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[@jayb8298]

These two genuinely are interested in learning...becoming my favourite reactors.....🙏

[@_eclipz_]

They're pretty awesome :)

[@jockeyladjockeylad8492]

NFL has more tackling overall as you are permitted to block tackle - in both codes of Rugby you are only permitted to tackle the ball carrier. I played Union from the age of ten until I was eighteen - dislocated thumb, had to have the blood drained out of my ear cartilage half a dozen times, had an ear stitched back to my head, plastic stitches on upper & lower lips, knocked unconscious three times, pretty much had a continuous black eye, one broken rib plus a host of small stuff too numerous to mention - & I wouldn't change a single second. Probably the most fun you can have whilst keeping your shorts on. Love your stuff, keep up the good work. Love & Kisses from the UK.

[@davidhines7592]

let me guess - your nickname was 'lucky' right?

[@michaelhirst4634]

As a kiwi I relate to this post... but I played from 7 - 25 both codes....👍👍😎

[@newremote]

Except that blocking is not the same as tackling, as US football only allows no-holding interference. If you counted every block as a tackle then you would count every maul or ruck engagement in Rugby as a tackle. In fact, because you can hold and pull a player in these situations, a rugby maul or ruck is more like a tackle than a US block where you can't do either. However, only counting true tackles, there are far more in rugby. A study on concussion in 2011 showed an average of 221 tackles a game in top rugby, against 89 average in US footballl.

[@barrygentry5364]

My preference is Rugby Union because of its continuous action. Mike was puzzled by the scrum when one team was pushing the other side backwards. By keeping the ball inside the parameters of the scrum the team can move the ball forward towards the try line. Sometimes they can push the other team OVER the try line and score a try without the ball coming out of the scrum. Rugby Union also has the most fantastic code of conduct of sportsmanship for their fans to follow and they generally do. I once witnessed a man of 50/60 years of age, standing in the crowd, telling a young referee (maybe 20ish) that he had made a mistake and instead of cussing at the referee he actually said “I think you got that decision wrong, sir”. Standards! A little side information is that you used to react to Lucy Thomas who is a massive fan of Wigan Warriors, one of the best Rugby League teams. Another bit of information about Lucy is that she has given a concert in Japan today and will give another in London’s West End October 22. Evening if you no longer react to singers, I just thought you might like to know how she is doing. ❤

[@markjones127]

For a rugby union match I'd recommend watching the video: '2003 Rugby World Cup Final - Extended Highlights' on the World Rugby YT channel, it's only half an hour and gives you all the important bits plus an edge of the seat match finale. There are strict codes of conduct for tackling which you're taught in rugby, so when players tackle safely it massively reduces risk, the scariest part when I was a kid was being in the scrum, I was the guy right in the middle and being kicked, punched or even bitten was reasonably normal, only time I lost a tooth playing rugby was in a scrum.

[@albrand3201]

The first rule of the scrum is that we don't talk about what happens in the scrum. The second rule of the scrum is that we don't talk about ... etc #BlackArts 😉

[@paulmaxey6377]

You can always recognise a Rugby Union forward who has been in scrums by their cauliflower ears.

[@PeterDay81]

Have a look at the Atherstone Ball Game.The Atherstone Ball Game is a "medieval football" game played annually on Shrove Tuesday in the English town of Atherstone, Warwickshire.And Rugby School is in Warwickshire.

[@spurstrex]

There are many medieval football games where you are not allowed to touch the ball with your hands like so many people kicking the ball to one village or the other

[@PeterDay81]

Yes but in this game you are.

[@grahamtravers4522]

...or the traditional "football" match played in a piazza in Florence (Firenze) on St. John the Baptist's Day, June 24th.

[@geoffreynolds8835]

The rule of the Atherstone football game is. . You're not allowed to kill anyone.. You can punch , kick etc ,but not kill.

[@keithewright]

There is one in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands too, some videos on YT

[@oddviews]

The Narrator touched on why there are two different versions of the game referring to the "working class" of Northern England in the 1890's. The deeper reason is that Rugby Union was played by the boys (then) at the very expensive private schools in England, yes, Rugby - that is an actual town in England, Eton, Harrow and a few others who's boys were from rich families. Rugby was a "man's" game that "toughened up" the boys for the real life as an adult! In those days in general terms, middle and upper class families were in the South and anywhere north of Birmingham was considered the poorer (working class), Not quite the same nowadays but still there is a North/South divide perceived by many!

[@johnmadden2421]

Bearing in mind that the posh players tendency only applied in the United Kingdom. In New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Europe, South America and the Pacific all sorts played rugby.

