Japan's AMAZING History Making Run! Rugby World Cup 2019 | American Football Fan Reacts
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- Japan made history with an amazing run in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Tokyo. Those guys must be so proud of their accomplishments as well as their fans.
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Japan v South Africa 2015, Squidge Rugby, this will put the game into beter perspective for you.
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This game was amazing, I was jumping around when Japan went over the line in the final seconds.
Saved me typing..
You have to understand that Rugby is not a sport that you can evolve fast, you either build the tradition from the base, or you suck for a long time, 20 years to rise from where the US is now (which is already a decent team, but no chance against the top) to a contender to win against the bottom top 10 teams (10th to 6th) would be a meteoric ascension, Japan got humiliated in 95 and built for 20 years to get to their current level, which is bottom top 10 with a small chance for upsets against the upper top 10 teams, that's incredibly fast, other teams don't stop evolving so you need to not only evolve, but be faster than everyone ahead of you, the US will grow for sure, but 15 to 20 years to get to Japan level would already be really really fast progress, it took Argentina a good 30 to 40 years to get where they are, even though they are ahead of Japan by a fair amount nowadays, the US just built its first pro teams, it is in the right path but it will take time.
to understand the respect shown in rugby you need to understand this quote " football (soccer for the Americans ) is a game for gentlemen played by hooligans and rugby is a game for hooligans played by gentlemen.
Yes the Japanese coaches are NZERS their names are Jamie Joseph & Tony Brown NZ coaches they both played rep rugby.
That Scotland game was weird. You knew that japan was the "underdog", but you knew Japan was going to win.
Japan grow more than youd expect them to. The u.s growing fast but at a slower steady pace.
One of the biggest steps to improvement for Japan was I think getting a New Zealand born Japanese former player as their coach. After that they added strategy to the passion they had. He also seems to have had them working on set plays, rugby will always need a degree of flexibility in play, but a base of a plan is a good start, then reading the play and applying what you've practiced to adjust - that past experience he brought paid dividends. Japan is now a side every team that plays them has to take seriously.
Everyone was rooting for Japan at the world cup, it was impossible not to. Even if they were playing against your home team, you had to support them. The sheer amount spirit that was radiating off Japan that year was undeniable. My old coach used to have a saying, 'They'll love you for trying, not for winning' - And Japan tried their absolute guts out.
Rugby is known for incredible sportsmanship and respect. On one of your questions i believe we might see a USA hosted world cup in 2027
Japan have been at every world cup actually. They have a long history in rugby, they've been playing it since the 1800s. However it was kind of a college sport, not professional.
In the last 20 years a lot of effort and money has been spent lifting the quality of the game there. It's now one of the biggest leagues, with some top players and their national team is of good quality.
Japan has a couple advantages over the US. Rugby is bigger there than the US. Baseball, sumo and soccer are there main sports but rugby would probably be 4th.
In the US your sporting landscape is so dominated by the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB, that it's hard for sports to get oxygen. The MLS is growing but it's tough.
Japan also has a long corporate tradition of supporting rugby. Teams are aligned to corporations there (which is a little strange and uniquely Japanese). E.g. Panasonic, Toyota and Kawasaki all have teams. So there's more money in it.
This is a late comment but Japan we’re really far ahead of the US in terms of how the sport has grown. But the USA are hosting the World Cup for mens and womens in 2031 and 2033. As a welsh perspective it’s great for the sport in America
Japan beating South Africa is the biggest upset in rugby history in my opinion. Maybe even the biggest in world sport ever.
the biggest upset in the world before Japan was Samoa beating Wales in the World cup 1993!!!! then second upset is Japan beating south Africa. what is special about Samoa is they are a poor island team beating Wales!!! Japan has a lot of financial backing and that is the first difference between the two nations. Secondly Japan has a mixed team. Samoa when they beat Wales were all Samoans. Still respect Japan and what they achieved Rugby comes down to money. Samoa, Tonga, Fiji they are the minnows in 15 because they are just little nations who trying to catch up. all their great players are contracted to other countries, so they can't represent their own nation. but things maybe looking up for these nations, as they are looking at a combined South Pacific team of their best players. here's to Samoa, Fiji and Tonga in the future. They will be the force to be reckoned with if all done right. This will be exciting for the world to see. look around the the big teams with exception of South Africa. A lot of island boys playing in those teams because, they have the money and prestige, and island boys need to take care of their families financially.
sorry I meant 1991 world cup. I lived in England at that time and I was proud of our tiny little island and our people.
