplant...
UGH!
This is why your rugby past is suspect. Notice I said C or D sides, which are the less experienced/talented or older sides of rugby clubs that play the less experienced/talented or older teams in the area and would have played against teams in your "informal league," which is a contradiction anyway. Either you and your buddies are playing park or backyard rugby on Saturday morning/afternoon or you have a club with jerseys, dues, officers, etc.
My comment about you being in shape was not aimed at girth or weight. If you played you would know that rugby shape is different from "I run 3 miles a day shape." You would be a better rugger if you threw some weight on your frame and started doing power cleans.
I bet you could manage too, but as a new rugby player. Just be honest for once, you have no clue what you're talking about. Defend yourself more if you'd like, but if this comment doesn't post, I'll take it as an acknowledgment of defeat. Chicken.
First, I never claimed to be a rugby superstar, and second, I also indicated in my post that it has been years since I played.
Personally, I think you all are acting immature. Just drop the matter. I mean... really? Is it that important? It's just a game and it's not like you all are going to play against each other, so there is no use arguing about it. And women are just as qualified to play rugby as men Gold Coast Snob!
It's a man's sport unless it's played by women. Met my wife at a rugby tournament. We had on different stripes, and they did clash, but we somehow worked it out.
Richard,
I thought the days of anonymous comments, comments about your manliness, and physical shape were over. Why do you do this to yourself? Why do you post this? Why?
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