[@nzlemming]

Also, League was professional from the start whereas Union was an amateur game up until 1995. Now players go from one code to the other (e.g. Sonny Bill Williams, Wendell Sailor).

[@puckbond007]

As somebody who was born in England and grew up there (lived in America since 1992) I was taught that "rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentleman, and football is a gentleman’s game played by hooligans!" I played both as a kid!

[@andrewfitzgerald2327]

More rugby players went to private schools than footballers. Most football players are precious pre Madonna's worried about what they look like .

[@Badgersj]

Another good one: "There was a street fight outside a pub, and suddenly a game of rugby broke out".

[@joguipo]

And League is a Hooligan's game... Played by Hooligans

[@joguipo]

​@@Badgersjlove that

[@Badgersj]

@@joguipo 😆

[@Mouse2222]

Hi, one thing he did not mention in the video, when the ball is put down in the goal area they do try to put it down to as near the "goal sticks" as possible this is because the kick for goal will then be easier for the kicker after the try. If the try is put down under the sticks the bonus goal kick after is more like a goal kick in american football, if the try ball is put down near to the side line the bonus goal kick is also from near the goal line making the kick longer and more angled. The scrum downs have also been change in recent years (due to health and safety regulations) in the front line of the scrum there was two men called Props and a lighter player in the middle of them called "The Hooker" the ball would be placed into the centre of the scrum and the hookers would raise their feet swinging on the two guys propping him up and would try to hook the ball backwards to his team. Due to injuries in the scrum bringing knees up to hook the ball this has been stopped and the ball is put in the scrum nowadays and it does not need to be in the centre. As long as the ball remains in the scrum area the scrum can stay in formation and if the team with the ball has a weight advantage they can use this to push the scrum down the field keeping the ball at their feet and within the scrum. As for the "medieval football" there is still a game played in the UK every year called "Shrovetide Football" there is one main rule, You are not allowed to kill anyone. It is played once a year, can last 2 or 3 days and the goal posts are two miles apart (at either end of the town) the number of players is not a rule so hundreds play the game. Shops are boarded up as it gets quite violent. At the end of the game a hooter is sounded and if the scores are tied the team that has possession of the ball at that time wins. It is played through the town, over hills and through rivers, it is quite a thing (here is a link if you would like to have a look at the game kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmLNm6V5dsiFeM0). A couple of other sports in the UK you might like to look into are,, Cheese rolling competition held once a year and The annual shin kicking competition not forgetting Bog snorkelling. Because were are a little bit mad over here lmao.

[@doughaslehurst5108]

Rugby players are not replaced by defence or offensive specific players, they all stay on the field, except for a few substitutes or injuries.

[@rosa32]

Like the other comment, check out the ref Nigel Owens.

[@markbanner6473]

For sure. A sport like Rugby Union needs great refs and Nigel was the master.

[@cheryltotheg2880]

I remember when he was on radio 5 on the Saturday morning helping people with their personal problems it was so good 😂

[@pinkgirlgaminghappypink697]

top man Nigel Owens best Ref ever

[@britblue]

connected to the game of Rugby - but but more importantly hugely entertaining! - you might want to look up on youtube the lone Welsh rugby fan who finds himself in the French end of the Stade de France for a Wales/France rugby match - sings Welsh national anthem all by himself & all the French fans around him love it!

[@1chish]

Aaah .. well ... One weekend when I was driving trucks I got stuck near Paris when the customs went on strike. Now that Sunday the English were playing the French at Parc des Princes. So I took the tractor unit (trailer was in customs shed), parked in 2 car park spaces at the stadium and wandered in. To the French end. Had a brilliant game (England won) and had a greater time with the French supporters and yes I sang the anthem all to myself at the wrong end.

[@theStonedAgeGuy]

I'm a huge rugby fan and struggle with American Football. My brother is the other way around. My mum played in the 1st Wales Women's International, against England in 1987. I played from age 5 until injury playing rugby in the army when I was 20.

[@JoBrady-q8p]

In my late teens I had a boyfriend who played for a rugby union team.. The boyfriend only lasted a few months but I fell in love with the game and 50 years later I'm still in love with rugby.

