Life-long rugby fan. Why do I keep watching Americans reacting to this video? It obviously tickles something inside of me. and I love seeing people learn about the beautiful game.
I'm more familiar wit association football; people don't really play rugby over here. This kind of comparison is useful for learning more about both rugby and American football.
@@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.
Regarding the differences in contact between rugby and football, not only are the players aware that they are less protected and thus hit more safely, but there are strict rules about how you can hit: The tackler must tackle the ball carrier below the shoulders (or below the sternum in U19), no matter how low the ball carrier is. The tackler must also wrap the ball carrier. The tackler must go to the ground with the ball carrier (kind of, if they just fall forward out of the tackler's grasp, that's fine, but you can't just hit someone then let go so that they fall to the ground). And if the tackler lifts up the ball carrier, whether intentionally or not, he must lower him in a way that the head or neck is not the first body part to hit the ground. The ball carrier isn't limited as much, but he still can't: Lead with the head Hurdle an opponent Or use the forearm to shield himself or to push tacklers off -- he may use an open hand to do so (stiff arm).
Respect in rugby (union) is paramount. There is no backchat from players tollerated by officials. Players call the ref "sir" and will be marched back or sent off if they violate etiquet. As violent as the game might be, the moment the final whistle blows, opposition embrace and congratulate, then go for a beer together. When careers are over, it builds lifelong bonds of brotherhood that span continents and generations. Yes - rugby is sometimes now played for pay, but it is pride and love for the game and one another that keeps players going. If there is a single word that embodies rugbe, it is "respect."
Absolutely. Respect for each other, for the rules, the officials and the groundsmen. My brothers still have every swapped jersey they were allowed to keep; it's a shame smaller clubs can't really afford do it very often.
I find that respect goes with the fans too, watched many rugby world cup games at a bar and have fans from both sides there and we just have a laugh and sing songs at each other, with football (soccer) i've seen people get hit with bottles and get in fights a lot. Rugby matches we get to drink out of actual glasses, football the plastic glasses come out :p
@@ianbruce6515 And you can’t just plow into him and knock him off his feet; you have to make a genuine attempt to grasp him with an arm and bring him to ground, or get penalized for a no-arm tackle. Also no contact above the shoulders, and no contact with a player in the air (like going up to receive a kick).
The most interesting and informative game comparison I have seen to date. The video screen was perfect for showing the game comparisons and not the usual postage stamp size that others use while making themselves the largest and most noticeable thing on the screen. Thanks guys
1. The Rugby League started because the working men could not afford to take time off work to play the game. They wanted to be compensated for lost wages. 2. Yorkshire (7) and Lancashire were the English champions for each of the eight seasons before the breakaway from the RU. 3. At the play the ball the defenders have to retire 10m except for the markers. The attacking team do not have to retire, the player behind the tackled player receives the ball and then passes it to one of his/her teammates or runs with it themself. 4. The tackled player must stop trying to advance when the referee calls 'Held'. So a player can be tackled and remain standing. 5. Just to show my bias, the ball is 'in play' (live) for about twice as long in a RL game (63 mins) as in a RU game (34 mins). RU has an average of 19 scrums, 24 lines out (the record is 111 in a single game), and 19 penalties per game = 62 stoppages in 80 minutes.
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.
Statement checks out except for the fighting part. Fights are incredibly rare in the modern game and usually only result from one player cynically hurting another player, for example, biting or eye gouging whereas in ice hockey, fighting is almost part of the strategy of the game.
In a scrum, the ball is put into the scrum by one team's player (called 'the scrum half') and moved backwards by the feet. The primary aim is to get the ball: usually, but not always, comes out of the scrum in possession of the side who put the ball in. But you're also trying to gain yardage and/or destabilise the opponents. And yes, concussion is an increasing problem in rugby union since the 1990s when the game became professional and players got bigger.
@@dpridyes but is isn't the same thing, in NFL, you have an offense and defense, whereas in rugby its the same players who do the offensive and defensive duties, a substitute will do the exact same thing once on the field.
You asked a question about the play the ball in rugby league and the fact that the defence has to retreat 10 metres. Note that as soon as the tackled player plays the ball by hooking it through his legs to his team mate, the defending team can move forward and close down the space to the attacking team.
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.
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.
Rugby got its name when schoolboy William Webb Ellis, playing football picked up the football and ran with it . This haleppened at Rugby school in the town of Rugby in the English midlands. So somebody decided that this could be a nee sport and rules were codified for it. This was football Rugby style = Rugby football.
American Football is stop and start because television companies want lots of opportunities to break for advertisements. I really like that the video that you were reacting to included women’s rugby: recognised it as equal to the men’s game. This is a huge advance in recent years.
Are you for real? It doesn't matter how much skills the women have got, they would still get crunched by a bunch of male junior high schoolers in their first year of rugby. You are either a lezzo or a simp. Either you are rediculous.
