The Us Playing Rugby Union?
<div class="IPBDescription">Ahahahahahahahahaha</div> Couldn't believe what was reading when I clicked on a random news article saying Bush was going to visit Australia and saw that the US is competing in the Rugby World Cup. Can't wait for the All Blacks to utterly crush them <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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But the way we've been playing recently.....
They'll probably forward it all the time - grabbing the ball with one hand, drawing arm back and trying to hurl it down the field to some guy hopelessly offside. Then they'll tackle someone without the ball, the whole time wondering where their body armour is <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Ha. True True. I can't wait until they play <i>real</i> rugby. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Ha ha ha, look at me. I like to make fun of people that dont have the same culture as me. Its fun to make fun of americans, because now its the popular thing to do. They SUCK because they are trying new things! What kind of IDIOTS try new things... hAHAHA they SUCK SOOO BAD.
sarcasm/
Come on guys. I am sure because we play we "body armor" we are HUGE fricking sissies. And I sure that because the vast majority of us dont play cricket, we are total retards. But I have not really watched cricket that much. I kinda like the fact that some american teams are attempting to play sports that are enjoyed by the world over, rather than just here in the US.
The same thing would occur if any rugby team or cricket team attempted to play American Football or baseball. On a side as well, on the Air Force base were I live, the majority of people play rugby, not football competitively.
Tackle Football without pads is the best <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> .
Rugby seems okay, not a big fan of cricket though.
As for the rest, I'm with that Ben128 dude. You don't see americans making fun of the European NFL (probably because no one's ever heard of it...). And I would like to point out to Ben that a lot of Japanese enjoy baseball...there are so many Japanese little league games on ESPN2 ...it's insane <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->.
I don't feel like making a signature...Invent something in your head, and that can be it.
Ha ha ha, look at me. I like to make fun of people that dont have the same culture as me. Its fun to make fun of americans, because now its the popular thing to do. They SUCK because they are trying new things! What kind of IDIOTS try new things... hAHAHA they SUCK SOOO BAD.
sarcasm/
Come on guys. I am sure because we play we "body armor" we are HUGE fricking sissies. And I sure that because the vast majority of us dont play cricket, we are total retards. But I have not really watched cricket that much. I kinda like the fact that some american teams are attempting to play sports that are enjoyed by the world over, rather than just here in the US.
The same thing would occur if any rugby team or cricket team attempted to play American Football or baseball. On a side as well, on the Air Force base were I live, the majority of people play rugby, not football competitively. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Absolute ownage. Hopefully our aussie neighbors will have the spines to reply with apologies, or at least the admission that they make poor representatives of their country's sportsmanship levels with their posts. But I rather doubt it.
we must be hitting <i>kinda</i> hard at least... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
edit: honestly, give us some credit for putting on the damn helmet so we don't kill each other.
edit2: they hit f***ing <i>hard</i>!!!!
edi3: lol sorry, got carried away ~,~
A picture from the BBC, showing some Rugby action.
<img src='http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39307000/jpg/_39307404_cohen_get300x245.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
Then you see a guy like Ray Lewis (one of many simply gigantic NFL defensive all-pro players)
<img src='http://bengals.enquirer.com/img/photos/1997/09/090897pickens_500x332.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
Or Warren Sapp
<img src='http://64.246.22.199/posters/football/1013_Warren_Sapp_Intensity.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
Or Bill Romanowski...
<img src='http://www.onlinesports.com/images/phf-aafs003.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
Maybe this explains we do not allow girls to play in the NFL? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
indeed..
you happened to show one of our smaller players...
i mean wanna look check out people like jonah lomu (sp)
now that is a big bloke.
i'm just gonna give that a *cough*.
honestly... because you can get tackled in ANY manner that's basically still a tackle, our players have to learn to dodge even better...
high energy reserves i won't even... yeah okay i will. ever hear of carbo-loading?
I find it highly unlikely that any player on the U.S. Rugby team ever played in the NFL.
Sort of off topic, but not totally: If you wanna see a painful sport, watch Hurling. Now, I know next to nothing about this sport, but the few times I watched it, I saw a guy just get <i>nailed</i> in the face with one of the bats. Blood flew everywhere, and a big fight started. It was the best.
so of course they haven't.
warren sapp on a rugby team... omg XD
sides.
splitting.
gut.
busting.
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edit: <b><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>r00flZ~!!</b></span></span> ^_^
Good job you beat Uruguay. Good luck in the competition. You of all people Monse should recognise that we were just kidding, seeing as half the insults you make turn out to be you "just joking". Don't show up to an Aussie sports stadium if you can't take these kind of comments.
And you should know from past experience that I like joking around more than the next guy. But believe what you want to believe.
Oh, and btw, wanna know why we Aussies think this is so funny? Because we think Gridiron is a pansy sport. Now hey, you probably think cricket is a pansy sport! But if you came along and posted a thread saying "Aussies playing Gridiron? rofl!" I'd laugh as well. Why? Because it's a nation that has never played such a game before going up against nations that have played it for decades. I know this will mean absolutly nothing to you because you've already decided that I'm an absolute **** but I don't wish the US any bad luck in the upcoming competition. They're a team competing just like any other. I wish them well.
And as a sidenote, your topic can be considered a troll, as it encouraged the type of flaming behavior we try to squash on this board. The next one will result in your removal from the forums. I suggest you do not post for a few days to avoid any more misunderstandings.
Ha. True True. I can't wait until they play <i>real</i> rugby. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Arnt u assuming then that the US players are all ex "american football" players? Which is most likly incorrect b/c there are several schools and universities as well as local clubs here in the US that play rugby. Just b/c it isnt a national sport here doesnt mean that no one plays it.
Either way it will be fun to watch. I used to be an avid football "soccer" player myself and Ive also played ruby before, really fun sport. Im a smaller guy so its fun raming yourself into those big slow ones with the ball and taking them out.
Seriously though, feel free to make fun of the British Basketball league any time... go Suns!
And feel free to make fun of all the USA soccer you want. I don't want to encourage any red-blooded Americans to participate in a sport that has wussy girls like little Davey Beckham... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->