American Reacts to All Time Greatest Rugby Tries

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In this video I react to the greatest Rugby Tries of all time. As someone who is very new to Rugby I'm shocked at just how amazing these Rugby Tries are. The passing is absolutely incredible! I had never seen a Rugby Try before, but these highlights make me want to look more into Rugby moving forward.
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[@ballyhoo]

Steve, a "try" is the actual score, not just an attempt at it. A try is the equivalent of a touch-down, and it's where American Football got the name "touch-down" from (because in Rugby you literally have to touch the ball down onto the ground for the score to count).

[@sammyd8860]

This was great ! Lovely to see the mighty Jonah Lomu (New Zealand number 11) - what a player. Sadly passed away in 2015

[@terryloveuk]

I haven't read all the comments so far but as a Brit (English) have a look at 2 Irish sports, Hurling and Gaelic Football - both "fast and furious".

[@jeanneale9257]

It's like American football

[@roslong5911]

I’m so glad you liked the video. These men play for 80 mins at full speed, though of course there can be substitutes bought on for injury or tactical reasons. If you read the body stats on these guys they’re amazing. The stamina, strength, speed is super human. If you get the opportunity to look up the rules and get to watch a few current games you will be hitched! Of course we have women’s rugby too don’t forget just as superhuman. I like the ethos of the game, they play the shite out of each other for 80 mins then it’s all hand shakes and back slaps on the final whistle.

[@geoffpoole483]

Hi Steve, The Six Nations tournament starts in a few weeks. The competing teams are England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy. There are two versions of rugby, or codes; union (which was covered in this video) and league. Hopefully you'll be able to watch the Six Nations. A video you might enjoy is one on Jerry Collins and Barnstaple Rugby Club. It's the sort of story that Hollywood would reject for being too far-fetched, but it actually happened.

[@chrisharris1522]

The game looks chaotic but it is really incredibly structured, these guys practice offence and defence over and over, that is how they know where their team mates are.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

I live in New Zealand. You cannot escape rugby here - it's the national sport! The try at

[@morbidsnails1913]

Yep the passing is so accurate, even more so when you realise that you can't pass the ball forwards, it has to be backwards or at least sideways, you can only kick it forwards

[@cooljune5081]

Definitely check out a 6 Nations compliation. It is an annual tournament, too so you will be good for when the 2024 6 Nations begins on the 2nd of February! 😃

[@papalaz4444244]

American football stops every 30 seconds and then there is an advert break every three mins.

[@leew6091]

Rugby is class man. The ball can travel from one end of the pitch to the other in a matter of seconds, and back again. And from one side of the pitch to the other.

[@geekexmachina]

I think one of the biggest differences between US sports and popular ones in other countries is most of ours have continuous play. Even when play stops it restarts very quickly under most circumstances.

[@Jon.Cullen]

The "touch down" is called a "try" because historically when the game started, there was no score for that feat, it simply allowed the team that scored the try would now attempt, or "try", to kick the ball between the upright posts from a place kick in line from where the try had been scored. It later became recognised that the effort of scoring a try was worthy of points in its own right, and is now worth more points than a simple conversion. You have scored a try, and now attempt to "convert" that event into points by kicking the ball between the uprights and over the bar, hence the name.

[@GSD-hd1yh]

One point to remember when watching Rugby is that the conversion attempt for extra points is taken in line with where the touchdown occurred. So instead of the kick being directly in front of the posts it can be from anywhere across the entire width of the pitch.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

I know it's cliché to say, but I have tried many times to get into American Football, but with all the stoppages in play, each game ends up lasting about 4-5 hours, and I have things to do 😂

[@maninthestreet01]

Welsh rugby legend of the 1970s, JPR Williams has passed away, aged 74. RIP.

[@lorrainecorbett6756]

Wal is Wales steve we love our rugby here in Wales it's like a religion

[@paulwhite3237]

Hi Steve, you were watching Rugby Union. The big man in black, number 11 I think, in several clips was Jona Lomu of New Zealand. He was a 6’5” 260lb winger with the pace of a sprinter. Unstoppable when he got up to speed.

[@rikmoran3963]

One of the important things to note about tackling in Rugby, is that unlike in American Football, only the ball carrier can try to block the tackle. If another player obstructs or interferes with someone trying to tackle the ball carrier it would be considered foul play and a penalty would be awarded. That rule is part of the reason the quick passes are so necessary in the game. You will notice on some of the plays, that the pass happens moments before being hit by an opposing player.