The Most BRUTAL Sport In The World | Rugby's Hardest Hits, Biggest Tackles & Crazy Skills

If you aren't a rugby fan, you will be by the end of this brutal video! This rugby compilation showcases big hits, crazy skills, bone crunching tackles & the best rugby highlights.
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[@DieHardRugby]

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[@hayerubihayerubi5720]

American football is like a game of tag in comparison with these boys

[@Mcs74331]

Nah player. You haven’t watched it throughout the years to see that it’s more brutal than rugby. Big difference.

[@frj9808]

@@Mcs74331Ajajajajajaja American football it’s for puss

[@Breeze__gaming]

U don’t know what ur talking about buddy😂😂😂

[@KillianMaddox]

NFL players wear pads so they don't get knocked out every play

[@Breeze__gaming]

@@KillianMaddox they wear pads cuz they hit harder

[@Deluluferrarifan]

As someone who has experienced bouncing off a 6’7 huge guy when trying to tackle. I would say it hurts 3x more than most massive tackles

[@PeterListov]

Oh man, I still remember my last day of competitive rugby. Tried to tackle a 120+ youth national team guy (I was around 90 at the time). Almost static, aiming quite low, but the last things I remember is a blue sky and a free falling sensation :) Hit the field badly with the back of the head, blacked out for a few seconds, got substituted with an injury. Probably got a concussion, as it was really hard to focus on things like reading or computer for almost a month after. At the time, I just started to work as a junior researcher and decided to call it a day :) I just do not want to know how those hits feel :)

[@lewisburnet6617]

Not if you hit him properly, as my coaches would say!

[@Deluluferrarifan]

@@lewisburnet6617 I agree but it’s incredibly hard to wrap with that velocity

[@lewisburnet6617]

@@Deluluferrarifantrue!

[@Nigga4-4life]

Yh I have

[@hiabcd7285]

I just love how in rugby you get hit with a person running at full speed,get knocked onto he floor,shake it off and continue with the game.

[@jacobsukovaty520]

Where as the nfl they complain about a slight strain in the arm

[@HavanahBarbott]

Pretty much like soccer.

[@peterbrigden2124]

Rugby is not nearly as rough or tough as Australian Rules Football. They wouldn't be able to play 4 quarters of full contact football on a field 4 times bigger than a rugby pitch 😭😭👍👍

[@blinkkzyyy]

I play football and rugby and my coach says “Football is 90 minutes of pretending your injured, Rugby is 80 minutes of pretending your not”

[@peterbrigden2124]

These games are for girls compared the Australian Rules Football or Footy as it's called there.. 🥰🥰💯💯

[@sagzbebou1069]

Tough sport, but what a spirit!!! Look at 1:45. After the tackle, a mate of the other team checks on the player and put him in recovery position right away.

[@goodnessgrievous5590]

Respect💯

[@monstermegahoschi]

He really just made sure the guy stayed down.

[@BlackRat-vw9jv]

Rugby is a thugs game, played by gentlemen.

[@doctoredclaw7951]

Respect. running full out into some of them giants is a life changing moment when you realize you just smashed into a meat wall.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

it really does get life changing 30 or 40 years down the line when you are wracked with arthritis and have enough artificial joints that you are worth a a few bob for scrap metal ;

[@gangsta7369]

I played grass roots rugby for 30 years, and I have made some big tackles, and I mean some big hits, but that first hit was criminal, that was brutal. I hope the guy got up ok.

[@gerard_owen]

Yeah. I play rugby too, that tackle was incredible and brutal but all legal tho

[@JebediahSpringfield]

your opinion on the tackle makes me question if you even played. that tackle was 100% legal and perfect. what do you think is the illegal part?

[@TruPeww]

@@JebediahSpringfield He never said it was illegal...

[@DjSicEm]

@@TruPewware you unaware what “criminal” means?

[@georgekirren4444]

​@@DjSicEmI don't know about other countries, and maybe you are in England as well, but here we often use 'Criminal' just as a way of describing things, not necessarily because we think it's illegal. i.e. 'That smell is criminal'.

