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[@stevelee4952]

I am american who has lived in England for ten years. Trust me, as a massive NFL fan, we cant lay a glove on the physicality, speed and skill of rugby.

[@tonyroy8123]

NFL, Baseball suck man! They are not sports of any conviction.

[@tonyroy8123]

NFL, Baseball sucks! They are not even sports of any conviction.

[@necessaryevil3428]

The 'Vending Machine With Legs' was the late great Jonah Lomu.... a man mountain and possibly the greatest winger ever... RIP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@michaelcole-hamer607]

On this note, please react to him and his funeral, a more emotional hacka would be difficult

[@_Churchy]

Totally agree. Jonah Lomu was a genius on the pitch and a gentleman off it. Greatly missed all around the world ❤

[@synthrich1]

Easily one of the greatest ever. I always think that if you could design the perfect rugby player, it’d be Jonah Lomu. He had the size, speed, agility and the ability to use all of it to great effect. Rest in peace big man.

[@gilgamesh101]

Absolutely, to put it in context, he was 6'5, 265 pounds, could run the 100m in 10.8 secs, had a great body swerve and hand off ... and a truly wonderful gentle giant of a man off the field

[@bushbabybotha9943]

No not the greatest ever, not even the greatest of his era!

[@clivetaylor4300]

Jonah Lomu No. 11 in the Black Jersey was 6’5” and 118kgs about 260lbs and could run the 100m in 10 secs! He passed away age 40 from kidney disease. He was a legend of the game. It would take 3-4 guys to bring him down.

[@willsonj]

His 0-10m time was faster than any olympic sprinter in history! He would have been the greatest in basically any sport he chose. Fortunately for us he chose rugby, or rugby chose him given that it’s basically a religion in New Zealand.

[@JuT11]

11.1 secs, calm down a little

[@colinvanrensburg4652]

The way he ran over Mike Catt is unforgettable - great player but never scored a try against South Africa.

[@chud1290]

No disrespect to jonah as he is/was a legend. But he never scored against the springboks. Not even when his opposite winger was breyton paulse

[@benoitpisarchick6866]

He 's probably the GOAT of Rugby History! Much much respect and salute from France

[@peterhiggins2928]

Your initial analysis of rugby tactics is surprisingly accurate: give it to a refrigerator to bash through the team and then off load it to a quick guy. That's pretty much Plan A for a lot of teams.

[@greglahti5007]

yeah... maybe not as much structured strategy as n.a. football...but if you ever played n.a. football imagine playing 10 minutes of a broken play punt return... in our football the backups play special teams... in rugby the whole game is special teams and the starters will play the whole game... if they last

[@SRPM-yk9xw]

At 12:00 Carter kicked the ball forwards because he was about to be tackled. In rugby, you can only tackle the ball-carrier: blocking is illegal. Kicking the ball ahead of himself meant that the defender couldn't touch him. Kicking and regathering was the only way to give himself the opportunity to score. Running at full speed like that, it takes a tremendous degree of skill to execute, as well as a touch of luck, because the shape of the ball doesn't guarantee that it will always go where you want it to.

[@helenparsons364]

You explained that so well. My son plays rugby, and I love to watch it, but I am still learning all the rules. You should make a video with all the bits we need to know and should look out for x

[@SRPM-yk9xw]

That's very kind of you! Don't worry, not a single person on the planet knows all the laws. Making videos isn't really my thing, but if you go to the England Rugby channel, they have a good video on the laws of rugby for those new to it.@@helenparsons364

[@almostyummymummy]

Watch 'Rugby explained for Americans' (by an American). Very well done, even though a few things wrong/misunderstood/misinterpreted. Gives a great understanding of the basics to build a foundation on.

[@lloydedwards809]

The rule when I played (yrs ago) stated "violence may only be offered to the player in possession of the ball" amongst other things. Being an amateur game then, some guys had to go to work after a game (I often did), so "hard & fair" was pretty well respected - disciplining a teammate was common, as few could afford to have them start a war on the pitch. A bit different now, Jonathan Edwards said it best; as a speed merchant I felt I had to score as the big guys would get in the way of boots & whatever to protect me to keep me quick.

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

O wow you're a rugby genius hey.

[@coot1925]

I played at school age 14 - 16. I was 6 feet tall but only 2 inches wide. My one redeeming factor was that I was county 100mtrs champion 2 years running. So they always put me on the wing. Once I got the ball it was hard to catch me, but if they did I was in big trouble. Got knocked clean out twice, fractured a rib and had the wind knocked out of me many times, not to mention all the black eyes, split lips, cuts and bruises. Fucking loved it. ✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

Similar here, got to secondary school, so 11, 12 years old. Skinny and fast, PE teacher was having positive thoughts re rugby. Then the opposition realised that where one wouldn't stop me two would, at which point it got painful. I basically jacked it in at that point.

[@Only1Feckitt]

yeah mate .. I remember getting worked over by a wide midget once or twice myself

[@occamraiser]

I played at school age 14-16, I was 5' tall and 4' wide...... so tight-head prop it was! I rarely caught wingers, but if I did they were in big trouble.... :) In those days we played rugby whatever the weather unless the ground was churned up AND frozen.... I hated those days, because the alternative was cross-country runs (not a preferred option for the forwards).

[@vonlouie77]

Don’t forget bring home half of the field in your bag in autumn/winter 😂😂😂

[@lawrieflowers8314]

The clip at 4.00 was the winning try being scored by Rugby minnows Japan, when they beat the Rugby giant South African team. One of the biggest upsets in sport ever seen…

[@michaelwharton3447]

That vending machine with legs is the late Jonah lomu, from Auckland new Zealand 6'4 120kg/265lb man mountain that could do 100yd sprint in 10 seconds and is widely considered the goat of rugby union. He was the first rugby superstar if you will. Absolute legend RIP jonah.

[@BlooMKunKy]

No, Barry John was and will always be King.

[@raewynmacdonald3531]

Loved Jonah Lomb. RIP mate

[@raewynmacdonald3531]

Lomu sorry spellcheck interference

[@craiglisgo9131]

I’d suggest watching a full game, that will give so much context to how difficult some of these were, the energy levels of running and tackling up and down the field for two halves of 40 mins, six nations or World Cup games are my favourite

[@danielkelly4487]

Rugby is shit hence why it’s dying in places like Australia

[@DogFish-NZ]

all blacks vs usa cup game would be good for an American to watch as there's still NFL markings on the field

[@danielkelly4487]

@@DogFish-NZ rugby is boring and soft no chance Americans will get into it

[@DogFish-NZ]

@@danielkelly4487 NFL is boring as and wimpy. watch the highlights of the all blacks vs USA cup game I suggested.