Japan have competed in every World Cup since they began in 1987 and that win against the Springboks in the 2015 one was, at the time, only their second win EVER in ANY world cup! Shortly before that they were always considered "minnows", let alone underdogs. But then they put in a coach named Eddie Jones. God put Eddie Jones on this planet to coach rugby teams how to beat the Springboks.
Hi Blake, not sure if you'll see this, since it is an older video. But USA have just been announced as the hosts of RWC 2031. Love from SA🇿🇦
Yes, the coach is ex All Black Jamie Joseph.
Kia Ora from Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Awesome to see more subs. I think u were at 144 when I joined so keep up the good work.👍🏻
Thank you! And yes we just hit the 500 mark!
World Cup is always pool play, QF, SF then 3rd place and Final.
I guess it's opinion but the traditional big teams in world rugby are England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and most recently Argentina, Behind that there's a group of national teams that might occasionally beat one of the big teams but not very often ..... Italy, Japan, Samoa, Fiji. I think USA might aspire to be in that second group
Japans coach is a New Zealander and just the way they played at the rugby world cup 2019 was New Zealands style. New Zealand is the best at speeding the game up by always having a player in support to offload the ball to.
nah it's definitely different from the NZ style of rugby
coach is jamie joesph hes the all black holding the ball at the 3 min mark
Japan hosted 2019 but they’ve qualified for every world cup ever (basically because they’re the only ones that play in asia so its been pretty easy)
Agreed, the only competition they had in the past in Asia was Hong Kong? But they've slipped down the list understandably. Ranked 21st currently, behind Spain.
great reaction!
As a welsh supporter I was scared to play Japan because they looked amazing. Plus South Africa did win the tournament. Also the World Cup is in France for 2023 and the USA have put a bid in to host the world cup in 2027 or 2031.
I seen Japan v Zimbabwe 1991 World cup where Japan won 52-8. I skipped work to go watch this game at ravenhill Belfast!! An awesone game it was!! In saying that this was their only win prior to the 2015 world cup and I was there to witness it!!!😎
Rugby in the USA. There is alot to cover.
I'm irish never been to the US but I follow alot of rugby and gather information from pretty much every English speaking podcast and TH-cam channel on rugby.
The US is game is growing, but it has regressed during covid. There is way more high level rugby being played but the national team has gotten worse.
You lost to Uruguay a couple weeks ago in a world Cup 2023 qualifying game which would have landed you in the same pool as New Zealand and the host team france, you face Chile early next year for the 2nd Americas slot, and failing that a third and final chance in a repechage tournament for a different slot.
To host a RWC world rugby would atleast want the hosts to be likely to make a quarter final, leaving very little of the tournament left with no interest from the home support. So you can see how not even being qualified in the first slot of the Americas makes it unlikely that you'd make the quarter finals or be suitable to host.
However the US are bidding for RWC 2027 and 2031 both tournaments are awarded at the same time which happens before the 2023 rwc. With the affect being awarded a world cup had on Japan, world rugby might take the risk and give the US the 2031 tournament. Leaving 8 or 9 years to prepare a team to make it out of their pool.
There is way more happening in the game in the US but regards world Cup that's the jist.
How much further ahead is Japan than the US? Well, quite far at the moment due to their franchise rugby, which now pays big money, attracts big names and consequently attracts fans. MLR is in it's infancy but that will be where rugby grows in the US.
Rugby in Japan is significantly more popular than Rugby in the US. Its kinda like NHL is in the US, a smaller but popular sport. Thats why Japan was such a prime World Cup hosting candidate. The sport was small enough that a world cup would grow the sport but large enough that it wouldn't lack attendance or end up as a gimmick. The US is also being looked at by world rugby as possible hosts and USA Rugby with the aid of the NFL are officially entering the bidding for the 2027 or 2031 mens World Cup and the 2029 womens World Cup this week. Its likely however that Australia will win the 2027. The current bid is Australia vs Russia vs US. World Rugby may choose to avoid the US until the sport grows more, which is why their 2031 bid is looked at more favorably and is seen as more likely. The World Cup is extremely profitable for them and they don't want to risk a tournament that may flop due to lack of public interest.
main rivalries in rugby are:
NZ vs AUS/South Africa
England vs Wales
Tonga vs Samoa
England vs. Wales is a bigger deal for the Welsh than the English, I think. 🤣
USA might be about 100 years behind Japan.....Japan had 1,500 rugby clubs and more than 60,000 registered players in 1920!!! "Yokohama Country & Athletic Club" was their first club in around 1868. Probably becasue it was a treaty port, bascially run by Westreners. British/French etc who brought it with them.