[@ThePond2023]

In the mid 90's I got to experience playing rugby in the Fiji Islands in the south pacific with Fijians. Dam what fun that was, they were so fast too even barefoot, the jukes they did were insane. Fiji won the 7v7 men's championship several times, didn't matter which of the 300+ islands you went to all the kids knew who Waisale Serevi was!

[@renegadepyro726]

I knew a guy that played rugby and he was saying basically the same thing. He said it hurt like hell but the adrenaline and excitement of laying someone out was one of the best parts

[@JohnOneill-jf9yj]

Fiji has produced some of the greatest Rugby players of all time. Just ask the All Blacks and Australia.

[@ninjacrumbs]

I played prop for a little, Canadian high school in the mid 90s. We sucked ass, but it was really fun. Sometimes I wish I watched rugby before I started playing rugby, but then watching stuff like this makes me think I`m glad I didn`t. These men are absolutely terrifying!!

[@briankohu435]

The best glorious head snapping, ko, crunching tackles I've watched ever, so far, doesn't get any better than the coverage shown on this channel, both codes and some awesome runaway trys, best sport in the world for full body contact in a team environment. Love it 💪

[@malanpapenfus6667]

The one where the the guy got medical attention- gets up and make a crucial tackle...😂

[@timothyoconnell8591]

Nothing but respect for that player

[@glowwurm9365]

That first tackle is utterly brutal, in fact it’s dangerous…

[@milohoward4851]

That's rugby pal

[@gwentreb9524]

@@milohoward4851 Nah it's a fault. You can't put your fists/arms first in the head like that

[@calindicusar]

And it is illegal

[@AndyML3883]

The game is brutal and for people who aren't balanced. Anyone that wants to damage people every day has some kind of brain deficiency.

[@CoochiKente]

​@@AndyML3883 ok softie

[@set4life30]

I will just watch from the stands, Thank you! 🤯

[@selfmademan17]

Hahaha😂

[@mr.cool123-q8v]

This sport should be played by the whole world... It's a real MAN's sport...

[@jeremydavila7168]

American Football his better

[@Tomtheguy007]

@@jeremydavila7168rugby is much more dangerous because in American football they have armour on

[@jeremydavila7168]

@ CTE and concussions say otherwise

[@b2dblaze905]

Couldnt be more surprised that so much less prople watch it😂😂..this is what u call a sport ..oh fuck noo

[@demraxofficial1056]

Monkey conversation, the average IQ in this section seems to average about 30-40

[@georgekirren4444]

0:31 Absolute class.

[@EFGloryUnited_12]

As a Welshman who plays rugby, this is just my average Sunday morning

[@phils.5060]

Loving the spirit at 0:28! Let me stop that bleeding.... nah, get lost! I've got places to be & people to tackle!

[@pastagiovanni6527]

As a soccer/football player that is annoyed at how slight taps of the foot=pain and a sending off, this game is awesome.

[@doctorsocolinsky3116]

you just said "soccer" obviously u know shit about football

[@Flippiedeflap]

That's just because the game of football is designed such that it's beneficial to act as if you're in such pain that you'll get a free kick or a card drawn for the other. Which causes football imo to produce the most unsportsmanlike situations.

[@diden3527]

I know 2 football players ( not mates - mind you ) that on the Monday after the game, had to go to the tatto parlour, because their tats had been somewhat disfigured during a game - not that it's a contact sport....

[@KickOutTheForeignersInNZ]

Don't worry the cards are ruining rugby too

[@EMC3692]

​@@FlippiedeflapFootball is for the living (rogues), all kinds of advantages you can obtain are valid, football without controversy loses its essence, if you like justice so much go study law, sport is not your thing

[@NPCNo-xm2li]

Rugby players are just built different

[@MoorfHiden-wq2ou]

Damn its crazy these damn tanks can move that fast, i feel weak when im watching rugby 😂

[@JamariusJackson-yg5ui]

One of my favorite stories comes from my rugby friends was when they got in a fight in a construction zone with a college wrestling team. They were outnumbered by wrestlers but the wrestlers got embarrassed

[@skilifavas4016]

Now this is a sport I respect

[@turnupthesun81]

I saw France play Italy in 2022, I just went because I wanted to experience everything I could when I was in France. One of the best experiences! I’m a football fan through and through but you could feel those hits.

