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For those of you that don't know, today is the opening of the Rugby World Cup! Auckland is crazy right now, it's been an awesome day. NZ vs Tonga kicks off in a few hours and its gonna be awesome. Well I'm off to watch the game.

GO ALL BLACKS!

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/video/index.html
for all highlights and stuff

My friend got sponsored to go to NZ to play Rugby, he gets a free holiday to there for 6 months and gets paid weekly. Lucky douche!

Lol. Rugby League is so much better.

rugby? i still dont understand the sport lol
is it like football but you pass the ball and more aggression?

DinoNuggets wrote:rugby? i still dont understand the sport lol
is it like football but you pass the ball and more aggression?

Its basically the less pussy and non tight wearing version of american football.

cbkilla wrote:

DinoNuggets wrote:rugby? i still dont understand the sport lol
is it like football but you pass the ball and more aggression?

Its basically the less pussy and non tight wearing version of american football.

nailed it.

lol @ rugby

cbkilla wrote:

DinoNuggets wrote:rugby? i still dont understand the sport lol
is it like football but you pass the ball and more aggression?

Its basically the less pussy and non tight wearing version of american football.

Cause wearing really really short shorts is obviously more manly

Its interesting sport though, is it like you can pass the ball w/ hands but you have to score by punting it?

its the best sport in the wolrd rugby!

UnbeatableDevil wrote:lol @ rugby

cbkilla wrote:

DinoNuggets wrote:rugby? i still dont understand the sport lol
is it like football but you pass the ball and more aggression?

Its basically the less pussy and non tight wearing version of american football.

Cause wearing really really short shorts is obviously more manly

Its interesting sport though, is it like you can pass the ball w/ hands but you have to score by punting it?

You can only pass backwards using your hands but if you kick it it can go forward. To score you just run the ball over the line or kick a conversion.

AND YAY ALL BLACKS!!!! SUNNY BILL IS THE MAN

^Oh so its pretty much the same thing as football. Is it based on plays or continuous (like soccer)?

Im trying to check out videos in youtube but all the vids (even the highlights) are just a compilation of rugby player's faces looking all intense and nervous

UnbeatableDevil wrote:^Oh so its pretty much the same thing as football. Is it based on plays or continuous (like soccer)?

Im trying to check out videos in youtube but all the vids (even the highlights) are just a compilation of rugby player's faces looking all intense and nervous

Its completely different because you can only pass it backwards, it makes it that much harder.

There are 2 different types of rugby, League and Union. In League you get 6 tackles and have to hand over possession afterwards in Union its continuous. The World Cup is Union.

(Some teams do a Haka before the match, to intimidate the opposition. All Black's one is fucking epic)


(Highlights of last night's game)

Sunny Bill is a beast. Best Islander player though is FuiFui MoiMoi. He is a unit.

after seeing the south africa vs wales game i honestly recon wales is in with a chance of winning if they keep it up, but im rooting for ireland. england so far aint too impressing

I love rugby only because of the hakas

[SD]Master_Wong wrote:after seeing the south africa vs wales game i honestly recon wales is in with a chance of winning if they keep it up, but im rooting for ireland. england so far aint too impressing

Agreed, Wales played very well. The game was decided by that one dodgy call...
IMO Japan did really well too but the score doesn't reflect their effort.

dom wrote:I love rugby only because of the hakas

Haha yeah they're really cool.

Also Jonny Wilkinson...what the hell happened

Tsume wrote:

[SD]Master_Wong wrote:after seeing the south africa vs wales game i honestly recon wales is in with a chance of winning if they keep it up, but im rooting for ireland. england so far aint too impressing

Agreed, Wales played very well. The game was decided by that one dodgy call...
IMO Japan did really well too but the score doesn't reflect their effort.

dom wrote:I love rugby only because of the hakas

Haha yeah they're really cool.

Also Jonny Wilkinson...what the hell happened

Australia is also in with a chance Wales Australia would be an amazing game

Lol Canada...Anyways really excited for All Blacks game tomorrow. Screw studying for exams Rugby is more important!

SUP TONGA???

Tsume wrote:Screw studying for exams Rugby is more important!

Why is "Rugby" Moar Important? lulz

Lol, I heard about that Scottish fella who pretty much grubbered a cnversion or something. That woulda been classic to watch.

dom wrote:SUP TONGA???

Dude Adam Kleeberger is goddamn beast. Please tell me you have a beard like that

*BlackFox wrote:

Tsume wrote:Screw studying for exams Rugby is more important!

Why is "Rugby" Moar Important? lulz

Practice exams haha. All New Zealand schools will have holidays for quarter finals and up I think, maybe even before that.

[SD]Master_Wong wrote:Australia is also in with a chance Wales Australia would be an amazing game

Wow if Australia dont win the world cup for the only sport they play they are officially lower than Canada

UnbeatableDevil wrote:

[SD]Master_Wong wrote:Australia is also in with a chance Wales Australia would be an amazing game

Wow if Australia dont win the world cup for the only sport they play they are officially lower than Canada

Australia play cricket, soccer, rugby league, and rugby..?

Haha All Blacks

I was considering asking my family to mail me an all blacks jersey, but since they're in Australia I don't know how they would take it.

Kah00ner wrote:Australia play cricket, soccer, rugby league, and rugby..?

So two of them of the four are rugby, soccer they are in the top 20 worst teams,

truth on cricket though

dom wrote:I was considering asking my family to mail me an all blacks jersey, but since they're in Australia I don't know how they would take it.

Haha probably wouldn't take it very well knowing them Aussies. These jerseys are damn expensive though, 180 NZD so I don't think I'll be getting one unless its on special.

Edit: Its 190 NZD

I'll just leave this here.

Just stumbled upon this awesome video of Dan Carter, what a boss