I'm from South Africa 🇿🇦. Love the videos. You should definitely check out the 2019 rugby world cup final. South Africa vs England. In the semi finals England defeated New Zealand and came into the final as huge favorites. South Africa were underdogs, but played with heart and passion. At the end, South Africa won the world cup for the third time, which makes South Africa the most successful rugby nation in the world.
USA will host the All Blacks in Washington DC Oct.23rd for the 1874 Cup
The 2023 World Cup is in France, it hasn't been decided yet, but it looks like 2027 will be Australia and 2031 will be USA.
The rise of Rugby in Japan has been interesting to watch. Looking at the sporting environment in Japan, we see that they are big in Football (Soccer) plus Baseball (I think) But they didn't really have a physical sport. Leaving out Olympic sports and the big men of Sumo Wrestling. So, it was "right" for Rugby both 7's and 15's, to grow. I think 7's was where they really began to believe they could play well. They general lack of size wasn't felt the same way in 7's.
A massive change in attitude and belief took place when the got the Aussie, Eddie Jones, to coach their national team. He pushed them really hard in training, doing things that rugby players in other countries probably would not do. He also helped reform the whole structure internally in Japan. Also, Japan got a team in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby that helped develop players. Not sure how but they also managed to get about 4 players into different New Zealand Super teams, gaining big game experience.
That resulted in the World Cup in 2015 when Japan beat South Africa. They now had that "belief" required. Coach Eddie Jones was immediately offered big bucks to go coach England and two New Zealanders were bought in to coach Japan. You saw the results at those 2019 World Cup games where Japan beat both Ireland and Scotland and made the quarter finals.
So, a big fat yes to Rugby growing hugely in the USA. If Japan can do it, USA certainly can.
You choose much better rugby videos to react to than most of the other chaps. Good on you son...
Thanks you! Glad you enjoy them
World Cup has 4 pools of 5 teams.
The top 2 teams (based on the Bonus Point system previously discussed) from each pool advance to the quarterfinals at which point it becomes a regular single elimination tournament.
In 2019 the USA won the dubious honor of being the first team ever to come out of the pool competition with ZERO points.
Since you know how poorly Japan had fared in previous World Cups I want to describe what I saw in 2015.
There is no time on the clock. You are the captain of the Japan team. The ref awards you an easily kickable penalty that would give your team a TIE with one of the top teams in the world but you have the balls to say "Fuck the tie!. I want victory."
The US hosting a World Cup?
A logistical nightmare for spectators. We're talking about people spending a month following their team around with games in locations thousands of miles apart. Yes, we have lot's of venues but they are too far apart. I could see us hosting a Cup but if so the travel should be limited to a region of the US (West Coast, South East, Midwest) Otherwise spectators will spend their entire month traveling. You mention the Olympics. The US doesn't host an Olympics. LA does, or Atlanta or Salt Lake.
Stadiums are another issue. Most of our football stadiums don't have enough grass to play rugby in them. A full size rugby pitch including in goals is 77 yards wide and 160 yards long. If you really want to shrink it down to the minimum pitch it would be 116 yards long and 75 yards wide. The smaller field is 20 yards wider than a football field.
The LA MLR team played their games in the LA Coliseum. A "huge" stadium here. Due to the width of the field they had to take out seating in the corners to fit in a minimum sized pitch.
A full sized pitch (rare even in rugby countries) has 22M deep in goals. Why would you want such deep in-goals? You watch 'gridiron', when an offense get's down close to the goal line what happens to their playbook? All the sudden a large part of your playbook is useless because you don't have the room to run them. Same thing in rugby. Defenses not only need to defend the line but they need to defend all the space behind the line. Less space means more defenders standing on the line.
The minimum time optimists put out before we could think of hosting a Cup is 12 years.
It was only 2 or 3 years back USA Rugby went bankrupt despite the fact that they were caught stealing the money from the catastrophic injury fund grassroots players pay for their own protection. When it comes down to healthcare (another issue in the USA) that's about the only insurance many of them had. Thankfully foreign nations bailed them out but trust enough to give us the hosting of a Cup, that will take some time.
Oh, that was the 2nd time USA Rugby has been bailed out by foreign money in recent years.
I have reffed a Japanese team and coached a few Japanese players. I feel honored to have done so.