[@mindfreak9674]

40 minutes of nonstop action and hard hits. Nfl cant even hold a candle to rugby.

[@wernerkeet2417]

@@letmediecast hahaha. NFL . played by: USA. Rugby, played by : everyone else , including USA.

[@mindfreak9674]

@@wernerkeet2417 Seriously i dont think he actually thought about what he wrote.

[@rampagesmackssons508]

​@@letmediecast🤡

[@newagain9964]

NFL (and even several college teams) are worth more internationally than rugby.

[@mindfreak9674]

@@newagain9964 Bro its literally only played by america. Doesnt matter what the teams are worth.

[@robertodibaggio8181]

and Rugby gets even more Awesome!! Thats Rugbys power, once a person sees how amazing it is, another fan gets added to the list!

[@StrengthScholar0]

Rugby dudes are built different. Savage sport and I wish it was more prominent in the United States.

[@diden3527]

it would never work in the US - the courts would be filled with injury claims for this that, and any other thing where there's a dollar - not that they aren't now....!!!! Litigation is the biggest sport in the US - apart from Trumps arraignment - that is...!!!!

[@happymess3219]

😶 i agree. rugby is dope. true gladiator sh**.

[@newagain9964]

Rugby is cool. But no need for it in USA. We have football. And internationally speaking, NFL (and college) teams are worth more $$$$ than rugby teams.

[@jacobsukovaty520]

​@@newagain9964yeah but rugby players aren't utter pussies nor do refs in rugby feel that every plays should be a penalty

[@agustinquiroga9541]

@@newagain9964 yeah money, but these guys destroy any nfl team

[@alexandermieske797]

I'm really impressed with the quality of the jerseys... 😀

[@LoveGroove555]

Jesus Christ, I've only watched half of this video so far, and I am in awe and shock at the amount of force that is colliding into each other. It is hilarious to the point, where I can't even breath anymore, that people want to do this to each other! 🤣Why the FUCK isn't anybody even wearing a mouth guard - let alone helmets or pads? They must really not like teeth. Or am I just not seeing it? Amazing video, this is beyond awesome! ♥

[@randomuruk7230]

They do have mouth guards

[@LoveGroove555]

@@randomuruk7230 Ok thank god.

[@felixlara2945]

Mouth guards don't protect your teeth at all

[@felixlara2945]

They actually help more for concussions than anything else

[@bigoldgrizzly]

@@felixlara2945 they do help you count how many you have lost after the game ;

[@Suidloc]

yea, a large majority of these would result in instant yellow/red cards nowadays.

[@Ashtonjoyce12]

I play rugby and I haven't seen tackles like this in my whole rugby

[@randomuruk7230]

Where do you play?

[@Ashtonjoyce12]

Illingworth un10

[@Ashtonjoyce12]

Might be moving to siddle

[@diden3527]

were you the mascot....

[@syedlatifshah5156]

you must have been playing Neymar's sport (football)

[@ljawgtn1393]

you have put this together nicely - top show

[@exodeus7959]

I’ve seen motorcycle wrecks that were less painful than these hits.

[@Mike-bk5yc]

Right😬

[@pm9666]

Incredible, the stregth and power of these athletes is unmatched.

[@Katanafreek]

Rugby is a controlled symphony of violence, I luv🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@nicholaspugh9248]

I am the guy showing up just to say NFL hits harder and faster. Thats it, Thank you.

[@gerhaldlaubscher8321]

Best sport of all time!!