[@floorless3335]

@@danielkelly4487 what a funny guy you are

[@tobyticehurst]

11:10 Had me in stitches…….“So you hand it off to the refrigerator who goes through the whole field then pitches it to the little guy with a bunch of speed to finish it off”. Yep sounds like a play to me 😂

[@matthewrowland9405]

That's pretty much rugby in a nutshell. Forwards do most of the physical graft and do a lot of the running and kicking.

[@stephenpurves2590]

I remember the refrigerator, (William Perry) he played for the Chicago Bears when they won the Superbowl (1987?). If i remember he was a defensive Lineman originally, but was so big they often used him as a demolition truck to bulldoze through the opposition when they needed a couple of yards for a first down. He was an absolute monster, about 300 pounds and apparently could run the 100metres in 12 seconds. Not as fast as Lomu, but very impressive,

[@InvadedOath]

Yep. I was the refrigerator for our team. Pass out the ruck, tie up 3/4 players and then give it to the quick guys

[@tobyticehurst]

I was one of the quick guys, on the wing and occasionally a flanker. The way JT put it was spot on lol @@InvadedOath

[@dommorris]

Your "that's a vending machine" comment at first was talking about a player called Jonah Lomu (RIP). Played for New Zealand (The All Blacks). This man changed rugby forever. I am a Springboks fan and the amount of respect that is shown for Jonah around the world is just mind-blowing. He was the first rugby player who was built like a tank *but* could also sprint. He ran the 100m in just over 10s. Absolutely mental at the time, and made the entire world sit up. Please do a reaction on just Jonah Lomu, and then react to his funeral. Gives me tears every time. Rugby is life. Hardcore and heartbreaking. Massive love.

[@GuardOfGaia]

Definitely he was an absolute legend - no matter what team you followed if asked who the greatest rugby player was you'd get the unanimous response of Lomu. You'ld always have at least 3 players to tackle him as he would just power through anything less and never let him get up to speed or you weren't stopping him even with 5 or 6 - oh and he could sprint at near olympic 100m speeds so getting up to speed meant about 2 seconds.

[@caylebmladenovic3348]

@@fide511bahaha Gareth edwards isnt even in the same league as Richie mccaw or Dan carter what you talking about

[@caylebmladenovic3348]

@@fide511 in that case Johnny Wilkinson is an amateur compared too Dan carter. Wilkinson wouldn’t even be good enough too lace Dan carters boots

[@caylebmladenovic3348]

@@fide511 my all time favourite player was Christian Cullen will never have a running full back like him again than Ritchie being a flanker than Dan

[@caylebmladenovic3348]

@@fide511 New Zealand punches well above it weight when it comes too sport and not just rugby. Netball cricket multiple ufc champions, sailing rowing. Track and field, Most Olympic medals per capita.

[@martinsear5470]

When Japan defeated South Africa in that World Cup match World Rugby changed. Here is some context. South Africa = multi Super Bowl winning NFL team and Japan = Top Tier college team. The score was tied at the 80 minute mark which is Full Time, however, there were still 4 minutes of injury time to go, and the Japanese scored with seconds to go for their first ever victory over South Africa, Awesome match.

[@Cwlcymro]

Slight change to that, it wasn't 4 minutes of injury time. Time was up, but in Rugby you can keep going until the ball goes dead (out of play, knocked forwards etc). So Japan knew that one single mistake and the game would immediately be over.

[@sharris256]

This win was the ultimate David vs Goliath win!

[@melfynthomas8678]

I think you are right to pick up on this - the try by Japan was already a good try - but what made it a great try was the context.

[@monicab.8059]

what a game, that's the spirit of rugby: never give up and keep on playing until the very last moment (plus the sportsmanship of the players. You know what they say "...rugby is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen." I love rugby!

[@kelbatt7729]

Incorrect about injury time, game can go past 80 as long as ball in play, Ref can issue penalties after 80 as well, no injury or stoppage time is "added"

[@eddieboy4667]

Get down that rabbit hole of rugby. You won’t regret it ! Great reaction, thanks.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

100%. No going back for many.

[@BenjWarrant]

So: quick breakdown. In certain deadball situations - usually after an infringement - there is a *scrum.* Half the team - the *forwards* - links arms in a 3-4-1 formation crouching just above the ground and the ball is put in to the middle and the teams try to push over the ball to secure it for their side. These are the players numbered 1-8 on their shirts. They're usually the biggest guys on the field although players 6, 7, and 8 are usually faster, and better ball-handlers, than 1 through 5. Number 9 - the *scrum half* - is responsible for putting the ball in to those scrums. The object is to carry the ball and touch it down over the try line. If you can't avoid being tackled by an opposing player, you try to pass. If you can't pass, you'll be tackled. You may also be tackled if you are a forward trying to gain ground intending to move the ball back to be distributed to other players. When a player is tackled and the ball goes to ground this is a *'ruck'*; the ball carrier has to let go of the ball - usually by falling with their body between the ball and the opposition and placing the ball on the ground conveniently for their own team - and the tackler is required to roll away. Other members of both teams try to get hold of the ball but without using their hands, although the tackler can try to strip the ball from the ball carrier. The scrum half then distributes the ball tactically... ...often to the *fly half* - number 10 - who is the closest thing to a quarterback. The fly-half is usually the best tactical brain on the field, although also has to be a very good ball handler. Players number 11 to 15 are 'the *'backs'.* If the scrum is on one half of the field, the backs line 10-12-13-14, on the other half 10-12-13-11 - 11 and 14 are the *'wings'* - one left, one right. 15 is the *'full back',* usually fast, a quick thinker, and very good at kicking and catching. Offensively, the full back will sometimes go into *'the line'* such as 10-12-13-15-14, or ...14-15. When the ball goes off the field to the side - *'into touch'* - there is a *line out*. The forwards - or some of them - form two lines perpendicular to the touch line, and the team not responsible for the ball going into touch throws the ball in so that their forwards can feed the ball back to the scrum-half (again). Since it's the throwing team's decision whether to throw to the front, back or middle or even right over the top where e.g. the full back running at full speed can catch it, it has the advantage in the line out. Players can lift another player to catch a ball. A 'forward pass' will lead to a penalty scrum; other offences - not rolling away, not releasing the ball after a tackle - result in a penalty. Here the team has the option of trying to kick between the posts - just like an American football goal - or can 'kick for touch', resulting in a line out where they retain the throw in. After a try is scored - 5 points - by touching the ball down in the space between the *try line* and the *dead ball line,* the scoring team will try to convert by *converting* the try by kicking the ball between the posts above the bar - again, like a field goal in American football. A converted try is worth an extra 2 points, 7 in all. Penalty goals are worth 3 points. Finally, there are two types of kick in rugby - other than hacking the ball when it is already on the ground - kicking from hand, and a 'drop kick'. There are no particular rules for the first, you drop the ball and kick it. If you drop the ball and contact it with your foot just as it touches the ground, that's a drop kick. If you do that in open play and get the ball between the posts and over the bar, that's a 'drop goal' and it's also worth 3 points. England won the World Cup final in 2003 with a drop goal in the last minute when the score was tied. If you've read this far, and found any errors or omissions, just quietly correct them don't make a song and dance of it.

