| FFGenerations November 20 2011 08:47. Posts 2618 | Profile Blog # |
i dont really understand how to tackle
i used to be a pro at tripping people over in highschool but they werent too happy about it
my friend is into a local rugby practice/team so i have a small but growing interest
when i have some strength and fitness i might have a try of it but in the meantime will try to watch a few matches and read about how to tackle , its interesting  |
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| erickeK United States. November 20 2011 10:13. Posts 112 | Profile # |
On November 20 2011 07:19 decafchicken wrote:
Show nested quote +On November 20 2011 06:35 phyre112 wrote:
On November 12 2011 09:55 decafchicken wrote:
On November 11 2011 12:58 saltydeeds wrote:
I played for 3 years in high school and enjoyed it way more than any of the other sports I played growing up. Regret not playing in college now that I'm graduating but I just assumed everyone that played in college were like the 1 or 2 giant genetic freaks each team had in high school so I never went out for the team out of fear of getting crushed. Anyone play any college rugby and how was it?
I feel like this is a huge misconception about college rugby. Anyone can play! Our starting scrum half is all of 150 pounds. and theres a couple other kids around that weight too. Just takes some hard work a bit of athleticism.
Agreed. I'm definitely still underweight for my height (180/6'3) and none of my tackling issues are because of my size; it's all in your head, and if you want to play and are willing to work hard, anyone is welcome on a pitch. I suggest you try it out! We're in the middle of alumni weekend right now - I don't think anyone on the team has been sober since roughly wednesday when the alumni started showing up. Played against the old timers, (40+ alumni as well as our coaches) today, and I'm surprised how athletic some of these guys remain. It's encouraging to see that people can play such a demanding sport for many years. They couldn't go a full fourty minutes - but there were enough of them to keep subbing in that it wasn't an issue. @decaf, one of our recent alumni tells me he plays for the ann arbor mens team, and is an assistant coach for the college team. Small world, huh?
Haha ann arbors mens team isn't much to talk about, but i know a lot of kids on UofM's college team including their captain/president. Alumni games are always a good time, usually total bullshit but those old guys are crafty and dirty as fuck  I'm about to get ready for out banquet this year (hands down my favorite night of the year) so hopefully i bring back some awards! (cough leading scorer cough)
Haha I'm from Plymouth, Michigan and played Rugby for the Livonia Outlawz, played 14-15-16.
I'm 20 years old now and sadly there's no real time at my college (Schoolcraft) to play for. So I'ma try and play for the Detroit Tradesmen Division 3 team ^^
Starting to take an interest in 7's rugby though after watching the 7's world cupLast edit: 2011-11-20 10:14:28 |
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| decafchicken United States. November 21 2011 06:22. Posts 15129 | Profile Blog # |
Wow small world. I played for the northville knights in 2007 and 2008 and my sister went to scraft :-p (i lived a few miles away from there). I know pretty much all the tradesmen and will likely be playing for their D1 team next spring for playoffs.
I currently play for michigan state
And 7's is fun I like the contact in 15s better but i have a bunch of good friends that i play 7's with and we do pretty well.Last edit: 2011-11-21 07:55:14 |
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| Orpheos United States. November 21 2011 07:43. Posts 1337 | Profile # |
| holy shit. just watched the highlights video. looks so much cooler than american football. although personally im a big soccer fan |
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| erickeK United States. November 25 2011 02:31. Posts 112 | Profile # |
On November 21 2011 06:22 decafchicken wrote:Wow small world. I played for the northville knights in 2007 and 2008 and my sister went to scraft :-p (i lived a few miles away from there). I know pretty much all the tradesmen and will likely be playing for their D1 team next spring for playoffs. I currently play for michigan state And 7's is fun I like the contact in 15s better but i have a bunch of good friends that i play 7's with and we do pretty well.
I goto Scraft right now xD Been trying to get back in shape. I had a few friends who played for the Northville Knights back in 2010 when I played for Liviona.
I think Northville were D2, we were D1. Lemmie tell you what though, those West Ottawa kids over at Holland, Michigan play dirty ._. so do the Brighton guys. |
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| decafchicken United States. November 25 2011 15:44. Posts 15129 | Profile Blog # |
On November 25 2011 02:31 erickeK wrote:
Show nested quote +On November 21 2011 06:22 decafchicken wrote:Wow small world. I played for the northville knights in 2007 and 2008 and my sister went to scraft :-p (i lived a few miles away from there). I know pretty much all the tradesmen and will likely be playing for their D1 team next spring for playoffs. I currently play for michigan state And 7's is fun I like the contact in 15s better but i have a bunch of good friends that i play 7's with and we do pretty well.