[@mrinmoytudu8150]

Really 😂

[@СергейКарпенко-п1в]

100%

[@kiran-thetributechannel]

Football/Soccer>

[@T_Aldyn]

Rugby is football too> Learn english​@@kiran-thetributechannel

[@thierryishimwe3065]

@@kiran-thetributechannelReal football😂

[@rituraj_sharma_v]

When the lights are off that’s when the game of life starts. Life is not a 10 minute highlight clip 😊

[@cathystone2618]

My son played a rugby tournament with a ripped tendon in the thumb. After the tour he had a pin fitted in. He thought it was just a bit brused so kept on playing. He's an openside flanker so lots and lots of tackling..

[@Milo_Estobar]

As tiny filipino guy, this sport will obliterate me into particle

[@gabrieltalent9141]

The ammount of people standing around watching in these clips is a testament to how much more contact filled football is. Everyone is blocking or getting cut in the legs rugby is a game of avoidance football is a game of strength and drive

[@sebastiancastellanospinpin]

Football ? 🤔....Oh you mean American Rugby

[@ne270]

In rugby you don’t get breaks after every play though, so there needs to be some time for the players to rest whilst the ball is on the other side of the pitch

[@samuelhughes6514]

Rugby is like a soccer match that broke out into a fight

[@BRODY-ON-HEIGHT]

in school when that one kid would pick it up and start running 😂

[@thierryishimwe3065]

It exactly this

[@Search_ex_muslim_adamsekerurdu]

So proud of being a cricket fan feeling proud of cricket after watching this video best sport should be like athletes showing their strength, fitness, skills, atleticism without hurting anyone and sports should also be for physical fitness and cricket is the best sport in the world for it and sports like basketball, tennis, badminton, soccer requires some running which helps in calorie burn but it doesn't requires brutal strength and sports like nfl,rugby needs brutal strength but its the sport of pshycopathe and cricket needs both brutal strength, atleticism , speed and power (in bowling)and agility(fielders)especially shorter formats and cricket requires so much skills and variety which no other sport in the world demands cricket is for humans and nfl,rugby, soccer is for pshycopathes cricket is the best sport in the world ever

[@TheBobes]

6:07 good Lord, how strong do you have to be to lift what looks like a 100 kg dude of the ground just like that. 😰

[@alden2826]

i wonder why they did that to him

[@donjuantrumpetajohnson]

These guys prob deadlift 200kg and up so 100kg is easy.

[@distilledmilk2441]

roid rage @@alden2826

[@YOUENNNN]

Rugby is a diffrent kind of strenght, look at the MMA guy named Volkanovsky, american people don't understand why he is so strong and at the top for so long but it's probably because of his rugby background

[@fernandomaggi250]

The rugby player is stronger and more resistant than an American football player.

[@mcpinball1]

Quite Impressive Man !+)

[@TGDarwell]

As an Englishman, that VDM try still gives me nightmares

[@chrisrobinson1062]

I have literally never watched Rugby and have no idea what is going on (American). Definitely about to go down this rabbit hole.

[@EarthMediaSpecies101]

If “Bar Fight” was a Sport 😂

[@littleteethkeith]

How is this not the most popular sport on Earth?

[@Search_ex_muslim_adamsekerurdu]

Because humans are not psychopaths strength is not everything spread love not brutality and this sport is for animals 😅

[@justinklinck6575]

Most Rugby is nowhere close to this brutal.

[@newagain9964]

Fax. They find the outliers. Meanwhile in nfl easily at least one player a game is taken off field.

[@ionicafardefrica]

For context, this is VERY similar to American Football, but with a few differences that change the dynamic of the game, making it more cursive, with less interruptions, but also a lot slower. You can only pass behind, you are only allowed to tackle below the chest line (no arm grabbing or shoulder pushing) and you are not allowed to tackle opponents who don't have the ball. The player holding the ball IS allowed to push and tackle above, but only with the hand holding the ball(for example if he tucks the ball in his armpit, he can use that shoulder as a battering ram). For a touch down, the player has to place the ball on the ground, not toss it down, that's why you see them diving so much. Well, also a lot less protective gear and it's played by real men, but that's another discussion. You might not be able to tell, because they are all big and there's no reference, but they are all built like tanks.