@@scobra5941 missed the point of ops comment entirely, equal as in, the sport they play is equal in every way, same rules, same level of physicality proportionate to opposition teams etc. He didn't mean that men and women are equally strong and playing each other would be an equal contest, because everyone knows it wouldn't be an equal contest hence why it is separate.
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. ❤
100% correct on the manners of the players. Remember the scrum near the end of the 2003 world cup final. The ref penalised the English team, with was a questionable decision and the English team carried on being polite to the ref. Even under the high pressure of the situation, they kept their discipline.
The first thing you learn at rugby as a child is even when the referee is a dad of one of the opposing team's players, you always call him Sir. It's the old story of persuading more people with honey than vinegar. If you disagree with a ref's decision politely explaining why you disagree is always likely to be more successful than shouting "F**k! talk about one-eyed reffing" at the top of your voice.
Guys! Just came across your channel. I love the editing - small little details like at 2:56 where you've let the screen recording get tucket behind the backrests of the chairs. Tiny detail which makes the scene feel super cozy. Nicely done!
This is a good explanation of the basics of rugby. There are strict rules about how you can tackle . For example, you can't hit someone on the head with your shoulder, or kick them.
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!
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!
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.
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
Your point at 23:00 is spot on. As an ex-RL pro I can assure you that the offensive advantage you get from the defending team having to retreat 10m from each tackle is huge. It's physically exhausting for the defenders and certainly in the opening minutes of a game you'll see the point of possession moving back forth on the field in each set of 6 tackles. It's vitally important when defending not to stray offside and give a penalty, meaning you face additional tackles, as you're very likely to concede a try simply due to fatigue. Equally, when attacking you want to complete you sets of 6 without errors to stress the defence as much as possible. I played back in the late 1980's into the 90's when a lot of Union players were moving to League for the money. I recall playing in a pre-season "friendly" that involved two very recent Welsh converts, one of whom is still well known in the media. 25 minutes into the game and both of them were on the touchline throwing up with exhaustion!
Just to note though, the defenders only have to be 10m from the time of the ball being played. After that, there is nothing stopping the defenders rushing forward and actually tackling the player behind where the play of the ball occurred. It all depends on how fast the defenders rush up.
To a given value of historic... lol. Yeah, I know there are probably plenty of people watching this whom weren't even a twinkle in their parents eyes back then, but I remember being very confused as to how France would fit into the 4 nations!
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!
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.
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 th-cam.com/video/h1jjrCAcRBk/w-d-xo.html). 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.
@@thetruthhurts7675 Sorry to break this to you but you are wrong. A "Try" is when the ball is grounded in the "goal area" while kicks off the floor are called: place kicks, goal kicks, penalty kicks, or conversions. You really need to look up the book Rugby for Dummies before you comment on a post.
@@Mouse2222 Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear. I do so love it when people tell me that a Try isn't a "try at goal." So let me just start with this : "The in-goal area is the rectangular area from the goal line (try line) to the dead ball line. The image shows the markings of a rugby league field. In early forms of rugby football, the point of the game was to score goals. "A try [at goal]" was awarded for grounding the ball in the opponents' in-goal area." This comes from this site : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try_(rugby) Then this : "3 Jul 2023 - The word 'try' meant just that. If a team got themselves over the line, they had the chance to try to get points by converting the kick at goal." From of all places HERE : www.rugbyworld.com/takingpart/rugby-basics/why-is-a-try-called-a-try-in-rugby-136012 Then from here : www.quora.com/Why-is-a-rugby-score-called-a-try States this : "Initially, scoring a try did not award any points; instead, it granted the scoring team the chance to attempt a conversion kick for extra points. The idea was that by successfully grounding the ball, a team had "tried" to score, which then allowed them the opportunity to add to their score through the conversion attempt. Over time, the try became worth points itself, but the name persisted." I can go on, and on, and on for a very long time with these bits if you DO NOT accept a TRY is a TRY AT GETTING EXTRA POINTS BY doing what you call a convesion kick, which is actually a try at scoring a goal. Over time the points have meant that the "TRY" itself is now worth more than the kick at goal afterwards. Honestly this is all VERY, VERY simple here, it isn't rocket science, or Quantum physics. You could ahve saved yourself some tiny embarrasment by looking up what I said instead of trying to make your self look clever. Which by the way you very obviously ARE NOT!!!
@@thetruthhurts7675 you are an idiot a try is putting the ball down behind the score line and a goal kick is the kick,, but as they say you carnt teach stupid
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🙂
I've watched many Americans reacting to Rugby, but the fact you gave about touching down as near to the goal as possible is never mentioned. I think it's important as it does explain a lot.
It was as in the earliest incarnation of the game a 'Try' scored no points but gave an opportunity to 'convert' the try to points by kicking between the posts
A brilliant referee and a wonderful character. Even though he was Welsh, the England team raised no objection and had absolutely no complaints when he refereed a Wales v England international match. My favourite line from Nigel (who was gay), was when he penalized a line out throw with the comment "that ball was as straight as me".
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.