I goto Scraft right now xD Been trying to get back in shape. I had a few friends who played for the Northville Knights back in 2010 when I played for Liviona. I think Northville were D2, we were D1. Lemmie tell you what though, those West Ottawa kids over at Holland, Michigan play dirty ._. so do the Brighton guys.
haha yeah they are, i coached a brand new high school team that played west ottawa..never seen so many carded players in my life. and i lost to brighton in the state championships my senior year T_T anyways, let me know if you ever need help with anything rugby related in the area! |
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| DwmC_Foefen Belgium. November 26 2011 03:19. Posts 2138 | Profile Blog # |
| Can I still start playing rugby at age 22 when I'm out of school? Or am I too late? |
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| decafchicken United States. November 26 2011 07:11. Posts 15129 | Profile Blog # |
On November 26 2011 03:19 DwmC_Foefen wrote:
Can I still start playing rugby at age 22 when I'm out of school? Or am I too late?
Not too late at all! Check online for a local men's club or maybe even a nearby uni |
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| Rampoon United Kingdom. November 26 2011 07:56. Posts 157 | Profile # |
I recently started playing again (union) and I'm 26...old  .
Been playing for a month or so now but tore a shoulder ligament last saturday at the start of a game....hard ground is dangerous. |
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| decafchicken United States. November 26 2011 14:58. Posts 15129 | Profile Blog # |
saw this in the funny pictures thread
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 Daigomi South Africa. December 01 2011 08:14. Posts 4301 | Profile Blog # |
I was going through some facebook photos and I found the following photos of me:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/PDLfI.jpg)
I'm the hooker, so you only see the corner of my head
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/us8HT.jpg)
I'm the guy with the big hair holding the ball
Anyway, I thought they were pretty cool! Unfortunately I stopped playing rugby at that time and never started again |
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| decafchicken United States. December 02 2011 06:56. Posts 15129 | Profile Blog # |
| Haha cute! Wish i could have started at that age. Did you guys play full tackle? |
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| Daigomi South Africa. December 02 2011 09:29. Posts 4301 | Profile Blog # |
On December 02 2011 06:56 decafchicken wrote:
Haha cute! Wish i could have started at that age. Did you guys play full tackle?
Yeah we did! I specifically remember catching up to a guy from behind and diving only to eat a boot in the face as he tried to run away.
It's a big advantage starting so young. I remember reading someone on TL posting a while back about issues with running and passing, and it reminded me of the hours I spent practicing with my dad when I was six years old. It made me realise that many things which we take for granted might be pretty difficult to pick up at a later age. |
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| SgtCoDFish United Kingdom. December 02 2011 12:08. Posts 1448 | Profile Blog # |
Used to be a pretty decent second row/winger (strange combination, I know; started second row until they realised I was actually a back) for my hometown's team but got injured too much and had to give it up.
As such, advice for getting along injury free in rugby:
1) Don't let angry hookers bite into your thumb when you try to tackle them. It stings.
2) Don't let your prop pick you up in training and then drop you. Pulled a muscle in my back, couldn't walk for a week and was recovering for about a year.
3) Don't let your knee randomly collapse under you while playing rugby in a training match. It'll never be the same again, it'll constantly give you pain and you'll never run as fast as you could again. (honestly have no idea what happened, just randomly keeled over and have had a dodgy knee ever since)
It's a good job I didn't really intend to take my rugby any further than what I did, 'cause my body would have soon stopped me. Kinda wish I could still play, it was good fun.
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| phyre112 United States. December 02 2011 16:07. Posts 2314 | Profile # |
On December 02 2011 12:08 SgtCoDFish wrote:Used to be a pretty decent second row/winger (strange combination, I know; started second row until they realised I was actually a back) for my hometown's team but got injured too much and had to give it up. As such, advice for getting along injury free in rugby: 1) Don't let angry hookers bite into your thumb when you try to tackle them. It stings. 2) Don't let your prop pick you up in training and then drop you. Pulled a muscle in my back, couldn't walk for a week and was recovering for about a year. 3) Don't let your knee randomly collapse under you while playing rugby in a training match. It'll never be the same again, it'll constantly give you pain and you'll never run as fast as you could again. (honestly have no idea what happened, just randomly keeled over and have had a dodgy knee ever since) It's a good job I didn't really intend to take my rugby any further than what I did, 'cause my body would have soon stopped me. Kinda wish I could still play, it was good fun.