[@Jakommo]

now imagine these guys charging at you in spiked plate armor with war hammers / axes / whatever else

[@ParisMarseillezooo]

Wesh t'es bizarre toi

[@thebeat2370]

your videos just keeps getting better and better!!💯

[@Son-Of-David1990]

Omg 4:06 was a straight ko for both ends

[@shaycass1783]

love a good thumbnail🔥

[@JSL2000]

I know all this makes great viewing, but it also highlights the level of trouble our game is in. I went to watch an Under-17 game recently and winced at some of the massive hits that young players who've been brought up on a diet of protein, Strength & conditioning, and supplements put on each other. It was actually very uncomfortable watching and many of those players are on their way to considerable injury later in life from those kind of massive hits.

[@MrJabbothehut]

Agreed. people whine about rugby going soft but without rules in place you get career ending injuries and stuff that can ruin your life later. i love this sport but glad that dipped when I entered early adulthood.

[@JSL2000]

@@MrJabbothehut rugby is probably tougher now than it ever was. We really have a duty of care to ensure we don't leave lots of young players busted up for no reason other than the fact they wore their club Jersey.

[@MrJabbothehut]

@@JSL2000 agreed. It's not fun watching shit tackles that injure players no matter how big they are.

[@JSL2000]

@@MrJabbothehut Ya, its a great game but if we don't look after players then we won't have a game in 20 years. No parent wants their kids growing into 30 year old men hobbling around with back and hip problems from abusing themselves as underage players.

[@JSL2000]

@@RobertGeordieGibb I would be very concerned to see a 100KG muscle bound kid taking the field for a High School game. It would scream "this has gone too far" to me.

[@nicola5788]

The most brutal? Calcio storico Fiorentino 👍👍👍

[@mikeschmidt4800]

Rugby is the only European sport I have respect for. As a matter of fact, I love rugby.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

Hurling?

[@moztheroz]

What non European sports do you have respect for?

[@KickOutTheForeignersInNZ]

​@@hibernopithecus7500only the irish care about that game my friend and it's not global

[@felixlara2945]

Olympic wrestling was invented in Greece which is technically European although they're closer to the middle east then they are to France culturally

[@NAcholibre12100]

I played football in highschool for 3years liked it but when I switched to rugby oh 10x more intense but good bare Knuckle fights for sure😊

[@joaocemoura]

big up White 12 at 1:48 for checking in on his opponent, good lad

[@miscellaneous2507]

I think he was just rucking so the guy couldn't get up and steal the ball from his team😂

[@Iz-Cerebrum]

@@miscellaneous2507 pas du tout mdr tu connais pas les règles du rugby toi

[@LidavanEeden]

Happy new year 🎉

[@juansalles693]

There is some guys that need to learn how to do a tackle

[@Dreznik88]

3:07 was 🔥 straight disrespectful 💪💯

[@mattyice7132]

I’d love to see these guys come to the nfl they would wreak havoc

[@DrBrunoDzogovic]

This is the UFC of ball sports

[@ladboii2901]

More like wrestling. They all have wrestler's physique

[@jinx_eu]

0:16 On American Football a frontal contact is most of the times a game over for the runner.. On Rugby it's always unpredictable how it will end up....

[@felixlara2945]

In American football everyone has their chest down and uses leverage to counteract momentum so the hits don't always look impressive but they are undeniable harder than anything I've seen in this video, in America football both players are trying to kill each other while most of these highlights are from one of the players chickening out and standing up last second which is why I think rugby players think the hits are comparable when they absolutely aren't the pads are there so you can hit harder

[@fernandomaggi250]

​@@felixlara2945el rugby necesita más fuerza y resistencia. Golpes inesperados y es un deporte fluido. El rugby es mucho más técnico. Un deporte popular en el mundo. El fútbol americano no es un deporte popular carece de fluidez. Esta más tiempo haciendo jugadas que jugando. No saben tacklear. El rugby supera ampliamente a su hijo el fútbol americano

[@felixlara2945]

@@fernandomaggi250 I only know a few of those words what I can seem to pick up is you think popularity is important, it's not although it is more popular than rugby in China which is like 1/5th of the world by itself

[@AndrewSunada]

This is the kind of stuff I expect from NFL. It would be sooo much more interesting to watch. An arena of gladiators with a ball

[@alexo82191]

I live in the u.s and let me say.. this has nothing on nfl.. these guys are brutal

[@happymess3219]

😶 i think you probably meant, 'the nfl has nothing on this'. but i'm american too and i agree. next to boxing and mma, rugby is one of the most brutal, violent sports ever invented.