Hey guys love your channle. So im from Tamworth england from a rugby family through snd through. Back in 2004 2 guys came to our school promoting american football. Me and the rest of our school rugby team smiled as we knew we'd try it out. We always took the use of armour in american football was a sign of weakness. In rugby there are rules to tackling, in football we were given allot more freedom than we were used to, i gotta say i was hooked. The stop and start of american football is a little frustrating at first but quickly accepted. To this day i both love and still watch both sports. Love your channle again guys.
Rugby has far less serious injuries than American football, the armour tends to make players think that they are safe, but that same armour does not stop internal injuries especially brain shaking.
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.
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)
Which did you watch first? I only ask because as a kid I only ever saw Union on the TV and have always struggled to enjoy League. I just wondered maybe it was because I was missing rucks, scrums and lineouts. Perhaps if I was introduced to League first it would have been different.
@@stuartcarden1371I watched (and played) Rugby Union, but soon started watching League when it was shown regularly on the BBC. That gradually petered out and I became a Union man, through and through. I love the various differences in Union; scrums, rucks, lineouts, mauls (not mentioned in this) and the contrasts between forwards and backs (I was a centre-threequarter).
16 years playing Union & 21 years playing League plus a few summer sports thrown in as well.....I've made friends from both sports that have lasted a lifetime & for me personally besides loving both sports themselves, the one difference that makes them unique is how they both bring people together from all walks of life.......I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat
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.
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 😉
A Welsh person recommending the 2003 World Cup final. I'm surprised but thank you! The game was played on my 20th birthday, so if England hadn't won I would have had the worst rest of the day lol
Dude what’s going on with Welsh rugby at the moment I kinda stoped following the drama as it made me sad, I’m English but I’m 100% think that rugby is better for haveing a wales at the top of there game and playing that electric style you play. I’m sad to see the sport is not in grate shape in wales at the moment. P.S fuck wales up the rose Hahahahah xx
I grew up in North-West England, and it's quite funny that we helped create our own sport. It not might be the most popular, but it's very emblematic of northern english culture.
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
Another point about Rugby is the level of respect (generally) players have for the referee. Nigel Owen is 'the master' but also watch some TH-cam compilations of referee-player interactions - there is a lot of 'banter' in many of them. The penalties for arguing with the refs include advancing the non-offending team 10 yards up the pitch for each incident of dissent. Listening to the 'ref mics' is also entertaining and very informative about nature of the game.
@@codyduncan4798 Saw them against Scotland here in D.C. this summer, they were pathetic. Lost 7-42. But y’know, I remember when USMNT soccer was just as pathetic, and they’ve become if not great, at least respectable. These things take time.
Yeah man, they don't realise the potential of either sport given the size of their population...but one positive thing is some of 'em are starting to show more interest & making reaction videos, I'm sure if they found out they could make billions of dollar's of revenue from both sports they'd do it in a heartbeat
I have watched both versions on TV for decades and I have learned more from this video than I have ever previously known. With all the frenetic activity going on I find it amazing that the referee is able to see that all the rules are being followed and when fouls are being committed. Although they do have assistant referees running the touchline to help them.
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.
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!
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.
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).
Actually Eton was characterised as being a football school rather than a rugby one. It also had and still has its unique 'Wall Game' in which a 'goal' is only scored very rarely.
Lovely video thank you. I've watched rugby all my life and even played a couple of times at school but have learnt more from your video than ever before! Rugby Football and Association Football draw from different socio-economic backgrounds, as I'm sure a million people have already said here. Thanks again!
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.
Yes, I was looking in the comments for this. Any sports that require teams of welders on site and are played by total adrenaline junkies are worth watching. But take your heart tablets first 🙀 I sometimes can’t even watch.
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.
@@brentwithey4241tackling is safer in Rugby. You are required to get your arms around the person with the ball--you aren't allowed to shoulder tackle--and definitely not drive your head into them!
ooh this is great! I love Rugby, in Argentina is a really big sport too! one of the most fun sports to watch tbh, I'd really recommend watching some matches. It's a contact sport for sure and it could become violent if they got carried away, but I have seen sportsmanship in Rugby that I have rarely seen in other sports, anyway, great video!
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.
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. 🤦♂
@@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.
@@Muckylittlemething is, we watch (and bet on) it. Don't get me wrong, I would much rather watch the Rugby Championship or the URC than any women's match... Bit if it's just the girls, then hell yeah I'm watching them
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.
I wish my missus was like yours ,So quick to pick up the nuances of the game ,relax with a beer buddy and ask her to explain after the vid , you've got it made ,lucky lucky guy!!!
Hi friends miss you on twitch , hope you and family are well!! Footy is more soccer, being a Kiwi this was a fun watch, your reactions as always were fun , Rugby League is much rougher though lol
@@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.
For Rugby league, the tacklers have three seconds or so to release the ball carrier on the ground, at which time the defense gets set. Once the ball is picked up the defense can advance. An active defense can hold the offense in place by coming up hard and not giving the offense time to run complex plays, while a fast offense can continue to gain ground. As for guidelines for player safety, there are a LOT of rules to protect players. All tacklers must wrap up using their arms and must hit below the sternum. There is also no blocking (Called Obstruction) in front of ball carriers and that cuts down on blindside hits.