[@leso204]

very good explanation of the game' & i think im correct in saying every england fan will remember were they was when wilkinson slotted that conversion ..........

[@crawford1083]

"...the ball is put in to the middle" You haven't been watching too many scrums recently! :-D

[@BenjWarrant]

@@crawford1083 Yes I have. The rules have changed since I used to play, but you will kindly note that I said only that the ball is put in to the middle; I didn't say it goes in straight.

[@crawford1083]

@@BenjWarrant Fair enough...

[@susangardner6059]

What makes rugby so much better than the NFL is not the fact they don't wear pads it is the nonstop action and lack of adverts. I feel that the NFL game is interrupting the adverts and not the other way around it makes for short bursts of excitement followed by long periods of boredom. 🥱🥱😴🥱

[@darthwiizius]

After a try there is a conversion kick for an extra 2 points. The kick is placed in line with the point the try was scored at which is why you see players delaying their touchdown (yes the term comes from Rugby) to try to get as close to the centre of the goalposts as possible to make the kick easier. The kick itself is similar to AF, it must pass between the lines of the post above the crossbar but it still scores if it's higher than the top of the uprights as long as it's still between the line of the posts. You can only move the ball forward using your feet, from hands it must travel level or backward only and the receiving player's starting position has to be behind the ball, in fact any player that is in front of the ball (outside of a scrummage, ruck or maul) is in an off-side position and if they interfere with play or linger or ignore the ref ordering them to get onside a penalty kick will be awarded to the opposition team. A penalty kick in Rugby is not the same as in Football.

[@InceyWincey]

Entering a ruck or a maul from the opponent’s side is offside. At 9:01 (RSAvsWales I think) you can hear the referee telling the Welsh team to “stay onside”. You can also be offside in a scrum but it never happens because the referee won’t restart play until everyone is onside. I think I’ve seen a player step offside during a scrum all of once in all the games I’ve ever watched.

[@darthwiizius]

@@InceyWincey Offsides from the scrum usually only occur when a forward breaks from the scrum and picks up the ball, if the ball is at the back of the scrum then all the forwards in front of it are offside in terms of picking it up. I have seen the scrum half occasionally incompetently pick it up from an offside position but it's such a basic error it should never happen. Rucks and mauls must be entered from the back of the formation, the side is a foul as it could turn the formations around which is dangerous for the players and frankly is just a low skill cheap shot of a play to attempt.

[@InceyWincey]

@@darthwiizius now that you mention it I have seen a few offside pick ups from scrums halfs, but it is extremely rare, usually only done because the defending team manage to get a good shove as a cynical foul as it is safer to give away a foul then to let the other team gain possession in free play.

[@darthwiizius]

@@InceyWincey Yeah, killing a ball is sometimes used as a tactic. Though unless you're inside the opposition 22 modern kickers are so accurate you could give away a lot territory.

[@willjennings5252]

Love the description of a vending machine with legs for Jonah Lomu. Even by rugby standards he was an incredible athlete. Taken from us far too soon. R.I.P.

[@cheryljones7345]

Rugby is a religion of your Wales people JT, I’d suggest watching a full game sometime as well as listening to the national anthems sung at the games, goosebumps moments. Keep up the good work, da iawn ti boi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏉

[@goingnowhere7845]

Despite being invented in Warwickshire (although, Ellis is a Welsh name).

[@homoerectus6953]

@@goingnowhere7845 were all British born on this isle mate. lets embrace and share......

[@metchoumetch3176]

@@goingnowhere7845 In France (where Ellis is entombed) Rugby is a religion too.

[@goingnowhere7845]

@@homoerectus6953 I wasn't suggesting anything pro-England or Wales - more correcting the original comment to include more than just Wales.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

Nobody beats the Welsh for singing at rugby matches.

[@colinritchie8570]

Jonah just run right through the England pack in that game as though they were not there, an absolute beast of power and speed. On a sadder note the death of JPR Williams was announced this week and seeing this Barbarians v All blacks and the his performance in that game was fantastic. RIP to both these fantastic players.

[@tsherwood2112]

What I love about rugby is that positions are specialized enough that all body types are required in a team, but not so specialized that every player has only one job all game I started playing rugby almost 6 years ago after dabbling in basketball and soccer, best decision I ever made

[@ALANL4460]

Due to the lack of pads Rugby from a young age can focus on good tackle technique. I started playing contact rugby at 11 and our coaches put huge emphasis on tackling at that stage of our development. Due to this I feel Rugby is much safer than American Football(which I love to watch too). Also in Rugby you main areas to tackle are from the legs up to just below the shoulders so the zone your hitting in lessens chances for serious injury.

[@michaelnolan6951]

I currently live in England, and have for nearly 20 years but I grew up in New Zealand and still regard it as "Home". As rugby becomes more popular world wide our tiny nation is slowly losing it's margin of superiority over everyone else, and teams that would have been bad jokes just 20 years ago are now world class contenders. I am still happy that NZ was so over represented in this video. The main difference between rugby and American football is that rugby isn't massively over simplified (with specialist players to do every job, time outs and enough padding to deflect a shell fired from a battleship.) In short, rugby players are not poseurs and cowards (unlike NFL players.) Rugby players are all integral parts of a team that basically runs flat out for the entire game. Yes, I know I am being unfair to NFL players - but I don't care!