[@minecraftfox4384]

​@@happymess3219rugby is like tag compared to football. It's a weak sport for weak men.

[@felixlara2945]

​@@happymess3219there's not one hit in this video that would be considered a hard hit in the NFL, just a bunch of pussies who stand up last second because they're scared of contact, these hits would never happen in the NFL because any player who does that isn't good enough to make it or is retired from injury before they do, the pads make them hit so much harder but it's much more direct contact with both players using great leverage so nobody goes flying backwards unless they either screw up or if it's a truly bone crushing hit

[@KingEdwardtheTurbulentNeill26]

​@@minecraftfox4384you do know that there have been some people who have died playing rugby in a match search up Tino Amato who was killed in a rugby match from a tackle

[@Landrop-t8b]

@@minecraftfox4384average bad take from someone who has never played a game of American football, if you ever were to make it far in American football you will quickly see that American football can become deadly in the matter of seconds. Go ahead and watch the hardest American football hits of all time and you will quickly see that even the average college American football player can hit harder than most skilled rugby players.

[@brucewillis2]

I knew a girl who dated an All Black. She said even after practice he felt like he had been hit by a car. These guys put themselves through a lot of punishment!

[@minecraftfox4384]

Ah yes, playing tag feels like being hit by a car. Lmfao. Rugby players proving they're pussies

[@IrelandWinningSixNations2025]

just want to point out, the first one was AMATUER

[@eugeneellis2160]

6:35 Carlin Isles got Stepped 😮😅

[@loganc298]

It’s rough but no where the most brutal. You can say it’s one of the fastest fading

[@2l8mate59]

These are two different games: rugby and rugby league. Arguably, rugby league has bigger hits due to more direct running.

[@karemel3554]

Who cares?? They both still rugby

[@flavourbusiness3870]

More like the amount of shoulder charges and overall dangerous techniques in league making it look bigger

[@Mrfacts_Ji]

South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤

[@returningtoperfection]

I've seen some really fast players come from the Springboks. I'm an All Black fan, born and raised myself. I love watching the tri-nations. A good ole rivalry between the blacks, wallabies and Springboks. This was when the game was thrilling and exciting to watch.

[@adventuremonkey]

England fan myself. But the Boks are great 👍🏻 ❤

[@FlickSwitchGo]

NFL is like a pillow fight with helmets. Rugby is like rock fight with no helmets. 💯

[@AmirrezaMahmoodvand-kg3cb]

Strong spirit,love it

[@bagtroll6587]

Великая Игра Настоящих мужчин

[@h_iii]

The craziest thing to me is how they dive into the grass while running full speed. Grass is not soft.

[@FrightF]

That Gordan Talis one is from like at least 20 years ago mang.

[@manahepi4004]

Yup on Hodgson

[@martin-steiner-photography]

By far not the most brutal one, but it is a hard sport indeed.

[@Foe704]

People talking about the first tackle like the dude at 1:17 didn't join NASA's space program 💀

[@OgSleep]

Lol

[@mamatheshkumar5711]

game has changed a lot. hail the lord!

[@khiraas5656]

Love this sport :D

[@lokesh7816]

Then play it

[@James-f8i3s]

If you think about it American football hits just as hard but people don’t really think about it because they have pads on I still have massive respect for rugby players doing this stuff with no protective gear on other than mouth guards

[@bobbobertbobberton1073]

They hit as hard but they are also protected from those hits is that difference.

[@p1TCHONEEE]

@@bobbobertbobberton1073 still doesnt protect from cte

[@bobbobertbobberton1073]

@@p1TCHONEEE So...