The Women's World Cup final can be found at the World Rugby TH-cam channel th-cam.com/video/69GtwpKXZaE/w-d-xo.html The one that got taken down was pirated from the live broadcast, I suspect.
South African here our Rugby Union team is called the Springboks we are the 4 time Rugby World Cup Champions. one detail from NFL n RU is that the front line 1to9 are basically D-line players the back line 10 to 15 are the smaller faster QB and tight end players. we have only 1 team not 3 teams theres no O-line, D-line and kick team. although South Africa has the Bomb Squad a second half 7 man front line team om monsters. this mix of size in Rugby makes the game so unique. there are compilations online of South Africa the most feard Rugby team in the world. HIGHLY recommend
"South Africa, the most feared rugby team in the world" -raises eyebrow in New Zealand All Blacks- All jokes aside though, Springboks vs All Blacks are always my favourite games, even though we have more wins than you 😉
@@Tutehanga yes we do have 4 Rugby World cups out of the 8 times we been in the tourny. South Africa=4 1995, 2007, 2019, 2023 New Zealand=3 1987, 2011, 2015 Australia=2 1991, 1999 England=1 2003 show me the lie
@@alexanderjermaineabrahams1615 that is true, for some reason I thought we had more, but we have won 2nd place in World Cups multiple times. In terms of overall wins in test matches and such, we have the higher number. It is a loop with the All Blacks, we hold the world champion title for several years, we get cocky while other countries learn from errors they've made in play, we then get humbled, then get good again. Also NZ can't afford to keep our best players, they move overseas to coach and compete, and now the whole of the rugby world is learning our strats. It's fascinating actually
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.
Sorry to say but Honestly American rugby may be getting stronger with players playing but your National team has gone backwards so far over the last 10 years
I think education & exposure to the outside world has been a big problem for them & it still is, I saw a video a couple days ago of a American guy on a public street over there with a huge map of the world asking people to point to different countries on the map, out of the 15-16 people he spoke to not a single one of them could find America on that map
Hey guys. Glad to see you are excited about becoming rugga fanatics. Starting this weekend and for the next five weeks the southern hemisphere teams are going north for their end of year tours, so you will have test matches every weekend. Check out your TV channels and listing's for games and times. Otherwise find your nearest local rugby union club and go watch there.
You guys are awesome, big follow. I’m from Brisbane so Rugby League is huge, the game recommend is a painful watch for broncos fans 😢 Anyway hope you enjoy our game ✌️🇦🇺🇺🇸
@@philipwelsh1862 You are right, you are not my friend! I am not interested in having a pissing competition, You seem only interested in throwing insults and trying to give it the big un. Go find someone else who you can bully keyboard warrior!
Some fun tidbits: -Many of the modern team sports (i.e. as we know them today) appeared in the mid-19th century, because of railroads: railroads made it possible for teams from different regions to compete, such that unified rules became necessary. -Soccer's true name is association football, because its rules were agreed on by an association of English schools (as opposed to rugby whose rules came from a single school). The work "Soccer" is an Oxfordism for "Association". Soccer's original rules shared many similarities with Rugby or Australian football, looked like a very different game within a decade, and have had few changes in the last 150 years except for offsides and for the specific rules for the goalkeeper. A few more details about Rugby: -You might get 10 meters uncontested after a tackle in Rugby League (which gives you 5-ish meters in practice since the teams will meet half-way), but you only have 6 tackles (equivalent to 5 downs) to score, on a field that's a bit longer than American football. Imagine if you got a 1st-and-goal in American football no matter how far you are from the end zone. -The reason why players try to run toward the center to score their try is that the conversion kick is taken from a point in alignment with the location of the try: if you score a try along the touch line, the kick will be much harder for the kicker.
i have watched these reactions on rugby union/league by our cousins from over the pond for a while now and the worldwide response (comments)from fans always amaze me. just shows how popular the sport is. this has probably been mentioned before, but i will say that i have watched hundreds of ruby union games over the years and with the levels of fitness being what they are now, the games are being played at an incredibly fast pace. this means the timing of the tackles from the opponents are critical, if the players are to stay healthy. watch rugby's biggest hits, or tackles. a player can end a career in a second, or deliver severe trauma. this game is not one for the timid, or squeemish. its a full on fight to the death (metaphorically speaking).
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
I have to say that I’m not a sports fan on the whole but rugby is about the one team sport I will watch. The video mentioned Rugby 7s and that’s just brilliant. When I lived in London, we used to go to a Rugby 7s international tournament at Twickenham. It was one of the silliest but extra fun events I’ve ever been to in the sense that the crowds were so into it. Groups of friends would often go in fancy dress which is where the silliness came in, but in a good fun way. And the matches were always electric too. A 7s match only lasts 14 minutes (7 minutes each way) so they are incredibly fast paced. It was 2 back to back days of brilliance!