[@markjones127]

I can only talk for the UK but when we say footy we mean football or soccer as you'd call it, rugby is called Rugby Football though just to confuse matters and maybe they refer to it as footy in other rugby loving nations like Australia or South Africa etc. I loved playing as a kid, in Wales it was the default sport of choice to play when I was a kid so we all played rugby, I was always small and fast so was less involved with the rougher side of the game, so I loved it, always felt a bit sorry for some of my team mates who'd come off the pitch looking like they'd just been in a war zone! 🤣 Once a year we'd play a local posh school in a charity game and they were basically all on rugby scholarships so possible future pro's, that game was the only time I ever felt genuinely scared as they'd literally beat the crap out of us, we didn't care about the score as we always got thrashed, we just wanted to to be able to walk off the pitch at the end and not be stretchered off!

[@mikezog1030]

Its called "footy" in Australia, "rukby" in South Africa...

[@markjones127]

@@JohnPretty1 🤣

[@johndeppe7891]

​@@mikezog1030it is not called rukby in SA.

[@mikezog1030]

@@johndeppe7891 yes it is - speak to any dutchman...

[@johndeppe7891]

@mikezog1030 no it isn't.

[@IanHopkinson-lu8xo]

An American football coach once said rugby was American football played by men, with the passing of basketball and the fighting of ice hockey

[@pinkgirlgaminghappypink697]

🤣

[@PRINCE23062003]

Football is 90 minutes of pretending that you're hurt, rugby is 80 minutes of pretending that you're not hurt.

[@cheryltotheg2880]

I love this it’s so true 😂

[@Muckylittleme]

Football has gone that way unfortunately, overpaid prima donnas, but it still a much better spectacle when played well.

[@Isleofskye]

@@Muckylittleme I have attended 1,779 matches in 84 stadiums since 1962 and it has been brilliant on the whole:)

[@Muckylittleme]

@@Isleofskye Year of my birth.

[@SimonDover]

​@@MuckylittlemeA more beautiful game certainly. I now love watching the Lionesses. After falling out of love with the men's game. But Rugby is like Chess. Simulated war , strategic pieces and moves. It's more cerebral to watch.

[@julianfarrall8963]

The big difference between American football and both codes of rugby, is that in rugby you can only tackle the ball carrier.

[@kingfisher_man]

When I was in secondary school back in the 1980's. We weren't allowed to play football. We only played rugby. As football is about cheating, whereas rugby is about discipline and making a man out of you.

[@edhoward-bearder3081]

Footie in Australia is Aussie Rules Football which is another sport completely and mental!

[@MrChaza001]

And Rugby League is known as Catch me Kiss me!

[@B-tr9kz]

It depends what state you're in. Half the country calls footy Aussie Rules Football, and the other half calls footy Rugby League.

[@CagedPaps]

On the rugby union scrum, you've got the team with the ball, they have a player (number 9, scrum half) who rolls the ball in. Each team has 3 players in their front row, the hooker in the middle, a prop either side. Loose head and tight head props are their names, depeding on how many opossing heads they have. A if you're on the left side you only have a player's head on your right, so you're the loose head prop. The tight head prop is usually the strongest player, they're not just pushing forward but also trying to keep the drive straight. The hooker is called the hooker as they are meant to hook the ball with their foot. Nowadays it doesn't go in that straight, but the scrum is still contested. At the stadiums, usually international games, there's often scrum machines you can hit to win beer tokens or merchandise. Sometimes they're solo, other times it's 3 of you. Kind of like a boxing machine, you get a rating on how hard you can push. If you found it interesting there's a rugby documentary on Netflix covering the 6 Nations, which is an annual international tournament in Europe. (Scotland, Wales, England, France, Ireland, and Italy)

[@alanbatt]

Must see Rugby Hits your jaw will drop! a great video review keep it up

[@uppyraptor49]

Rugby actually has a WORLD cup

[@djgrant8761]

Both forms of Rugby have World Cups.

[@AthanImmortal]

I appreciate the diversity of your content, music, comedy and sport, it's so good.

[@oddviews]

As a Rugby fan of both of its versions, I am happy with Narrator's explanation of the differences. Excellent video

[@simonm7133]

You must watch wheelchair rugby league. That game is insane where wheelchair collisions are bone shaking. It is played indoors similar to a basketball court but larger. What is amazing is that, like the abled versions, they play 2 x 40 minute halves so you have to incredible upper body strength and stamina . Even though it is primarily played by disabled athletes, a team can field two players who are not disabled as the game has gained popularity with everyone. The game is stopped for a few seconds when a wheelchair topples over or they get tangled. Each player wears a series of velcro ribbons on their shirts which have to be stripped off by an opponent to signify a tackle.

[@nzlemming]

Also known as "Murder Ball" among players. Such a fierce game.