[@pauldurkee4764]

I think the draw of the All Blacks has been diminished, since they visit Britain nearly every autumn these days. I'm old enough to remember when they toured here every three or four years, they would play a leading club side on the Tuesday, and again on the following Saturday. There really was a mystique about them because no satellite sport in those days. My interest was developed by a neighbour who had watched rugby before the war , and watched the 1935 All Blacks from inside the old scoreboard at Cardiff Arms Park.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

You’re not. I’m female and old 😂 and Rugby is superior. I heard NZ has gone the way of the UK in that talent no longer comes from state schools but the preserve now of private schools. Just like cricket. 50 yrs ago . both cricket and rugby was played in most schools , it wasn’t a class thing

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

It’s not a mega bucks sport like soccer or American football.

[@stevehartley7504]

The NFL Where adverts are more important than the game!!!!

[@jonjonas-om3ws]

I can remember the days when the All Blacks were the feared team of the seventies they were unstoppable but to be honest they are still pretty good players and a side to be reckoned with,and I'm saying that as an Englishman living in Scotland.

[@daijay9084]

I'm not big or sporty but I had to play rugby (my favourite sport now I'm too old to play) at school. We had had a tough game on a cold wet winter's day. I had successfully avoided any dangers or injuries during the match so I was very pleased with myself walking towards the wooden swing doors into the changing rooms. Unfortunately as I pushed one way one of the huge fowards was coming out and pushed the opposite way. My arm trapped in the door handle and just snapped. I have a high tolerance to pain so no one believed I had broken my arm because I was able to move it without wincing. I spent the next six hours at school and even my family didn't believe me until the following day when my arm had swollen and discoloured. I was then rushed into the hos to have my arm put in plaster. The school panicked as well expecting litigation (we didn't). The try scored by the guys in the black and white hooped shirts, the Barbarians, made up of invited international players, is often cited as the best ever. Most of the players in that move were Welsh. Also the small guys are usually around six foot tall which gives you an idea of the size of the other players!

[@ProfessionalBob]

To touch upon the bit you said about just picking the ball up and carrying on when one person gets tackled; the rules in this version of Rugby (Union) are that the person who was tackled must release the ball, and the tackler must release the person they tackled. This is a prime opportunity for the defending team to steal possession of the ball, so you will see them diving in to grab it and the attacking team trying to shield it from them. This is called a ruck.

[@tjwookie]

JT a great saying in the UK is :- The Forwards(big giuys) win games, backs(little speedsters) decide by how much. much love from Conwall.

[@Ned-Ryerson]

Of course, these days, the backs are not little anymore. Heck, even the scrum halves are built lick brick outhouses, if you look at Faf or Dupont.

[@jimmymorrison8314]

We start rugby training at around 6-7 in Wales, it's our passion. It's the actual beautiful game. Excellent video, I enjoyed that.

[@darthwiizius]

Played from 10-16 in Hertfordshire mate, Football may be bigger in England but Union Football is huge, or was before schools went all health and safety, in England too. I gather it's a North-South divide thing though, the Norvern 🐒🐒 like League and us Sahvahn fairies like Union, the proper game.

[@jimmymorrison8314]

Yeah, union is definitely the better game, in my opinion. There's a definite north south divide, funny that.

[@wirralsquirrel713]

Up North we do have Rugby Football Union clubs e.g. Sale near Manchester & on the Wirral (near Liverpool) we have a few local union teams such as Hoylake, New Brighton & Birkenhead whose players have gone on to play national & international RFU. There’s also Calday rugby club that host the international sevens rugby union matches annually in May. I especially enjoy watching six nations & World Cup matches on too. It’s always enjoyable to watch matches, mixed fans rather than segregation of supporters, you can also drink alcohol & people tend to apologise before giving the referee abuse “excuse me sir…,…*******!” You should definitely go & see a game JT. Enjoying your Reactmas videos here in the UK 🇬🇧

[@darthwiizius]

@@wirralsquirrel713 There's also been a flow of players from League to Union for the England team too, it started when the RFU went professional. The League being professional for donkeys years at that point meant the players were much more athletically developed at the time. You could see the differences in physique quite clearly back then.

[@wirralsquirrel713]

@darthwiizius the rugby league teams I know of are Lancashire teams. There has been a transfer of players from league to union. You’re right about the transformation of players physic over the decades. Watched university RFU & RFL matches as a student & post grad, plus Sale when they were at their ground in Sale, shouting “January!” from the sidelines. I love the fast paced play & friendly atmosphere with mixed supporters. Never been interested in football & the extortionate money involved. It is especially good in our area being close to Liverpool that RFU has a lot of support at grassroots level.

[@TanyaRando]

You should listen to the crowd all singing supportive traditional songs during play, it starts up from nowhere and the whole crowd supporting that team joins in. The Welsh in particular, it brings years to your eyes. Michael Sheen (Hollywood actor) talks about what it is to be Welsh, and by the end of it you'd think you were Welsh. Getting carried away from sport to nationality now lol

[@TestGearJunkie.]

No-one can beat the Welsh at singing, they're the best (I'm half Welsh but can't sing a note..!)

[@richardhall206]

Glad you found the *real* beautiful game. Retired from rugby 3 years ago after 30 years playing as a senior. Still miss it every weekend.

[@geoffbeattie3160]

Just look at Jonah lomu tries from the 90s before he became ill and tragically died !! PLEASE!! I think he was 6'4" and 265lbs of pure muscle and 100 meters in 10.4 secs

[@malcolmnash6023]

Simplest way to look at this form of Rugby is kick forward, pass lateral (backwards), and to score a try the ball must be grounded with downward pressure on the ball. It is definitely a game for the tough. A joy to watch, and continuous action. Have fun, and be well.

[@rufus1346]

Even when there is someone needing treatment they still carry on playing around them. Truly 'non stop'!

[@kelbatt7729]

Some games are like the winning last play in the Superbowl- for the whole game

[@Sixfootsix]

Thanks for reacting with a lot of care and intrigue. It’s was cool to see an Americans perspective on the game. Rugby is my favorite sport. Some basic rules: You can only pass backwards You can kick foreword Only if your team mates are behind the kicker The scrum is the weird thing you saw earlier Positions are split as forwards and backs (big va smaller body types) A try is 5 points, with a kick conversion of 2 points. And penalty kicks are 3 points

[@joshuapeckham2453]

You can kick forwards at any time...but players in front of you just can't play it until they're back onside somehow.

[@matthewbarnes3569]

“It’s chaos, and I love it!” That just about sums up rugby!

[@obijon7441]

I'd suggest that adding the word organised before chaos, would be a more accurate summation.

[@Southie.]

JT, there’s 2 types of Rugby, you were watching Rugby Union, the other type is rugby league so if you want to research them both it would be could to see your thoughts. Love from the UK 🇬🇧

[@QuicknStraight]

There were three types in the video: Union, league and some sevens, with Fiji scoring in the final.