As per your query regarding retreating 10 mts after a tackle. Once the tackled player plays the ball the defenders can then move towards the offensive team. They do not stay 10mts away till the attacking side engage them. Love your channel btw.😍 Peace.
@@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.
Lots of medical interest and research in the UK investigating deceleration forces involved in contact sports like rugby and boxing and it's connection with brain changes like MND ( ALS ) and early onset Alzheimer's. It will be interesting to see if this has an impact on how the game is played long term as there is a definite change in body size and weight of players as the sport has become more professional over the years. Bigger pack sizes, increased deceleration forces as players get bigger etc. I love the game but as a health professional working with these particular groups I am watching closely.
@@JohnPretty1 good to hear your dad is still in good nick ! The suggestion isn't that EVERYONE that has ever played rugby is going to develop degen. neuro disease but professional contact sport players do have a higher risk of developing MND. Correlation or causation ?? That's what the scientists are interested in at the moment and early research is proving interesting links between someone's biology ( proteins in the brain ) and repeated contact impacts in their sports. Professional players clearly play more frequently and are subject to higher forces as players are bulking up and pack size is getting heavier. Will be interesting to see if they can develop screening to identify individuals that may have an increased risk. Bit like a screening ECG for academy players etc to identify and arrhythmias etc..allpws.fod preventative action. Still early work but having looked after MND patients I'd be grateful for anything that helps with research and helping identify risk factors for MND etc.
In February of every year there is a Rugby Union Championship called the 6 nations . When Wales , Scotland , England Ireland France and Italy teams play one another . Its very exciting to watch . The competition between the nations is fierce . But the sportsmanship among the fans friendly but full of banter . The Royal family has patrons for each team . Prince William Wales his wife Catherine England and his Aunt Princess Anne attend the matches and have like many families strong ties and lots of teasing banter and bragging rites . Would be a good start to watch Rugby Union .
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).
If you want to watch an intense rugby match I'd suggest the 2024 Rugby World Cup, South Africa vs. New Zealand. The game was rough & you'll get to see how the game is played between two top peak teams, with the respectable rivalry between these teams you get some of the best athletes playing their hearts out.
Good to see so much of the "Boks" (South Africa) and All Blacks (New Zealand). All credit that they're arch rivals yet have great respect for each other. If this has piqued your interest please try watching some of the occasions they've played against each other. Fast flowing, extremely skillful and each side going all out to win. Some of the best rugby you'll ever see.
@@gilliandawson6567 Oh absolutely. Had me on the edge of my seat. Maybe also how the Bokke dealt with the previously unstoppable Jonah Lomu in the '95 World Cup. Not a game for the faint of heart, and featured in the amazing Invictus film (Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon).
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
Hi both, I’m a recent subscriber and am enjoying all of your reactions across all subjects. Have you watched any rugby yet? Rugby Union is the more enjoyable by far. It is more physical and listening to your chat between yourselves and discussing that the players play in a certain way to avoid injuries, yes they do but there is still injuries and blood and they still keep playing. Unlike football players who need hospital treatment if they trip over a blade of grass. Keep the reviews going guys, you seem 2 lovely people.
One important difference between Union and League that i don't recall hearing: in rugby league, there are 13 players on each side. In rugby Union there are 15 players on each side ( unless, of course, it is specifically a "sevens" or "nines" match). Rugby sevens is now an official Olympics sport.
In league, in the tackle area, there are two defenders (usually the tacklers) and two attackers (the tackled, and a receiver). The receiver then passes the ball back to the onside line of players (who are always moving!)
Life-long rugby fan. Why do I keep watching Americans reacting to this video? It obviously tickles something inside of me. and I love seeing people learn about the beautiful game.
I'm more familiar wit association football; people don't really play rugby over here.
This kind of comparison is useful for learning more about both rugby and American football.
Played rugby for 30 years and I love watching Americans getting introduced to rugby too 😂
These two genuinely are interested in learning...becoming my favourite reactors.....🙏
They're pretty awesome :)
Nice to see people genuinely interested and not feeling the need to stop every 10 seconds.
Welcome to the best sport in the World.
Yep and they have some intelligence..especially the wife
I agree they are super reactors and make great observations
Football is 90 minutes of pretending that you're hurt, rugby is 80 minutes of pretending that you're not hurt.
I love this it’s so true 😂
Football has gone that way unfortunately, overpaid prima donnas, but it still a much better spectacle when played well.
@@Muckylittleme I have attended 1,779 matches in 84 stadiums since 1962 and it has been brilliant on the whole:)
@@Isleofskye Year of my birth.
@@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.
It's good to see both men's and women's ruby being shown in this video.
Yes!
Why? Why is that good to see?
@@hmu05366 Maybe because it's played as hard as men's rugby? I get as much enjoyment watching women play the sport as men's.