Rugby is apparently the fastest growing sport is in the States. Americans make awesome rugby players, they don't lack the ability or anything like that. But there's two things U.S rugby needs; Money and star pulling power.
It was a tough draw, if they had finished 2nd in their group, they would have played the All Blacks.
The Rugby World Cup is all about money. New Zealand is now too small to host another World Cup because we just don't have the large stadiums that the other Tier 1 nations do. The US would definitely be able to but you guys just don't have the numbers yet to make a realistic bid.
Japan has a very strong rugby competition, mainly around the major companies that have teams. They won the bid for the last World Cup based on money and the fact that it would make a huge difference for the sport in the country. They won huge respect for their giant-killer status and, hopefully the game has got a real shot in the arm.
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Japan and Argentina had the biggest step up in Rugby, they way the USA are taking rugby seriously with the new MLR investments and major focus on the development, a similar story might happen sooner than expected.
Yeah, but it's going to take a while, they recently lost against Uruguay in the qualifiers for the 2023 world cup and now have to beat Chile (which they should do) to ensure their spot. Getting increased professionalism is a good step but it doesn't guarantee success for the national team.
@@Foureye15 Yeah but before that didn't they beat Uruguay and Canada? These are 2 recognised sides in the Americas and Uruguay did beat Fiji in the world cup which is another rugby upset. This is why I said their success will be sooner than expected. The gap is closing. The day they beat Argentina, we'll know they've arrived.
@@RedLorryYellowLorry_ You are correct that they beat Uruguay at home but lost away and on points difference (the qualifiers are a two test series). However the gap between Uruguay and the tier 1 nations is quite big so I'd have a hard time saying that they're close to putting up too much of a challenge. Especially considering their recent performances against England and Ireland (amongst others). I'd love to be proven wrong on this but I'd say they are still quite a way off any major upsets.
@@Foureye15 You're not wrong at all, I've been watching some American rugby lately along with their MLR and they have a transformation program in place where they developing home grown player while playing with international talent alongside them so once the talent starts filtering through to the National team they'll be much better than they currently are so yes they still a long way from the tier 1 nations but soon they'll be putting up better competition. Maybe it's just how I see this on a personal POV 🤔
US put in a bid for the next 2 WC after the next one in France. The 2027 WC is most likely going to go to Australia and in 2031 hopefully, the US national team will be competitive with the top nations and they could host that.
Also yes the coach and assistant coach are both ex all blacks but the main coach also represented japan in his playing days
I always liked watching Japan play. They are lightning fast and have great skills, but always used to struggle a bit in defensive organisation, forward power and perhaps fitness, and that's where most top level teams would take advantage. They seem to have done great work on those deficiencies over the past 5 or 6 years and are now a really challenging team. It's great to see! I remember watching Wales v Japan in Cardiff in 2004 (albeit an under strength Japan team) and we won 98-0. I don't see even an under strength Japan team losing by anywhere near that amount these days.
Usa is the rich kid who buys homework even if they win everyone know how
Nice video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome video man.. If you didn't know, I'm South African.. Love that you really take our recommendations into consideration.. Would love it more if you posted twice a day but I'll settle for one.. Thanks 😂
I wish I could post twice a day but I have a day job. So I come home and put one video up a day
You are my latest rugby reaction person. I prefer you because I know you are an avid sportsman and are generally interested in learning the game. Plus good choice. I remember watching that world cup match where Japan beat South Africa, I felt so happy for Japan.
I love rugby because of its international vibe compared to Rugby League where Australia be default is the best and wins everything.
Good choice of videos.
Thank you bro! I love hearing that
2023 RWC is France, as has laready been said. Bidding for the next two is still going on. I think the only nations still bidding for 2027 are Australia and USA/Canada (maybe Russia still are) and I imagine after three in a row in the northern hemisphere it'll go to Australia. Though, time zone wise and with TV coverage in mind the USA has plenty of advantages. 2031 is more open, Australia will want it if they don't get 27, a USA/Canada bid is also being prepared, and there's other possible bids in their including one spread over Ireland, Scotland and Wales, possibly Italy, Argentina have bid before and Russia is also possible.
In terms of performance, the USA is a long way short of Japan at the moment - in fact in qualification for 2023 they recently lost to Uruguay and will have to go through more qualifying rounds to have a chance to get there. They've had results, as recently as 2018 they beat Scotland, but they were very bad in Japan and although there's now a professional league they national side doesn't seem to be improving yet.