[@cheddr1]

I love the way you got rugby so quickly. It has started to be sanitised a lot recently but it’s a great sport. Great reaction

[@jkasaunder228]

Ever heard the phrase "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." As a smaller bloke who got into rugby, I was told this. And it helped a great deal - If you know what you are doing tackling wise, even the biggest bloke can be stopped in his tracks. Check out Faf de Klerk - Smaller bloke, sure - But an absolute animal.

[@neilpaine9063]

Glad to see you enjoy the greatest team sport on the planet. Great reaction buddy

[@davem12dim17]

The "vending machine on legs" was Jonah Lomu. He is worth a reaction video on his own.

[@TheOwlinbayern]

The try that starts at 4:39 (Barbarians Vs New Zealand 1973) is often viewed as the greatest try of all time. And it's difficult to argue against it.

[@martinblyth52]

And I was there at Cardiff Arms Park back in the day to see it. Definitely one of the all time great tries. And I'm an All Blacks supporter!!

[@martinblyth52]

And in those days Cardiff Arms Park also had probably the greatest crowd atmosphere of any rugby ground i ever visited!! A whole crowd singing 'Bread of Heaven' - unbelievable!!

[@richardashworth400]

Facts. It was epic

[@VonBlade]

The Try. No arguments at all. Best commentator. Best opposition. Best player. Best try.

[@craigmcghee4]

You can only kick forward but not pass out your hands forward but a lot of teams utilise the kick pass which is a thing of beauty when it comes off

[@peterhiggins2928]

Some Rugby basics: •You can't pass forward. •You can kick forward (even to yourself) but any player collecting a kick must have started behind the kicker or have been passed on the field by the kicker. •You can only tackle the player carrying the ball. •Tackles (in the modern game) have to be below chest height and the tackler must wrap their arms (no shoulder barges). •When a player gets tackled the ball stays active and both teams can compete for the ball on the floor via a 'ruck'. •A 'try' is scored by putting the ball down withing the zone behind the try line. (A try is worth 5 points) •After a try, the team has a chance to kick for goal (a conversion) from a position level with where the try was scored - so it's better to score underneath the post. (A conversion is worth 2 point) •From a penalty situation (foul), a team may elect to kick for goal. (A penalty kick is worth 3 points) •A player can also attempt a 'drop kick' at goal from anywhere in play on the field at any time. The player must let the ball touch the ground first before kicking it. (A drop kick is worth 3 points)

[@sarah.93.30]

Every 'Try' scored is followed by a 'conversion' or goal kick. Every try is worth 5 points, every conversion is worth 2 points. So a team can score 7 points in one go. The conversion kick is taken from around the one quarter line closest to the goal posts, and the kick must be taken in line with where the try was scored. So if the try was scored in the corner, the kick must be taken from the sideline. You may notice when players are running to score a try, if they have time and are not under pressure from the opposing team, they will run toward the goal posts and touch down the ball on the area of ground between the two goal posts, this makes the goal post target easier for the subsequent player to kick the conversion. Usually one (maybe two) players from each team are chosen to kick the conversion every single time, regardless of who scored the try.

[@ieuanevans1319]

A reaction to Nigel Owens is a must

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

'this is not soccer'

[@DaveBartlett]

Watching Rugby Unions, you can often recognise which of the national sides are playing. In one of the earlier extracts in this video, there were at least two players called "Williams". This is a dead give-away that the team they're playing for is Wales because "Williams" is one of the more common Welsh surnames. Others are "Jones", "Griffiths", "Thomas", "Davies", "Evans" & "Jenkins". The team they were playing in that game were The New Zealand "All Blacks", who are more recognisable by the colour of their playing strip. I didn't hear any obviously typical New Zealand surnames, though if I'm honest, I'd have been listening for things like 'Baggins', 'Gamgee', 'Brandybuck' or 'Took' 😂🤣😅

[@silvertongue3003]

Brandybuck…? 😉 I’m almost sure that was my Surname in a previous life, this life was gonna be Brandygoat but I promised I’d try to drink less Brandy..

[@JohnGear-sf9gj]

Bryan Williams was mentioned earlier and he was an all black great

[@skmlondon]

Some of these tries are legendary. Japan v South Africa (the underdog) is fantastic. The Barbarians was outstanding

[@wavecycle]

Most of these have historical significance at tournaments like The World Cup, if you check the scores and times left.

[@user-zu6ir6kj5g]

Love it - JT finds out why the rest of the World prefer rugby over NFL.

[@arthurspils2565]

I'd say watch: Rules of rugby video just for the concept Best of the All Blacks Best of the Springbokkes Best of Jonah Lomu Best of Nigel Owens (referee) England vs Australia 2003 (because Jason Robinson's try not being on here is a crime) And some highlights from the women's matches (NZ, England and Canada some good ones)

[@UKJesterVids]

looks like a good selection

[@Badgersj]

I suggest watching one of the videos about the referees - it will help you understand more about the rules of the game and the importance of the ref. The best of all is Nigel Owens - authoritative (small Welshman ripping into enormous "vending machines on legs" - brilliant) and often very funny. He's very unsympathetic towards players taking a dive and pretending to be injured ("The football stadium is 500 yards that way").

[@EdDnB]

Nicely put… as the smallest and youngest of 3 brothers you definitely learn to throw what little weight you have confidently at them in disputes, luckily for the ref they didn’t get there ass kicked after for doing so! 🤣

[@TestGearJunkie.]

I love Nigel Owens, his quips are legendary - "Don't call me sir, I'm from North Wales..!" and my favourite, not long after he came out as gay, on a throw-in that went wide - "I'm straighter than that...!" 🤣

[@EdDnB]

@@TestGearJunkie. you telling me as a football ref.. he doesn’t like the ball in the back of the net, just loves blowing on that whistle… 😬😆

[@Badgersj]

@@TestGearJunkie. I know, that one was brilliant!

[@Badgersj]

@@EdDnB Don't forget to shut the door when you leave son! (xxx)

[@briansimon4363]

As a schoolboy of 17 I was there that day Gareth Edwards scored that try for the Babarians against the All Blacks. An absolutely amazing game and day. They were playing today’s standard of rugby and it was 50 years ago! Happy days!

[@RAGING_MIRAGE]

These guys are on another level. I think you said the word electric..

[@lebowski_dude]

Jonah Lomu (the vending machine) was 6'5", 270 pounds and could run the 100m in 10.8 seconds. About as scary humans get.