Regarding the differences in contact between rugby and football, not only are the players aware that they are less protected and thus hit more safely, but there are strict rules about how you can hit:
The tackler must tackle the ball carrier below the shoulders (or below the sternum in U19), no matter how low the ball carrier is.
The tackler must also wrap the ball carrier.
The tackler must go to the ground with the ball carrier (kind of, if they just fall forward out of the tackler's grasp, that's fine, but you can't just hit someone then let go so that they fall to the ground).
And if the tackler lifts up the ball carrier, whether intentionally or not, he must lower him in a way that the head or neck is not the first body part to hit the ground.
The ball carrier isn't limited as much, but he still can't:
Lead with the head
Hurdle an opponent
Or use the forearm to shield himself or to push tacklers off -- he may use an open hand to do so (stiff arm).
Respect in rugby (union) is paramount.
There is no backchat from players tollerated by officials. Players call the ref "sir" and will be marched back or sent off if they violate etiquet.
As violent as the game might be, the moment the final whistle blows, opposition embrace and congratulate, then go for a beer together.
When careers are over, it builds lifelong bonds of brotherhood that span continents and generations.
Yes - rugby is sometimes now played for pay, but it is pride and love for the game and one another that keeps players going.
If there is a single word that embodies rugbe, it is "respect."
Absolutely agree, “it’s a thug’s game, played by gentlemen” as they say.
Absolutely. Respect for each other, for the rules, the officials and the groundsmen. My brothers still have every swapped jersey they were allowed to keep; it's a shame smaller clubs can't really afford do it very often.
I find that respect goes with the fans too, watched many rugby world cup games at a bar and have fans from both sides there and we just have a laugh and sing songs at each other, with football (soccer) i've seen people get hit with bottles and get in fights a lot. Rugby matches we get to drink out of actual glasses, football the plastic glasses come out :p
The big difference between American football and both codes of rugby, is that in rugby you can only tackle the ball carrier.
I'm surprised this wasn't mentioned. It's a huge difference and reason why American Footbal players wear padding and helmet.
Absolutely! No blocking allowed. You tackle--you don't hit! And you can only tackle the ball carrier.
I think what your saying is there’s no “blocking” in Rugby
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And you can’t just plow into him and knock him off his feet; you have to make a genuine attempt to grasp him with an arm and bring him to ground, or get penalized for a no-arm tackle. Also no contact above the shoulders, and no contact with a player in the air (like going up to receive a kick).
@@chrispack3131 There is, but you give away a penalty when you do it.
The most interesting and informative game comparison I have seen to date. The video screen was perfect for showing the game comparisons and not the usual postage stamp size that others use while making themselves the largest and most noticeable thing on the screen. Thanks guys
Hi from South Africa 🇿🇦 Rugby World Cup champions and the best team in the world. The Springboks unite South Africans. Please react to Springbok 🏉🇿🇦
1. The Rugby League started because the working men could not afford to take time off work to play the game. They wanted to be compensated for lost wages.
2. Yorkshire (7) and Lancashire were the English champions for each of the eight seasons before the breakaway from the RU.
3. At the play the ball the defenders have to retire 10m except for the markers. The attacking team do not have to retire, the player behind the tackled player receives the ball and then passes it to one of his/her teammates or runs with it themself.
4. The tackled player must stop trying to advance when the referee calls 'Held'. So a player can be tackled and remain standing.
5. Just to show my bias, the ball is 'in play' (live) for about twice as long in a RL game (63 mins) as in a RU game (34 mins). RU has an average of 19 scrums, 24 lines out (the record is 111 in a single game), and 19 penalties per game = 62 stoppages in 80 minutes.
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.
Tell me you support the All Blacks 😏😂
@@Jay685toaif she said her boyfriend beat her then sure.
Do you live in the USA?
@@andrewgreener no, I live in England.
@@Jay685toa although I have the greatest respect for the All Blacks, I'm English so no, I don't support them.😀
An American football coach once said rugby was American football played by men, with the passing of basketball and the fighting of ice hockey
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Brilliant description., l will remember that for when l need a good quote.
Statement checks out except for the fighting part. Fights are incredibly rare in the modern game and usually only result from one player cynically hurting another player, for example, biting or eye gouging whereas in ice hockey, fighting is almost part of the strategy of the game.
@dannyarcher6370 the quote wasn't said in recent times so it would be comparable to these days
In a scrum, the ball is put into the scrum by one team's player (called 'the scrum half') and moved backwards by the feet. The primary aim is to get the ball: usually, but not always, comes out of the scrum in possession of the side who put the ball in. But you're also trying to gain yardage and/or destabilise the opponents. And yes, concussion is an increasing problem in rugby union since the 1990s when the game became professional and players got bigger.
Rugby players are not replaced by defence or offensive specific players, they all stay on the field, except for a few substitutes or injuries.
Not these days in Pro rugby - basically half the team gets replaced during the match, especially the players in the scrum.
@@dpridyes but is isn't the same thing, in NFL, you have an offense and defense, whereas in rugby its the same players who do the offensive and defensive duties, a substitute will do the exact same thing once on the field.
