IMO, RL is exciting fast always moving quite high scoring. Went to Quins v Rhinos the other week and it was great, sat in the sun with a beer watching Leeds run riot. Union, I dont mind the internationals but the club stuff is dire. Went to Twickers to watch Wasps v Gloucester a few years back, basically, scrum kick 60 yards line out, scrum kick 60 yards line out. I spent most of second half queuing at the bar which was more interesting than seeing how high and far 30 men could kick the ball before piling on top of each other
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:30:03 -0400> From: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> CC: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Non-LU: Rugby > (Was: Re: LU: A real mans game?)> > I can't really speak to Rugby League at > all.? I have never seen it played in the US (unlike Union, which IS played > and which I played a bit of in College) and can't remember seeing it more > than once or twice on television.? My impressions of League based on those > couple of viewings were:? (1) it looked a heck of a lot like a sport where > you run into a brick wall, wait for the wall to move back ten yards, rinse, > repeat...and (2) it seemed like an intermediate step between Rugby Union and > American Football, lacking the delicious complexities of both.? That said, go > back to my first point:? I have an inadequate pool of experience with the > Code to form anything more than first impressions.> > MAG> > > -----Original > Message-----> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 9:01 am> Subject: Re: [LU] Non-LU: > Rugby (Was: Re: LU: A real mans game?)> > > just for us dyed in the wool RL > types, could you please explain how this thinking applies to the ruck, and as > for the formation flying techniques practiced during a line out it just looks > a bit daft.?> ?> I am a bradford bulls fan trapped in the union stronghold of > worcester, I have been to see the warriors play (free tickets) and am > baffled, once I even went home early from a corporate hospitality event as I > was bored by the play.?> ?> I am not saying that one is better than the other > but having seen both I prefer league to union.?> ?> Cheers?> ?> Chris?> ?> > BDTR merchandise is available on ebay (sorry, mr listowner about the blatant > advertising)?> ?> ?> ----- Original Message -----?> From: <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>?> To: <[email protected]>?> Sent: Monday, September 10, > 2007 4:35 PM?> Subject: [LU] Non-LU: Rugby (Was: Re: LU: A real mans game?)?> > ?> > Can't agree, Rob...and the reason is right there in your post.? Rugby > > Union is a very complex game -- it is the farthest thing from mere brute > > physicality.??It requires CONTROLLED brute physicality -- a defining > > element of the sport that is an inherent juxtaposition.? The contestants > > must constantly be operating both physically and cognatively.? That ain't > > easy.?> >?> > The rules of rugby are, frankly, quite a bit more complex than > soccer.? > Where we drill the patterns of soccer to the point that players on > the > field are reacting almost instinctively to situations, that doesn't > happen > nearly so easily in rugby.? That is why the referree gives the > detailed > explanations -- that and the fact that its as much for the TV > audience.?> >?> > MAG?> >?> > PS? I agree with you about synchronized > swimming, though...?> >?> >?> >?> >?> >?> > Re: [LU] LU: A real mans game??> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>?> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Message-ID:?> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>?> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii"?> >?> > Rugby is just a joke.?> >?> > Who the hell > invented the scrum? It has got to be the weirdest and most?> > perverse thing > in sport, with the possible exception of synchronized?> > swimming.?> >?> > > In an excess of boredom the other night while waiting for the Eng v?> > > Wallbuilders game to start, I decided to watch a few minutes of this?> > > ridiculously farcical Rugby World Cup the other night. I couldn't?> > believe > what I was seeing! In a World Cup game, watched by thousands in?> > the > stands and millions worldwide (deluded cretins that they are) the?> > > entertainment on offer consisted of listening to the referee trying to?> > > explain the rules to the players!!!!! Can you imagine that happening in?> > > the football World Cup? Graham Poll: Now listen, when you have received?> > > two yellow cards, you have to leave the field. Ok, perhaps not the best?> > > example, but you get my point.?> >?> > Rob Heath?> > Bangkok Khow?> >?> >?> > >?> > > ________________________________________________________________________?> > > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > > http://mail.aol.com?> > _______________________________________________?> > > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors.?> > > Leedslist mailing list?> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist?> > Join The Leeds United > Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org?> > > > > ________________________________________________________________________> > Email and AIM finally together. 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