[@louyeo6571]

So glad you enjoyed watching all those wonderful tries. Rugby is fantastic to watch - its so physical. I love the way the players take each other on, ride huge collisions, get knocked down and pick themselves up to be ready for the next phase. There’s no room in the game for prima donnas - it’s truly a team effort, the ‘vending machines’ and the fast little guys all have their part to play. The season here is just about to end - I’m already counting the days till the Autumn …

[@ThomasKelly669]

I was coaching soccer and shared an event with Scottish Rugby youth coaches, in my late 30s and learning how to pass a rugby ball like a spinning torpedo, was amazing

[@2025SPACEDUDE]

It’s called football not soccer

[@ThomasKelly669]

@@2025SPACEDUDE am fae glesga a wis jus bein cosmopolitan 😂😂 I’m from Glasgow I was just being cosmopolitan For non Glaswegian suffers

[@EdDnB]

You got to be looking at the scores to, and the time of the game when these try’s are getting scored… coz they are literally game changers!

[@Zone1BC]

The try at @3:55 and celebration was extra exciting because the game had been in overtime for 4 mins (80 min matches, 40 mins each way) - the whistle goes (barring a small number of situations) at the first stoppage of play after time is reached. Japan was down by 3 points and a try is worth 5 so this try wins them the game against South Africa.

[@TheNZMuppet]

Still remember watching it. I would rank it as the greatest finish of all time due to the share determination of Japan to not quit and to not make any mistakes in order to beat a team such as the Springboks

[@jean-gabrielberne1494]

18:56 Antoine Dupont 5' 7" 80 kg ... Cheslin Kolbe etc.... there IS room for everyone in rugby team

[@BertieCampbellBaldwin]

So lovely to see your reaction. Usually not a fan of ‘reaction’ videos but this is so wholesome. Would happily watch a game with you to explain the ins and outs.

[@steveroberts728]

FYI Rugby matches are played over 2 halves of 40 mins each way (80 mins total). There are no time outs (unless someone dies), no commercial breaks, no offense, defense or special teams just end to end free flowing play. Substitutions are allowed for injuries or tactical reasons however, generally the same players who started, end up finishing the game. Passing forward is not allowed but kicking forward is. There used to be no padding and no helmets although some very light protective padding is now allowed, particularly in the professional game and some players can be seen wearing headgear but they’re not hard shell like American football helmets but rather designed to protect the ears from being bitten off. The game that you were really impressed by, was between New Zealand and a “scratch” team called the Barbarians, who invite players to join their team for one off games. This particular game is generally accepted as the “greatest ever” game of rugby and that particular try as the best ever. Just to complicate things for you further, there are two types of rugby played, Rugby Union and Rugby League. There are similarities but also significant differences. I have played both and they are incredibly tough, physically demanding and the impacts can be brutal, especially as when I played, there was no padding at all. There is tremendous respect shown between the players and afterwards, both teams normally have a meal and a few (many) beers together.

[@Nanonic001]

Honestly, the last 20mins of the RSA-JPN (South Africa vs Japan) game was the greatest Rugby I've ever seen

[@Allen-qn9jg]

Me who thought rugby was basically American football but without the pads: 😀 Me after watching this vid: 👁️👄👁️

[@grahamhoughton8783]

Nah, AF is nothing like ruby. No NFL player could play a full game of ruby, they lack endurance and true agility and would not get off the ground after being smashed

[@Gallasso]

JT - I highly recommend watching the France vs South Africa Quarter Final game from this years World Cup. You’ll struggle to find a better game - watch it in full rather than highlights - best game I have ever watched.

[@Sandysand701]

The basic rules are: You can only pass/throw the ball backwards but you can kick the ball forwards, you can only tackle the person holding the ball, a try/touch down that's closer to the the posts is an advantage for the kicker to make the conversion, meaning a try under the post entitals the kicker to kick in front/square on.

[@AVFC_Faithful]

The clip that seemed slow, was most likely a game of 7's. Same game, just 7 players per team instead of 15

[@Nizzleson]

That's right. For those interested, 7s rugby are very short games with 7 players per team, but on a full sized field. It's essentially a 15 minute sprint drill with tackles. You have to be superhuman-levels of fit to play 7s at the highest level. The USA 7s team is pretty competitive actually, as it's an olympic sport.

[@usha9807]

Rugby Union is one of the best games on the planet. It was always fun in our family as my mum was Welsh, dad was English, I was born in Scotland, my ex-husband is Irish...we could all agree however, that if none of our countries were in the running we would support New Zealand...

[@sarahharding5197]

Know the feeling - I am Scottish with some Irish heritage who married a Welsh man. Only thing we agree on is not supporting England! Last Six Nations I saw an advert which said "You don't choose your team, your grandparents did that for you"

[@robertroberts8648]

The atmosphere in rugby, especially waching your national team is absolutely electric. You can only kick foreword. You pass back otherwise its a foreword pass and a foul. When you score a try then you get a chance of a conversion using the goalposts. Or use them for a drop goal.

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello JT. This was Rugby Union. There is also Rugby League, where you stop after a tackle, like NFL. I have seen reactions to a video comparing the two RU and RL, which I reckon you would enjoy. I am from Manningham, Bradford. They were the first RL champions, before becoming football team Bradford City, where you previously saw the fire at the former rugby ground. The other Bradford team, now known as Bulls, play at Odsal Stadium. A cup final replay there once had over 100,000 spectators.

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

League is a much better game.

[@adammoorby3466]

Bruva I have to thank you for this one I'm from the UK and never been into rugby mainly because I've never understood it but watching this reaction has just gained more than 1 new fan let's see more JT 👊👊👊

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Plenty of my Welsh boys in this, several times. 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐑🤪

[@karlf.karlsen4365]

When you realize the most used *protection*, except for protect them family jewels, is a headband in order not to rip the ears off, you suddenly understand how tough these guys are.

[@kelbatt7729]

In a Test match around 1990, All Black, ( Name of New Zealand National Rugby Team) Captain Buck Shelford did indeed get his family jewels cut open during a match. He got it stitched up at half- time, then carried on playing - Thats tough ...

[@darrenj.griffiths9507]

Rugby is exhilarating. I'm only 5'5 and small as a kid buy I played rugby at school and enjoyed it... apart from getting tackled by teenage Godzillas.. all jumping on you. But if you had the ball and could get away... it's exciting.

[@TheTwoFingeredBulldog]

One of the best sports ever created. So intense and entertaining from start to finish. Watch some games.