Unless you the innovative World Champs - substitutes coming of the bench ARE the play makers. Well done Rassie & Bokke!!!
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You asked a question about the play the ball in rugby league and the fact that the defence has to retreat 10 metres. Note that as soon as the tackled player plays the ball by hooking it through his legs to his team mate, the defending team can move forward and close down the space to the attacking team.
I am from South Africa. South Africa is the current word champions. The South African team is also called "Springboks"
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.
let me guess - your nickname was 'lucky' right?
As a kiwi I relate to this post... but I played from 7 - 25 both codes....👍👍😎
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.
Familiar bro train during the week play on Sat then go out looking like I've been in a brawl
Rugby got its name when schoolboy William Webb Ellis, playing football picked up the football and ran with it . This haleppened at Rugby school in the town of Rugby in the English midlands. So somebody decided that this could be a nee sport and rules were codified for it. This was football Rugby style = Rugby football.
American Football is stop and start because television companies want lots of opportunities to break for advertisements. I really like that the video that you were reacting to included women’s rugby: recognised it as equal to the men’s game. This is a huge advance in recent years.
Hahaha, they are in no way equal. The men would destroy the poor women if they played each other, which is why they don't.
Are you for real? It doesn't matter how much skills the women have got, they would still get crunched by a bunch of male junior high schoolers in their first year of rugby. You are either a lezzo or a simp. Either you are rediculous.
@@scobra5941 As a sport they are equal. The women play hard to the same rules and create a great spectacle.
@@slammerf16and have a fun ass time doing it
@@scobra5941 missed the point of ops comment entirely, equal as in, the sport they play is equal in every way, same rules, same level of physicality proportionate to opposition teams etc. He didn't mean that men and women are equally strong and playing each other would be an equal contest, because everyone knows it wouldn't be an equal contest hence why it is separate.
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. ❤
100% correct on the manners of the players. Remember the scrum near the end of the 2003 world cup final. The ref penalised the English team, with was a questionable decision and the English team carried on being polite to the ref. Even under the high pressure of the situation, they kept their discipline.
It the one thing that puts me off league is this artificial halt to the competition as soon as the ball hits the deck
@@almcdonald8676 I don't understand?
The first thing you learn at rugby as a child is even when the referee is a dad of one of the opposing team's players, you always call him Sir. It's the old story of persuading more people with honey than vinegar. If you disagree with a ref's decision politely explaining why you disagree is always likely to be more successful than shouting "F**k! talk about one-eyed reffing" at the top of your voice.
Rugby league is called "footie" in Australia.
Guys! Just came across your channel. I love the editing - small little details like at 2:56 where you've let the screen recording get tucket behind the backrests of the chairs. Tiny detail which makes the scene feel super cozy. Nicely done!
This is a good explanation of the basics of rugby.
There are strict rules about how you can tackle .
For example, you can't hit someone on the head with your shoulder, or kick them.
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!
Its called "footy" in Australia, "rukby" in South Africa...
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@@mikezog1030it is not called rukby in SA.
@@johndeppe7891 yes it is - speak to any dutchman...
@mikezog1030 no it isn't.
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!
More rugby players went to private schools than footballers. Most football players are precious pre Madonna's worried about what they look like .
Another good one: "There was a street fight outside a pub, and suddenly a game of rugby broke out".
And League is a Hooligan's game... Played by Hooligans
@@Badgersjlove that
@@joguipo 😆
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.
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
Yes but in this game you are.
...or the traditional "football" match played in a piazza in Florence (Firenze) on St. John the Baptist's Day, June 24th.
The rule of the Atherstone football game is. . You're not allowed to kill anyone.. You can punch , kick etc ,but not kill.
There is one in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands too, some videos on YT
Your point at 23:00 is spot on. As an ex-RL pro I can assure you that the offensive advantage you get from the defending team having to retreat 10m from each tackle is huge. It's physically exhausting for the defenders and certainly in the opening minutes of a game you'll see the point of possession moving back forth on the field in each set of 6 tackles. It's vitally important when defending not to stray offside and give a penalty, meaning you face additional tackles, as you're very likely to concede a try simply due to fatigue. Equally, when attacking you want to complete you sets of 6 without errors to stress the defence as much as possible.
I played back in the late 1980's into the 90's when a lot of Union players were moving to League for the money. I recall playing in a pre-season "friendly" that involved two very recent Welsh converts, one of whom is still well known in the media. 25 minutes into the game and both of them were on the touchline throwing up with exhaustion!
Just to note though, the defenders only have to be 10m from the time of the ball being played. After that, there is nothing stopping the defenders rushing forward and actually tackling the player behind where the play of the ball occurred. It all depends on how fast the defenders rush up.
Try any of the RU Six Nations matches.
The six nations are
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
France
Italy.
A superb historic annual event.
To a given value of historic... lol.
Yeah, I know there are probably plenty of people watching this whom weren't even a twinkle in their parents eyes back then, but I remember being very confused as to how France would fit into the 4 nations!