USA are playing against New Zealand on Saturday. I think they're going to make it an annual fixture from this year onwards. So a step in the right direction for building a rugby culture in the US
No I think the annual fixture was with Ireland in Vegas but that's been cancelled due to travel restrictions.
USA vs Japan comparison: Up until about 5 -10 years ago, I would say USA and Japan was on par. You can google their results. I think further back, USA might have even had the edge on them. (You can through Canada in here as well.)
Recently, Japan made a major shift in their approach to Rugby. Firstly establishing and attracting Top calls international players from around the world to their local leagues.
Secondly, they got some of the best coaching staff around the world involved in their national coaching.
Thirdly, Unfortunately, they lured uncapped players from other countries into their local league and then ultimately selected them for their international team. just under half of their current team was foreign born.
I think success breeds success, so with their win over SA in 2015, along some other good wins previously, they started becoming a real contender. I think the future of Japanese rugby is quite good.
In terms of USA, I feel quite positive that you can get on the same level. You also have a local league with international stars, the MLR. Hopefully the coaching will keep on improving. You are already one of the better teams on the world sevens series (That is now an Olympic sport). I'm noticing a general awareness of Americans for Rugby in the last couple of years that I've never seen before. The number of USA youtubers like yourself, seems to just get more and more every year. (I remember searching about 5-6 years ago for USA rugby reactions and got the same couple of search results over and over again. Nowadays, every time I search, there will be a lot of new reaction vids)
I checked on Wikipedia that USA has one of the highest number of registered rugby players in the world.
So in my view, it looks very promising. Maybe also 5-10 years and you should be again on par with Japan closer at the no 10 rank.
(Also in terms of rankings, you have a number of pacific island teams like Fiji, Samoa, Tonga etc. in the 8-20 rankings. Per Capita they are overperforming and some of the best rugby playing nations in the world. But due to their small population size, they have very limited scope to really climb the ladder, while countries like the USA can potentially reach the number 1 spot if development continues at a good pace.)
There is a better video, Japan - The Rising Nation, that begins with much earlier footage and goes into more detail about the way Japan has risen (particularly since 2010). However, it's 50+ mins so probably worth just watching on your own time.
This film shows that, even as the whipping boys, they were capable of scoring amazing tries because their game has to be based on speed and quick movement of the ball due to their lack of size and power. What they've done recently is develop this to the max and reduce the other weaknesses they have to make them more competitive.
Well, I think USA should invest in foreign, experienced coaches, who understand the game that the other people play. Then they should get the basics right, limit penalties against them and build a strong team over a couple of years. Lastly, they should start playing against stronger opponents, like Argentina and Japan who played in the Southern leagues against, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
Good Question regarding hosting a World Cup. Maybe they can get over there in the next 10 years. I guess the next host is decided, that's 2023. Then 2027 or 2031. It's a possibility now they have a National Rugby Competition.
You should watch some Māori all blacks games there was one vs the eagles in 2018 and another vs Canada a couple of years ago aswell
There is no prospect of the USA becoming competitive at the highest level of international rugby. Not in ten years, not in fifty years. The American public doesn't care about rugby and in many cases don't even know there is such a game. When team USA is playing, almost nobody even knows the game is taking place. That has not changed for decades, and there is no sign that it will change now or in the future. Some plants grow, and some don't, and that's that.
I have hope
@@BlakeHC The USA field a pretty decent team. They've had some good wins; it's just that there's no sign of going to the next level. The magic ingredient is to get the public interested, and everything else will follow. But there's still no sign of that. It would be interesting if you did a video in which you interview random people and ask them what they know about rugby.
Most All Blacks once retired get snapped up to either play or coach a lower ranked team. Others that stay home get picked up by super rugby teams. This also happens with other NZ rep teams. They all get big money to go overseas.
I am enjoying your reactions. But I’m not sure if u did get a RWC host nation, how it would work as it’s such a big country and teams travel to different cities and a California to New York flight might be a bit far. But not 100% sure. Also the crazy weather in certain states could be a factor unless they use fancy NFL stadiums with roofs. Would be so interesting to see though.
May I make a suggestion? Why not put the video that's discussed in big picture and the narrator in small picture?