[@felixlara2945]

These are soft hits by American football standards they look alot worse because of poor leverage, in the NFL they would be laughing at the dude for trying to hit while standing straight up not admiring the other dude because he didn't do anything a gentle breeze could've knocked him over like that, the much better use of leverage in NFL along with wrapping up and tackling in the most efficient way you could possibly bring another human being down to the floor without tripping them leads to the average hit looking less impressive because they kinda just cancel each other out but make no mistake these arent even average NFL collisions and the pads only allow the tackler to hit harder the breaks only allow the tacklers to run faster, and obviously the seasons are so short because the contact is so extreme they cant handle more games, the nfl had 8 game seasons before it got padding, and players still couldnt play full seasons because its just that much more intense

[@KingEdwardtheTurbulentNeill26]

I play for Aldridge rugby club and I don't wear mouth guards when I play rugby.

[@returningtoperfection]

The last tackle was the best!

[@thesouthafricanviking]

Nothing I love more than seeing the English backline being made a fool of. . . Ever since their 'graceful' accepting of their medals at the last RWC

[@mattyburr760]

To be fair, they are world class athletes who have worked impossibly hard to get to that point. To fall just short having been so close must be one of the most crushing experiences of their lives. It’s easy to criticise from the safety of your sofa, but you don’t get that good from accepting second place.

[@thesouthafricanviking]

@mattyburr760 No, not really. If you can't accept a defeat, then you don't belong in sports, simple. They lost, they should accept it with grace, and not act like a bunch of a-holes. That is basically the essence of sports. Somebody wins, and somebody loses. Unless we want to create a world of participation trophies....

[@TomyGriff]

Wellll my friend!! Coming from a man who’s national food is a spud, your talking an awfully big game. If only you knew the amount of effort these lads have put in to this game. To be with in reach of such a title and to come where they were was an amazing piece yes but these fellas dedicated months of their lives to this game and for them too lose is simply heart breaking. A little bit like when you’re in a relationship (just try to imagine) and you spend hours upon hours of commitment just for her to turn around and say “oh I just don’t really want a relationship right now”. I know this whole girlfriend business is a little strange to you but just try to imagine the pain they are going through!

[@thesouthafricanviking]

@@TomyGriff Lol! good effort mate, but sadly your 'not-so tongue in cheek insults' only seem to describe your personality. But be that as it may, ( I still love you ) , you seem to be missing the point. I have no doubt they worked hard, and trained like beasts, and to make it all the way to the final (without loosing a pool game, I might add) was a top effort and well deserved. But my point still stands. . . be gracious in defeat. . . what kind of example are they setting. . . Lot's of young ones are looking up to them, and to act like that after loosing a match. . . seriously, you think that is what is good for Rugby, or any sport? And your 'girlfriend' example (Still googling what that is, thb) How come other teams over the years have been able to accept defeat when they were outplayed, after also putting in months and years of training and dedication? o and BTW, our national food is Braaivleis en brannewyn ;)

[@TomyGriff]

You do make a good point but sometimes when it’s such a big thing and they have put so much on the line they can’t help how they feel! I’m sure that they were trying to be gracious but sometimes emotions can be so overwhelming that you can’t help it! No hard feelings but just think a little before you go insulting others teams and discrediting their achievements!

[@jacobs2784]

I love it when they just deadlift a guy and drop him on his face

[@GeoAce777]

they should show this at all NFL halftime games aka the National Fluff League

[@Bala27802]

Some off the ultimate sports... Rugby.. MMA.. world rally championship.... Isle off man tt...

[@sillygoose157]

Yankee football is like a game of ring around the rosies with these boys. I'd like to see any one of them try to tackle Caelan Dorris, Alex Dombrant or prime Jonah Lomu(RIP beast).

[@wise__mind]

There's a reason why you have to waer gear in American football.. Rugby isn't for the weak, but compared to American football it's not as brutal.. and honestly it's not even close..

[@wise__mind]

@@user-hi2ss9ky9f There's been plenty players go from American football to rugby and handled it just fine.. reason why you don't see it much is because the money is way lower.. the national average for a rugby player is 300,000.. the national average for NFL is 3 million.. so yeah pretty easy choice..