[@me-xj7et]

So in League after the tackle they retreat 10 metres, however once the ball is played (the player putting his/her foot on the ball and rolling it back) the defence will rush forward into the 10 metre zone.

[@L-po8rx]

Yeah, that. 10 metre zone disappears the moment the ball starts playing again. The defenders can close in again.

[@narabdela]

Accurate enough, but pretty boring tbh, and probably quite confusing if you're not familiar with the sport. There are better explanatory videos out there. 'Footy' means football btw. ('Soccer' to Americans).

[@charlesfrancis6894]

American rugby is improving just as American football [soccer] has reached a good level .American cricket is also improving .Italy were late comers to Rugby Union and would always get beaten in what was called the five nations[now six nations] .Last season they beat one of the best and if there standard continues they may one day win the six nations trophy .The six nations are England Scotland Wales France Ireland and Italy.

[@albertstevens4896]

'Mob Football' is still played at Ashbourne in Derbyshire on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday every year. There are clips on KZbin if you are interested.

[@philjan2]

The conversion kick,after a try, is placed in line with where the ball was placed in the try. That is why players try to place the ball as close to the posts as possible to make the kick easier. Not mentioned just informing you🙂

[@gillfox9899]

My son always liked playing sports so he played cricket, football, rugby union and American football. I asked him what he thought the difference was injurywise between American football and rugby. His view was that with rugby the injuries could be more serious but were less often whereas it was much easier to get your fingers broken or damaged in American football At 34 he still plays football and rugby but gave up the American football in his mid twenties

[@seanmc1351]

what you should watch guys i will the link at the end of comment, is probably the best ref there has ever been in rugby, nigel owens, not just watching him ref, which is first class, but he explains alot to the players why he gave a free kick, penalty or scrum, there is one thing and its not a negative, but a positive, as you will hear him joke about is sexualty in a game, he is a legend, but these guys tower above him, and whne he talks to them in a nice respectful manor, its like a father talkiing to his child, anyone that knows rugby around the world, knows nigel 10 Minutes of Nigel Owens being Nigel Owens | The Referee Grand Master

[@pda3095]

Another suggestion to watch might be 'What went down' with Nigel Owens, amazing guy that everyone loves.

[@richardjames3022]

In Australia it's often called 'Footy' but it also applies to Australia Rules Football

[@stephengibson4217]

Tackling in Rugby is safer, the Seattle Sea Hawks teach their players to tackle like rugby players to reduce concussions.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

Rugby was said to have originated in Rugby which is a town in England in 1846 .

[@richardwest6358]

Rugby School not town

[@glastonbury4304]

​​@@richardwest6358...yes but in the town of Rugby...so yes you are both right...but it was 1823 and codified in 1845

[@neilfleming2787]

BTW a rugby match is 80 minutes only. 40 minutes a half with usually 10 minutes between halves.

[@emmanuelmartin1238]

As a smaller kid, Rugby (Union where I'm from) was always the dreaded school sport. I was often picked up and thrown about like a doll. I was a 'Hooker' ( no not that) basically the little guy who had go into the scrum and hook the ball out. It was played in the colder seasons so the ground was either wet and muddy or frozen. There was a period in the 80's where US football was making in roads in the Uk and influencing some and I have an abiding memory of a guy at school who was a fast runner ( but not too bright) who kept on getting the ball over the line but would throw the ball down U.S. style, which of course doesn't count.

[@JamesHyde1986]

Footy is a nickname used for Rugby League in the Southern Hemisphere. Derived from Rugby Football League.

[@PjRjHj]

Nah, just in Queensland and New South Wales

[@JamesHyde1986]

@@PjRjHj Footy is and was always a New Zealand term to refer to RL, mainly around Auckland, but was later adopted by the Aussies to also include Aussie Rules. “Footy” as in Football/Soccer is a more modern use of the word.

[@FayeSless-di3jg]

Professionalism was not legalised in Rugby Union until as recently as 1995! Prior to that, if a Union player even tried out for a Rugby League team he could be banned from the Union game for life. After a tackle in Rugby League, the ball is in play once it has been rolled back with the foot - this is usually a mere tap. It can then be picked up and play continues.

[@ChurchyXo]

Two amazing Rugby players you guys should check out are Jonah Lomu, RIP, and Sebastien Chabal. Total opposite styles but both were incredible players.

[@robertobrien5709]

What would be a good rugby union reaction would be to watch New Zealand player Jonah Lomu one of the greatest rugby players of all time, he was 265 pounds, 6 foot 5 tall and could run 100metres in 10.8 seconds and was extremely difficult to stop.