[@limpetcarre1139]

You can only be tackled if you are carrying the ball, so if you think you will be tackled, you can kick the ball forward, so the opposing player can not tackle you. You then run around the opposing player and hope to recover the ball and continue with your attack. Definitely watch some videos on the "Laws" of Rugby (never say rules to a Rugby fan).

[@sleepingtoken138]

the scotland-england tied game is probably one of the best games you could ever watch, at half time scotland were down by 31 points, their comeback was monumental!

[@AgentOccam]

Yes, the goal posts are used for kicking "conversations" where if successful add to the score of the try: Try without conversation = 5 points (used to be 4); try with conversation adds 2 points. They are also used for penalties, which get you three points, and drop-goals ( drop kick between the posts), which also earn three. Line outs and scrums (where they interlocked their arms) are just ways of battling for possession of the ball, and are handled by the forwards (the *really* big guys), and the backs in general do the speedster stuff and sidestepping etc. They generally score most of the tries. Oh, and rugby can have some very low scoring, boring games - especially if both teams have defence styles or the weather is shit and the ground slippery. So don't expect every game to be as exiting as these obviously were.

[@Ned-Ryerson]

I might have to have a conversation about "conversions" with you. ;) Grid Iron has the 2 point conversion too, these days, but that basically is trying to achieve another touchdown, while the rugby conversion is more like the PAT, just worth more, and scored from behind the point where the try was actually made, so not necessarily in the centre of the pitch.

[@tomwilliams3965]

Like they say Canadians are born with hockey skates on, us Welsh are born with rugby balls in our hands! Would love to see you learn about such an amazing sport, plenty of England Vs Wales drama for you to react to!

[@jimmyjarrett-ws2iz]

As an Englishman I can say the Welsh are great at 3 things, rugby, singing and soldiering.

[@razor1uk610]

*^ ...* & @jimmyjarrett-ws2iz Indeed! 😂 ..and we can all agree the Scott's are the more potential dangerous to sheep; ...as not only are only Welsh/Khumry/Cymwry born sheep must be allowed to keep their tails, .malso only the Scott's can typically wear kilts, which have no zipper or belt to loosen like typical Anglo + Welsh jeans, trousers etc.. as sheep can & wilo hear the sounds of a zipper zipping or the jangle of belt buckle(s) a mile off/away

[@courtneynairn508]

He didn't jump up by himself. His teammates lift him up. This is called a line out. The one you were asking about, where you wanted to know why their arms were intertwined, that is called a scrum. There are videos on KZbin that explain the rules.

[@ninthcouncil]

It wasn't always the case that lifting was allowed at the lineout (which occurs when the ball leaves the field of play and is then thrown back in to a line of potential receivers). When I played in school lifting was still illegal, and even now it feels odd to watch.

[@oliverdavis1695]

Being an American and former avid American football fan, I can admit to you (but not to my teenage son), that rugby is a superior game in all ways. It is far more physical and requires a greater number of skills and stamina from all its players. And at the end of each game, the players are expected to shake hands and either sit down to a meal together (youth) or enjoy a pint of beer (adults). I reckon one of the greatest sports concepts of all time is the British and Irish Lions. Look them up. Basically, every four years, the best players are chosen from the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish national teams to form a Lions squad. It must be remembered that these guys are fierce rivals! They are then flown into the southern hemisphere to play rugby powerhouses such as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Basically, the adage is to learn to bury your differences and get on as a team or be humiliated by the other side. That is true sportsmanship!

[@shaunhovell8262]

NZ All Black Sir Wayne "Buck" Shelford will always a rugby football legend for the 1986 injury he sustained in a match against France, while still an amateur player (no sponsorship or endorsements) 20mins into the match he was involved in a very aggressive maul where he lost 4 teeth and a french players boot tore open his scrotum leaving his testicle exposed. He calmly left the field, asked the team doc to stitch him up and he went back on the field to play. Now that's hard core 🤘🤘

[@Yos115]

Rugby > football

[@ds.3577]

🤣

[@Rectal_Scattergun]

Rugby is football. It's called Rugby Football. You might mean Rugby Football is better than Gridiron football or association football

[@kevintwine2315]

Football will always be number one

[@scottanderson3751]

American football is actually American Rugby but no one’s noticed yet 😉

[@Yos115]

@@Rectal_Scattergun I bet you're fun at parties... I know the historical names of each but nobody calls them that now.

[@selenacaemawr]

I'm in Wales so I'm super happy you're showing off our national sport! We'd love to see you learning the rules of the game, as well as rugby fan etiquette (so much more gentlemanly than with football crowds). But if you like Rugby, you should look up the difference between Rugby Union and Rugby League. I wanna see which one is your favourite! 🤔 I'm going to take a guess and think you might find league games more interesting!

[@realityunbroken]

If you can, try to watch the 6 Nations. It's an annual tournament between France, Italy, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Each team plays each other once in a league and the team that is top are the champions. Next one starts 2nd February.

[@rogerorgan5278]

The scoring system for rugby. After a try kicker can place the ball out from where ball was grounded and aim to kick between posts & over the crossbar for a conversion. Try = touchdown = 5 points Conversion adds 2 points. Penalty goal = field goal = 3 points Dropped goal = 3 pointsPenalty goal is like a conversion taken from where Penalty is awarded. A dropped goal is where a player drops the ball deliberately and kicks the ball as it lands through the goal posts.

[@mistycrom]

Rugby is absolutely worth getting into. Passing forward is illegal, as others have said. And yeah, Jonah Lomu (Vending machine with legs - 6'4, 265lb) is a legend in the sport. Worth finding a video on. Another player worth looking up is Sebastian Chabal, who was a French player, and possibly the scariest player to set foot on a rugby pitch - 6'3 and 250lb so you know for when you do. Also, a try is worth 5 points, after which the scoring team gets a chance to score a 'conversion' (A field goal kicked from any point in-line with the try) for another 2 points, for a total of 7points, where a field goal is 3 points.

[@vomgrady]

"A vending machine with legs" made me laugh a lot. Bravo, Sir, Bravo!!!

[@paulajanevowles7221]

When the players have their arms linked and they are bent over and locked together is called a scrum and the posts can be used either to score a drop goal or after a try when there is what is called a conversion.