[@sillygoose157]

@@wise__mind no 6'6 170kg Eben bullying other players in NFL for 80 minutes

[@wise__mind]

They are both tough sports.. and I respect both.. not sure who that is you named but I'm sure he would find his match in the NFL.. the NFL has lots of big tough guys as well.. don't underestimate it..

[@jacqueshughes3085]

@@wise__mind Different types of sport. NFL is based around a series of pre-planned moves and is based on 10 seconds of dynamic/powerful play (if that). Rugby guys have to run around while physically tired and worn out for 80 minutes - power meets endurance. Also, the helmets and padding (and rules) allow ferocious tackles in the NFL - remove the helmets and padding, etc, and remove attack, defense, and specialist teams and then you'd have something more similar to rugby and comparable. Imagine if NFL team was halved in numbers and that players had to play the entire game and play unprotected - they'd soon change their style of play and players. Likewise with rugby, if they had pads and helmets etc.

[@BigStrat]

0:04 happened to me today first match felt like the air left my body and right now it hurts when I try to move in any position 😂

[@DC77769]

If a scotsman stares u down... always back down. Important survival skill there lol

[@jimmywilliams8045]

This sport was invented in the stone age with how absolutely brutal it is. Lol

[@Hereford1642]

The attacker at 22 seconds forearm smashes the defender and should have been sent off. Very nasty play.

[@garywebster3044]

Bullshit. Perfectly legal fend and a perfect example of why you shouldn't stand stationary perfectly upright against a bigger stronger dude running g full tilt at you.

[@Hereford1642]

@@garywebster3044 No, he led with his forearm. That is quite different to a straight arm hand off.

[@garywebster3044]

@@Hereford1642 Looks like first contact washing to shoulder regardless either way it was marginal at best and the true fault for being smear on the ground lies with the idiot defender.

[@diden3527]

agreed...

[@ShadrachHowie]

sooooooo good thanks for sharing

[@keithmulhern3148]

These guys have balls of steel

[@minecraftfox4384]

They don't have balls that's why they play tag. Oh, sorry, you call it rugby

[@arranwatters39]

It is nuts I currently have a broken collar bone from a game on Tuesday

[@DVMNKOV]

its crazy cause Ben Simmons came from playing Australia Rugby and bro soft asf in the NBA

[@KickOutTheForeignersInNZ]

He's only an average rugby player at his best

[@felixlara2945]

Because rugby isn't that intense that's why their seasons are so long

[@bazzer621]

Until a few weeks ago the last rugby match I watched the whistle was blown 4 times! The one I watched a few days ago they had to change the whistle several times as the pea had worn-out 😂

[@dannyward673]

Proper men’s sport. The yanks player American Football 😂 that’s a lightweight version of Rugby. Funny enough our girls and ladies play netball (Basketball) and rounders (Baseball) oh well.

[@deeznutz8320]

Lightweight yet faster paced and way stronger, majority of these boys are fat guys running like 5.5😂

[@martinquinn1241]

Da yank lmfao. American football is a lightweight version of rugby hahaha who is this guy. Funny our girls play netball ( basketball) well no they actually do play basketball lmfao. And rounders Baseball) our girls. They literally just had two sellouts at London Stadium and at trafalger square. Which rock are you under. 😂😂😂😂

[@andrewthompson9811]

❤these are my brothers

[@Filmore1991]

Man they truthfully make the NFL players look like real softies.

[@kalaikealohi4361]

It's literally the same as NFL just without pads 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@felixlara2945]

These are literally average at best NFL highlights 💀 go watch ray Lewis highlights and Mike alstott highlights RN and you'll see what I mean pay attention to the leverage too most of these hits are slow but the person bounces because of poor leverage while that's incredibly rare in the NFL and players onky bounce off when the other dude can squat a bus

[@tomasalarconchible9729]

@@felixlara2945only an American or a retarded person would actually really believe that, so cute. Stick with your pads lady