[@conwaynoel3715]

One of the greatest ever RIP Jonah taken too soon.

[@ianjardine7324]

One of the few to deserve the label Legend. A monster and a gentleman on and off the field.

[@blockysplacocker]

footy is short for football (soccer)...well it is most of the time in the UK ⚽

[@JamesHyde1986]

Footy is a nickname used for Rugby League in the Southern Hemisphere. Derived from Rugby Football League.

[@blockysplacocker]

Cool did not know that in the southern hemisphere, cheers ​@@JamesHyde1986

[@paulbromley6687]

They should have simply shown the Rugby Union Version this is unnecessarily way too complicated.

[@Michael-kt6gi]

Sod off.

[@vaudevillian7]

Thanks for reacting to another of my suggestions! Footy is soccer, or Australian Football in Australia - that’s another great sport to check out, the AFL did an updated introduction video fairly recently. You’ll see why so many punters in college football are from Australian Football backgrounds (and some in the NFL too of course - notably Michael Dickson). They touch down the ball in the middle of the ‘end zone’ because you have to kick the ‘PAT’ (Conversion) from directly in line with the ball. So if that existed in American football it would be like just scoring a touchdown over the pylon, the kicker would then be taking the PAT literally on the sideline. There’s no dedicated kickers in Rugby, although there’s usually one player that’s better. But the same team plays the whole game just like soccer, playing both offence and defence with a similar number of substitutions as soccer. It’s played in two 40 min halves. Canadian Football retains a little more of the old Rugby rules, particularly with freedom of kicking and live balls. The 10m uncontested in League isn’t permanent, it’s just until the ball is passed so they’ll be right back on you again. It’s just to contrast it to Union where the ball can always be contested immediately after a tackle.

[@vaudevillian7]

The Women’s World Cup final in 2022 is on KZbin uploaded by World Ruby - but there’s a score spoiler in the thumbnail just be warned There’s very strict rules about tackling. You’re exactly right about the difference between bareknuckle and gloved boxing - exactly the same with Rugby and American Football Might be worth checking out Louis Rees-Zammit who played Rugby for Wales and now plays for the Chiefs

[@pegaz6529]

If you want to see a lot of illegal tackles that makes the NFL look like a kid's sport, I suggest watching "Rugby - Till I collapse".

[@Muckylittleme]

LOL the guy who makes these US videos is trying desperately to promote the women's game which is largely irrelevant frankly. It is mainly men who watch sports and they want to watch the physicality and athleticism of the men's game. It always make laugh when feminists accuse men of being sexist for not supporting the women's game when women themselves don't support it. 🤦‍♂

[@pegaz6529]

@@Muckylittleme Women failed the WNBA - "So let me get this straight. I have to pay for dinner, stop the axe wielding maniac, AND I have to watch the WNBA games for you? When are you going to pick up your end of the couch?" - Bill Burr.

[@Muckylittleme]

@@pegaz6529 Yes great routine.

[@marklowe1393]

Please try to watch rugby hits to I collapse

[@martinthompson7160]

Touch is at the sides, the 'end zone' line is called the dead ball line. If the ball is punted forward you must come from behind the kicker or be played on by the kicker or a player coming from behind the kicker before taking part in the play. After the try the conversion is taken from any point directly in line with the touch down, therefore players attempt to get nearer the centre of the in-goal area before touching down.

[@tick999]

Medieval football is still played in some parts of England and Italy which is like rugby + football + punching

[@andrewfitzgerald2327]

Played Rugby at school some minor injuries, broken fingers and noses but still fun. There are many female rugby videos on KZbin, the best rugby tackles is a good one. Went to see a American foot ball match in New York . I put on twenty pounds and lost all track of time.

[@TheVRRacer]

Great to see how genuinely interested in the topic you both were! Rugby is a sport that transcends just sport. Widely regarded as arguably the best game of rugby (Union) is the 2023 World Cup Quarter-Final between South Africa & France. Every aspect of rugby was on full display in a nail-biting match. Hope you get to see it. Much love from NZ

[@Badgersj]

PS it's OK to use the term "soccer" when referring to what we call football. Soccer is an abbreviation of the term "Association Football" which is the official term for that game, so it's actually a British word to begin with.

[@carefreescot]

Not sure what you mean by being 'OK' to use the term soccer, as it immediately marks someone out as being foreign, probably American. I am getting on in years now and have attended many football matches, but have only ever heard it called soccer when talking about Americanisms in the English language, and I have never, ever heard a British football fan refer to it as soccer. However this video is about rugby, so I will stop before this ends up being an essay.