I've thought about that but it would cut out a corner of the screen. I may try it out
Another great reaction. I love how you made a point about the respect shown, that's one of the great things about rugby. Players hold nothing back on the field but after the game they will sit and have a beer together. Check out this clip, it shows a glimpse of player respect. th-cam.com/video/Zj6YFZv_Yts/w-d-xo.html
I think the states have already shown a great deal of growth. With the MLR and more international test games per year, they are building something special. I can see the USA being a serious contender in 2023 RWC and after. They need to give players more opportunity to play against players in the UK and southern Hemisphere. Sky is the limit
@petnzme01 they have the MLR.. Major League Rugby and there's probably around 20 south africans playing there.. And started hiring international coaches.. Ma'a Nonu playes for a team in the states as well
@petnzme01 why so salty, no need to be disrespectful.. Saffas are only the number 1 team in the world with 3 World cup medals
@petnzme01 and before that they've held it since the 2019 final when they beat england for the 2nd time in a final.. Also haven't beaten us for years now.. Couldn't even do it with the entire UK against SA.. They could definitely lose, but until then stop acting like this, it's embarrassing..
@petnzme01 are you a kiwi? Because they are very respectful towards us.. If you aren't a Kiwi then I'm confused since no other country have been ranked nr1 as much as SA and NZ
@petnzme01 haven't answered my question yet.. And where do people get their information? There was a product that got banned for lying about contests inside.. High schoolers get tested regularly throughout the year, I graduated in 2016 and played and won the Beeld final and everyone got tested.. We don't need to cheat.. How old are you, 12?
ITS A SAD PREDICAMENT IN THE US WHERE THE NFL MONEY MACHINE DOMINATES ALL AND ALOWS FOR LITTLE COVERAGE OF OTHER SPORTS ON THE MAJOR NETWORKS. SHAME REALLY IF YOU CONSIDER THE SHEER AMOUNT OF TALENTED ATHLETES THAT DONT MAKE IT TO THE NFL THAT COULD FUEL AN AMAZING RUGBY UNION. FOOTBALL COULD ONLY BENEFIT FROM HAVING GOOD RUGBY AND SO WOULD RUGBY BENEFIT FROM YOUR ALREADY RIDICULOUSLY GOOD NFL.
For me, the US won't have a good rugby team for some time. American culture is the complete antithesis of rugby. Rugby is about putting your body on the line for the team and commitment to your teammates in defense, and also about creativity and cooperation in attack.
What Japan has over the US is that they have a culture of putting ideals above the individual (especially family pride).
American culture (including sporting culture) is often about the supremacy of the individual (e.g. "Why should I have to pay taxes for someone else's healthcare?"). I hope I'm wrong, because I'd love to see a strong US team, but until they change the way they view the world, they'll never be a top team.
I don't know how th US should be able to catch up, because you need the youngsters to grow up with the game.
I am a passionated rugby-mum, but if I lived in the US I could not afford my son playing rugby.
In the last 2 years we've been in hospital four times. We had to check if the arm or nose is broken, lucky nothing serious happened and everything is OK.
But I think just visiting the doctor, doing the x-ray would be very expensive.
I can't imagine how the US could motivate parents to bring their children to the rugby clubs.
No offense... I'm really wondering. In Austria (not the rugby capitol of the world 😅) we work hard to convince parents although we have national healthcare.
Their biggest sport is American football, basketball is also very easy to get hurt, so is ice hockey or wrestling or lacrosse, and those are almost all the major sports for kids in the US , they are used to injuries in sports , even though the less wealthy 30% of the population don't have money for good insurance, there's still a good 200+ million people with means to have very good health insurance
@@pedrothevenard that's a good point. I should have been thinking a few minutes longer 😅
It's hard to realise that there are other "painful" sports than rugby 😂
@@andi4022 Your point is not completely wrong though, it takes a lot of courage to play rugby, and it can cost quite a bit in medical bills, i know since I played for a long time , and had far too many visits to the hospital, including 2 fractured vertebrates, broken foot, broken arm, broken leg, broken tooth, broken fingers, too many cuts and bruises to remember, it was a lot of fun, and the only reason I stopped was work and life and stuff, but I'm training to go back, one day not far from now I hope, playing with veterans in the over 35 division.
@@pedrothevenard As far as I experienced, it's not necessary that your body (fitness level) is in 100% perfect condition to play with the veterans.... But your liver has to be well trained 😂😂😂
I love to watch the real "old boys". The passion, the humor, the madness... Just adorable 😊
@@andi4022 Yeah I know but tell that to my wife, I need to be in decent shape not to get hurt that much, or she will get mad as hell with me, thank God my liver is doing just fine 😂
Next World Cup is in France