[@alibrennan6020]

The Late 'Jonah Lomu' is the GOAT (that's coming from an Englishman too, he took us apart many times). The biggest difference between Rugby and American football is American football takes about 3 and a half hours and you see the ball in play for about 15 mins. Rugby takes on average 85 mins and you see the ball in play for 73mins. UNION rules Querries below........... You can Only pass it backwards in Rugby but you can kick it forwards. They always dive at the end because it is not 'scored' until the ball is touched down over the try line(its where the term comes from in American Football). They always aim to get under the post because the point where the try(5points) is scored relates to where the conversion(a conversion((2 points)) is an attempt to kick thru the posts after a try is scored) is taken from. You can also score by kicking thru the posts with a Penalty(3 points) and a Drop goal(3 points). When the players huddled together It's called 'The Scrum' a way to restart the game... in short! The ball gets played in by one teams 'scrum half' and they push against each other to compete for the ball. You have a variety of body shapes to fill different positions, broken down generally into 'Forwards' and 'Backs' the forwards tend to be the bigger guys and take part in the scrum and lineouts, the backs tend to be faster and more skillful. A subset within the backs would be the 'Scrumhalf'(number 9) and the 'Flyhalf'(number 10) these positions act like your Quarterbacks, dictating the games pace direction, tactics and so on. You need to watch some full games to get the full picture, that was just addressing a few of your querries (Tip of the Iceburg) amazing game. Ethos of the game: A thugs game played by gentlemen and what happens on the pitch stays there!!! Fans sit together and friends after.

[@johnhearn5644]

The try which starts at 4minutes 40 seconds in; which you described as the "coolest rugby try" you've seen is affectionally known as "The Try". It's generally considered the greatest try of all time.

[@SylvesterTemple]

I don't know if other people have mentioned this (there's 204 comments so far, and I'm not going to check!) but here's a few bits and pieces..... 1) There are two (four) forms of Rugby - Rugby Union (which this video was), Rugby League, and then there are the two smaller versions (Rugby Sevens, played with smaller teams on a full sized pitch). 2) In both forms, the ball can only be passed backwards, but can be kicked forwards.... however, the only people who can touch ball are those who are behind the ball at the point when it's kicked. 3) Jonah Lomu (well worth checking out a video on him!) was one of the best ever scary players. 4) Teams consist of "fronts" and "backs" - front guys tend to be big and scary, backs tend to be smaller and quicker. 5) A try is scored at the point the ball touches the ground WHEN IN CONTROL OF THE PLAYER behind the try line, the conversion takes place at a point as far down the field as you like in line with where the try was scored. You score in the corner, you attempt the conversion from the side lines..... 6) No protection is needed because you're taught how to tackle properly and take a tackle safely. The closest you'll ever see to protection is "scrum caps" which are thin cloth "helmets" which are just there to protect your ears from taking injuries in a scrum. Well worth checking out full matches in both Rugby Union and Rugby League - and also, if you want something quicker, check out a Rugby Sevens match. I'm sure others have raised other points that I missed....

[@JacoJohan46664]

The "coolest rugby score" from the 70s is still widely regarded as the greatest try ever scored.

[@q.e.d.9112]

The game at 14:00 when you wondered why they were going so slow wasn’t full rugby. It was a shortened version called “Sevens” with only 7 players per side. I suspect that the game was entirely lopsided and the other side had pretty much given up. It often takes place as a three day tournament with teams playing up to three matches per day. It’s quite good to watch but it lacks the depth and complexity of rugby.

[@iteamy]

"Did he just levitate?" 😂 love the slow realisation here ❤

[@CerdicTheGreat]

I'm a little guy and played rugby at school. I was fast and scored tries from time to time. There is a diagonal line of players running from the back of the scrum called the 3/4 lline with a winger at the end. I'd usually play on the wing or in this 3/4 line. We didn't have to be big (as you do in the scrum or forward line). You just had to avoid the pain of getting tackled.

[@coldire1016]

"so basically, you hand it off to your refrigerator...." 🤣 11:12

[@christogreyling67]

I will gladly do a reaction to learning Rugby video with you. I am South African.. We are the World cup champs (for the second time in a row.. 4th time over all).. I love watching reactions to the greatest sport on the planet..

[@tullochgorum6323]

A big difference between rugby and American Football is that a great rugby score usually involves complex interaction between a number of teammates, while most NFL scores involve a single run or throw.

[@nikwright2842]

You need to do more rugby reactions !! Best sport ever 😊

[@DirkWFourie]

Scores work like this: 5 points for a try. 2 Points for a converted try(Kicking over the goal post after a try is scored). 3 Points for a penalty kick through goal 3 points for a drop goal( Kicking the ball through the post during normal play

[@Nfamus_Kiwi]

3:56 this try was monumental for Japan. The first time they had won a game,e against 1 of the top teir teams I the world. Amazing moment.

[@aaronclair4301]

Just a little comment on the positions. Players wearing numbers 1 - 8 are called the forward pack, They do the grunt work up front. Numbers 10 - 15 are called the backline and they're speedsters and generally the try scorers, and the number 9 is the lynch pin between the two

[@MrKurtank]

John Kirwan, the great athlete who presaged the professional era: anyone faster than him couldn't stop him, anyone bigger than him couldn't catch him. A great New Zealander.

[@ofs82]

The different body types match up to positions just like in the NFL, but because the game keeps running without the downs system, players often find themselves having to cover another position's role and they have to do both defense and offense. From a set piece you can argue that most roles have NFL equivalents though. Props/Hooker (the front row) - basically interior linemen, with the hooker being the center as his role is to secure possession. Second Row/Lock - also like linemen, but usually very tall as they are the lineout jumpers. Also usually used to try to block kicks due to height. Flanker/Number 8 (the back row) - edge rushers (especially in a 3-4), halfbacks, tight ends. Usually big but quite quick. Scrum Half/Halfback - part of the quarterback role. He's usually short and very fast as he has to get to every breakdown to set up the passing plays. Also a good kicker. Sweeps up between the defensive line and the secondary. Fly Half/Outside Half - the other part of the quarterback role, usually the main kicker (so also punter/kicker) and creative center. Kinda like a dual threat QB I guess. Centres (inside and outside) - quite all round backs, vary from power guys to smaller ones. Like slot receivers, LBs and maybe also a strong safety that cheats up a bit, like a Troy Polamalu type. Winger - wide receiver or cornerback Fullback - punter, punt returner, kick returner, free safety.

[@danyell666]

My son is 12 and one month into playing rugby and absolutely loves coming home with all the cuts and bruises - and watching the even younger kids plough in with as much effort as the pros is incredible to watch. The way they just get up and run the pain away puts most other sports to shame. What you are missing is that they go at this pace for 40 minutes straight and after a short break they do another 40 minutes flat out - there is nothing like any form of rugby - this is Union so you should look at League and Aussie Rules!