[@Badgersj]

@@carefreescot And I'll stop after this as well! No it's definitely a word of English origin rather than American. I'm not a football fan but I've definitely heard it used by English people (I'm also getting on in years). It may be used mostly by Americans nowadays, but it came from us.

[@allanmowz]

My understanding is it was called soccer after “assoccer” (association football) in Oxford Uni in the1880s and the term was exported to America. England then changed prefered names but America never got the memo, same as the metric system. So yes, it is technically England's word and fault. That of course won't stop the perpetual argument online amongst fans.

[@Badgersj]

@@allanmowz That sounds reasonable. Oh, we'll be arguing about it till kingdom come!

[@MillsyLM]

As a programme collector the term soccer was used very frequently throughout the sixties and seventies and into the eighties as well. I've always found it a bit silly that people can get so "offended" by a word. If you're watching an American reactor and they are watching a sport video you should expect them to call it what they're used to.

[@AncientBriton1948]

Footy is Football (soccer) ⚽️ Rugger is Rugby 🏉

[@JamesHyde1986]

Footy is a nickname used for Rugby League in the Southern Hemisphere. Derived from Rugby Football League.

[@PjRjHj]

Footy is short hand for Soccer, Australian Football, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Gaelic Football, depending on one's locality

[@JamesHyde1986]

@@PjRjHj Footy is and was always a New Zealand term to refer to RL, mainly around Auckland, but was later adopted by the Aussies to mean RL but also including Aussie Rules. “Footy” as in Football/Soccer is a more modern use of the word.

[@djgrant8761]

The line at the end of the field that runs parallel to the try line is called the Dead-Ball Line. The lines that run on the sides of the field is called the Touch line. In Rugby League a field goal is worth 1 point but if the field goal is kicked 40 metres or further out from the goal line the field goal is worth 2 points. Rugby Union started in 1823 when William Webb Ellis who was playing association football (soccer) picked up the ball and ran with it. The trophy for the Rugby Union World Cup is called the Webb Ellis Cup. On Saturday March 1st, 2025 Rugby League is returning to Las Vegas for the second time where Allegiant Stadium will be hosting 4 game. (Super League: Wigan vs Warrington 1:30pm PST/8:30pm AEDT, NRL: Canberra Raiders vs New Zealand Warriors 4pm PST/11am AEDT, Test Match: Australian Jillaroos vs England 6pm PST/1pm AEDT, NRL: Penrith Panthers vs. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8:30pm PST/3:30pm AEDT.) The Jillaroos are our national women’s team.

[@kentishmale1969]

The difference between the two different sports of Rugby Union and Rugby League is a bit like the difference between the NFL (American Football) and CFL (Canadian Football)

[@ManKidRides]

Once you have retreated 10m you're "on side" and once they start to play the ball, you're free to go forward and meet them, you don't have to stay back the 10m the whole time. But if you move forward from the 10m mark, before they start to play the ball, then you're off side and gave away a penalty if you engage with a player, before retreating back into "on side" at that 10m mark. The 2 markers can also start engaging as soon as the ball is in play again, and they do not have to retreat 10m, so a common play is to pass the ball wide to avoid them, but sometimes a sneak play is made to catch them off guard and run past them before they react. Hope that's not too confusing.

[@cyberdan42]

You correctly identified the key issue regarding pads+helmet or not. In US-Football players hurl themselves into collisions in a fashion that defenders in other sports do not. In addition in US-Football you are able to contact (block) players off the ball and frequently, players can be blindsided; this is less common in both Rugby codes as only a player with the ball is a valid contact target, so their is less "unexpected" collisions.

[@PatrickBänziger-z6m]

Definition of rugby: Poetic violence.

[@deb1544]

You should watch til I collapse it will show you hits from over the years and how physical this game is. It’s an amazing sport and it’s played by proper men unlike football, the football players nowadays can’t even be slightly touched it’s just full of posers.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

One good rule they brought in for rucking was the banning of raking. It used to be legal to use your feet to move the ball back/ move the opposing players away from the ball. This basically meant that if you were on the floor in a ruck you'd get your thighs, face, and hands stamped on. Getting your fingers broken or your thigh stomped is really painful.