I hear you.
I've got a bad right knee, from high school basketball/cross country, poor running form, weak hamstrings, and never giving it a break. Acts up far more than I would like it to while I'm playing, but it's not the worst thing in the world. Also got some kind of strain on my illiopsoas muscle; burns like someone dropped battery acid on my leg every so often while scrumming (second rower as well). Doesn't actually affect my playing, or my ability to use the leg/the muscle, but it hurts like a bitch. Lastly my SI joint occasionally slips, and pinches on one of the nerves in my left leg, so everything from the knee down starts to go numb.
I've only been playing one season - most of these are probably the result of muscle imbalance, or old injuries from playing other sports as a kid... But rugby is definitely something that doesn't let you forget where you're hurting. The culture of a team is amazing though - no matter how battered these guys seem to get, I swear it only makes them play harder. |
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| Catch United States. December 21 2011 09:38. Posts 584 | Profile # |
Man just discovered rugbydump.com
Rugby seems like so much fun to get involved in. I know I can't this year due to school, but maybe next year. The problem is is that I don't think I'm athletic enough, so it is kind of holding me back. That and those dudes are huge. My uni does have an intramural/club team though I think. |
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| decafchicken United States. December 21 2011 09:56. Posts 15129 | Profile Blog # |
On December 21 2011 09:38 Catch wrote:
Man just discovered rugbydump.com
Rugby seems like so much fun to get involved in. I know I can't this year due to school, but maybe next year. The problem is is that I don't think I'm athletic enough, so it is kind of holding me back. That and those dudes are huge. My uni does have an intramural/club team though I think.
rugbydump is awwwwwesome.
Don't be scared, we have multiple starters on our team in the ~150lb range. I dunno how athletic you are, but you can always go out and give it a shot and see if you have some fun. Pretty much every college has a team and there's always a friendly match after the real game so everyone gets playing time. And most clubs only have practice twice a week for a couple hours which should fit into most schedules. |
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| phyre112 United States. December 21 2011 10:51. Posts 2314 | Profile # |
On December 21 2011 09:56 decafchicken wrote:
Show nested quote +On December 21 2011 09:38 Catch wrote:
Man just discovered rugbydump.com
Rugby seems like so much fun to get involved in. I know I can't this year due to school, but maybe next year. The problem is is that I don't think I'm athletic enough, so it is kind of holding me back. That and those dudes are huge. My uni does have an intramural/club team though I think.
rugbydump is awwwwwesome. Don't be scared, we have multiple starters on our team in the ~150lb range. I dunno how athletic you are, but you can always go out and give it a shot and see if you have some fun. Pretty much every college has a team and there's always a friendly match after the real game so everyone gets playing time. And most clubs only have practice twice a week for a couple hours which should fit into most schedules.
Our D3 team practices 5 days a week for two hours a day, and then has matches saturday. Our D1 practices 7 times a week (two practices thursday and two practices friday) for two hours each time, plus matches saturday. Sundays are "off" to recover. Rugby definitely made me need to work hard to schedule everything that I had to do in a day, and even then I ended up coming late or skipping meals. That was with participation in another club, and a 19 credit natural sciences course load. By the end of the season, I was too worn down and I missed practice about once a week. I just couldn't keep up with it - but it was certainly worth doing.
I do agree about it being available to everyone though. I'm not very "quick" - I've been a runner, and now I just lift, but there's a spot for me on any team (forwards). Some weeks, if enough people show up we even have three matches (D1, then D3, then B-side fun game) so everyone gets to play no matter if they're learning, or a ten-year veteran. |
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| decafchicken United States. December 21 2011 11:21. Posts 15129 | Profile Blog # |
| God damn i'm jealous. You guys have so much more of a legit program than us. We practice 2-3 times a week and we're lucky to have a full side show up T_T If we had the dedication/structure to practice 7x a week for our A-side we would have fucking ran train this year with our talent |
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| Jitsu United States. December 21 2011 12:05. Posts 900 | Profile Blog # |
Hey gents.
So, what would you guys recommend for someone starting out playing Rugby? I know only the basics, and I just got on to a semi-professional team. Any tips? I barely know the game, to be honest. I have a football background (High school and Semi-Pro, I played FullBack and Middle Linebacker), just trying to figure out how to break my football mindset and what some basic tips are.
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