[@SkipInExile]

Rugby union is MUCH better than league. It’s the international rugby that things get incredible. Every year both the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere have their own tournaments. Is something American sports badly misses. I’m an Aussie. Had a very painful weekend. We got beat by Argentina (love they are doing well, sucks for us. ) Best rugby game to watch is Japan vs South Africa 2015 rugby world cup

[@KennyRademeyer]

Best game to watch is France vs the Springboks in the last WC. I'm from South Africa. Say no more😊

[@ManKidRides]

Rugby League is a Gentleman's game played by mugs, Whereas Rugby Union is a Mug's game played by Gentlemen.

[@gmdhargreaves]

Rugby League is something you would like it makes American Football look tame in deed

[@sliderdriver1]

A scrum is played by a player passing the ball into the centre of the players from the side. Object is to get the ball out to the rear while both teams "push" each other to 1 get ground to collect the ball, 2 make ground to your advantage.

[@rarotime5555]

The markers can tackle after the play the ball. And when in defence in league, your team will be 10m back(onside) by the time the tackled player stands. Usually you meet halfway

[@watchreadplayretro]

Have fun with -those two- that match recommended (even if you cannot upload reactions) Great stuff, thanks guys!

[@gmdhargreaves]

The Tackle is the most important part of all these sports combined, it’s the spin in the tackle that determines the game for sure

[@themoderntemplar1567]

The reason why they try to get behind the posts for a try is that relative placement determines the position where the conversion kick is taken. American football is way more dangerous because of the "protective" gear worn. You guys should look for Rugbys biggest hits here on KZbin, it's brutal 😂

[@PeterJennings-k9r]

'Footie' is what Ozzies call Australian Rules (Ozzie Rules)

[@colrhodes377]

Watch the 2003 Rugby world cup final between Australia and England.

[@ChrisRaeAdmin]

Historically Rugby League was slightly less dangerous because everyone had to turn up to work on Monday. The Union Scum is extremely technical and is almost unmanageable to referee . I was always taught Rugby is a ruffians game played by gentlemen, soccer is a gentleman's game played by ruffians, as such it relied in a degree of restraint until it when professional 1995. Best games are often Wales (3m pop) vs England (56m) Wales at home where the Welsh singing is worth points.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

Statistically rugby has more injuries than gridiron but gridiron injuries tend to be more severe. I played for 15 years and my only injuries were: teeth, ear, couple of fingers, toes (many many times), left wrist, right hand, ribs (many times), left knee ruined, right knee, right shoulder, cornea, pelvis, and about ten concussions. I've only seen 3 cases of a fully snapped bone and only one seizure. The only reason I stopped is because my knees would only last for 20 minutes and my ribs were rebreaking too easily.

[@BoomslangSkin3739]

Love this video and I am glad you were interested in learning about it! You should check out the video of the most brutal Rugby tackles! It's pretty fun and I think you might like it!

[@williamwebb8908]

Footy is correct in Australia. You're right about the stop-start aspect of American football on most Rugby fans.

[@johnmccarron]

1823. Rugby football was created by William Webb Ellis who picked up the ball and ran with it in his arms during a football game at Rugby School in England.

[@johnmadden2421]

Allegedly.

[@Mark_Bickerton]

Football in its various forms was indeed banned (Or at least attempted to be banned) by a Monarch or two. The reason being that it was so popular, pretty much everyone played it on their one day off... Sunday. The laws did not stop there, they required all men and boys of fighting ages to spend hours "At the Butts" practicing their archery. So that when the King decided it was time for another rumble with the French, he had a ready supply of trained archers!

[@davidwatts-hw2dh]

Rugby started last century in English 'high end' schools and universities for boys. We took it to the old empire countries and also the pacific islanders who love to play. Yes, our girls play it too! Tough babes!

[@richardscales9560]

Of course there are still a few places with mob football on Shrove Tuesday. There's a couple of videos out there I've seen on the Atherstone Ball game.

[@PatrickBänziger-z6m]

A "try" is called as such in rugby because originally you got no points for touching down behind the goal line, however, what it did give you was the right to 'try' and score points by kicking a conversion, i.e. kicking a ball between the posts. Later, as the rules evolved, points were included when touching down behind the goal line, but it retained the name 'try'.

[@1chish]

The other big difference between American football and rugby is that in rugby there are just the 13 or 15 players and they play the full 80 minutes (unless one or two are subbed) of full on action whereas in American football there is an offence and defence teams, there is the stop / go and the TV breaks. On tackling remember that in American football a player is torpedoing another because that ends the play and the ball is dead. In rugby a player has to grapple the other player to stop them and that is done mostly round the legs or body as they have to hold them to the ground until told to release as the ball is always live.

[@leefordham725]

Both codes of Rugby matches are nominally 80 minutes in length + 10 minutes for a half-time break. Although stoppages for injuries, checking via video replay of whether a try has been properly scored, foul play, etc. means they can go much longer than the 80 mins.

[@steve26553]

Speaking of injuries, you only need to look at the ears of many rugby players. With the constant knocks, they develop what is commonly described as "cauliflower ear"

[@markborder906]

As a 71 year old Englishman with no interest in rugby, this was very interesting and informative. Thank you for reacting to it.

[@neilgriffiths6427]

Calling rugby "Footie" may well get you indicted at the Hague - "Footie" is a not-so-common slang word for football (Soccer to Yanks).

[@EgoSumPapa]

It’s often called footie in Aus and NZ

[@antonymataroa604]

You can watch extended highlights which go for about 4 to 6 minutes

[@_eclipz_]

Didn't know a lot about rugby until i moved to the UK. Had 2 cousins playing it back home so knew it existed and that was about it lol. Now i love it haha. Maybe try some rugby greatest plays/hits reaction? Loads of em around on YT. Anyway, hope the little one is well, and you too of course lol. Great vid, thanks.

[@PhantomGhostWriter47]

I think the 3 biggest differences between both codes of rugby and American football is You can only tackle the ball carrier, if you tackle anyone "off" the ball you will be penalised. The ball can only be passed backwards (or flat pass sideways) you cannot pass the ball forward to a team mate other than by a kick. There is only one team playing the entire match (but you have a limited number of subs) everyone has to attack and defend unlike American football that has specialist defenders and attackers on the field depending on whether your team has the ball or not.

[@eventingcrazy]

Where you guys have the Army/Navy football game every year, the UK Army/Navy game is Rugby

[@matthewbaxter4670]

I'm a Rugby League fan being from Northern England. Footy is more from Australian commentators

[@johnhendy803]

Rugby match is 80 minutes (40 each way), 15 min half time break, game finishes after 80 min once the ball goes out of play 😊

[@margaretflounders8510]

Footy is our slang for football, meaning you use your foot!

[@Lars-k1p]

I really wouldn’t stress watching a full game to start with, there so many vids showing Rugby best skills, best hits etc that will help you on your way. The six nations tournament is in the northern hemisphere . The likes of England Ireland wales to mention a few. Also the rugby championship in southern hemisphere with New Zealand, South Africa & Argentina and lots of other championship. Hope this helps ✌️

[@JohanMeischke]

Ah your not passing the ball, your playing the ball backwards with your feet

[@Badgersj]

Before you get on to watching a whole match, try watching some of the videos that are clips of various teams and players - and referees. The ref is a very important person in Rugby Union, one of the most famous is the recently retired Nigel Owens - videos of him are very instructive and often very funny.

[@JohanMeischke]

The ball is placed in the middle of the scrum directly between the two front rows. The hooker middle player in the front row then "hooks" the ball with his leg behind him to the back of the scrum which is then picked up and played by the half back , the player who origionally placed the ball in the scrum, for distribution to the backs. The forwards are the man mountains, well over 6 ft, many in access of 300 lbs who form the scrum. The backs are the speed merchants

[@1Molehill]

In the Rugby Union match that you've been recomended, there are a number of issues over foul play and dangerous tackles so you'll see how the referee handles sending players off

[@robertday1671]

Hey that be great 👍 Be looking forward to seeing y'all's reactions to it!

[@mikezog1030]

In league yes the attacking team has an advantage to get over the gainline (where the ball starts). It is a challenge (requiring huge fitness) for the defending team to get onside and then rush forward to tackle as quickly as possible to give them least distance gained for their 6 tackles. The defenders never have to retreat past their tryline for obvious reasons.

[@nigelbaldwin5324]

hey guys, great reaction, as always. I just checked youtube, and the women's rugby world cup final 2021 is available to watch, but maybe not in the US.

[@nzlemming]

Footy is commonly used colloquially to describe either Union or League. But, if you're in Australia, footy is more likely to describe AFL (Australian Football League), commonly known also as "Aussie Rules", and that is a totally different game on an oval field and the only thing it has in common with either codes of rugby is the vague shape of the ball. 80 minutes of absolute mayhem and the players are regarded as some of the fittest athletes in the world. Also known as "aerial pingpong" for the reason that the ball spends a lot of time high in the air. Worth a look.

[@michaelcox8820]

For me rugby Union is about territory: pushing your team as far up the field as possible, even kicking the out into touch right up the opponent’s end (as near to the touch line as possible), so that you can compete for the line out throw in a dangerous area