By far the best annual sporting event
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!
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.
Rugby League is something you would like it makes American Football look tame in deed
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 th-cam.com/video/h1jjrCAcRBk/w-d-xo.html). 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.
Dam. That game lasts for 2 to three days? Ima watch it now😂
What you are describing is called a try. This is because they get a try at scoring a goal after they put the ball down in the end zone.
@@thetruthhurts7675 Sorry to break this to you but you are wrong. A "Try" is when the ball is grounded in the "goal area" while kicks off the floor are called: place kicks, goal kicks, penalty kicks, or conversions. You really need to look up the book Rugby for Dummies before you comment on a post.
@@Mouse2222 Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear. I do so love it when people tell me that a Try isn't a "try at goal." So let me just start with this :
"The in-goal area is the rectangular area from the goal line (try line) to the dead ball line. The image shows the markings of a rugby league field. In early forms of rugby football, the point of the game was to score goals. "A try [at goal]" was awarded for grounding the ball in the opponents' in-goal area."
This comes from this site : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try_(rugby)
Then this : "3 Jul 2023 - The word 'try' meant just that. If a team got themselves over the line, they had the chance to try to get points by converting the kick at goal."
From of all places HERE : www.rugbyworld.com/takingpart/rugby-basics/why-is-a-try-called-a-try-in-rugby-136012
Then from here : www.quora.com/Why-is-a-rugby-score-called-a-try States this :
"Initially, scoring a try did not award any points; instead, it granted the scoring team the chance to attempt a conversion kick for extra points. The idea was that by successfully grounding the ball, a team had "tried" to score, which then allowed them the opportunity to add to their score through the conversion attempt. Over time, the try became worth points itself, but the name persisted."
I can go on, and on, and on for a very long time with these bits if you DO NOT accept a TRY is a TRY AT GETTING EXTRA POINTS BY doing what you call a convesion kick, which is actually a try at scoring a goal. Over time the points have meant that the "TRY" itself is now worth more than the kick at goal afterwards. Honestly this is all VERY, VERY simple here, it isn't rocket science, or Quantum physics. You could ahve saved yourself some tiny embarrasment by looking up what I said instead of trying to make your self look clever. Which by the way you very obviously ARE NOT!!!
@@thetruthhurts7675 you are an idiot a try is putting the ball down behind the score line and a goal kick is the kick,, but as they say you carnt teach stupid
Hey thanks for doing this, thanks for showing interest in Rugby
Huge Rugby fan here, my kids play it now. I would advise to get your kids involved. Its great.
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🙂
I've watched many Americans reacting to Rugby, but the fact you gave about touching down as near to the goal as possible is never mentioned. I think it's important as it does explain a lot.
It was as in the earliest incarnation of the game a 'Try' scored no points but gave an opportunity to 'convert' the try to points by kicking between the posts
Like the other comment, check out the ref Nigel Owens.
For sure. A sport like Rugby Union needs great refs and Nigel was the master.
I remember when he was on radio 5 on the Saturday morning helping people with their personal problems it was so good 😂
top man Nigel Owens best Ref ever
Might need a Welsh translator 😅
A brilliant referee and a wonderful character. Even though he was Welsh, the England team raised no objection and had absolutely no complaints when he refereed a Wales v England international match. My favourite line from Nigel (who was gay), was when he penalized a line out throw with the comment "that ball was as straight as me".
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.
I liked ur video guys good stuff I love when people want to investigate oour sports. Footy Fanatic from NZ
Hey guys love your channle. So im from Tamworth england from a rugby family through snd through. Back in 2004 2 guys came to our school promoting american football. Me and the rest of our school rugby team smiled as we knew we'd try it out. We always took the use of armour in american football was a sign of weakness. In rugby there are rules to tackling, in football we were given allot more freedom than we were used to, i gotta say i was hooked. The stop and start of american football is a little frustrating at first but quickly accepted. To this day i both love and still watch both sports.
Love your channle again guys.
Rugby has far less serious injuries than American football, the armour tends to make players think that they are safe, but that same armour does not stop internal injuries especially brain shaking.
Yes, Rugby players suffer long term effects from multiple head knocks sustained over a player's career.
Plus, American footballers deliberately make head to head challenges
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.
Yeah, that. 10 metre zone disappears the moment the ball starts playing again. The defenders can close in again.
I’m always amazed by how much those guys run.
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)
Really good to see that he uses both men’s and women’s rugby matches to demonstrate his points…..
Just found your Channel , Love you guys ! .Respect from England 👍
As a Rugby fan of both of its versions, I am happy with Narrator's explanation of the differences. Excellent video
Which did you watch first? I only ask because as a kid I only ever saw Union on the TV and have always struggled to enjoy League. I just wondered maybe it was because I was missing rucks, scrums and lineouts. Perhaps if I was introduced to League first it would have been different.
@@stuartcarden1371I watched (and played) Rugby Union, but soon started watching League when it was shown regularly on the BBC. That gradually petered out and I became a Union man, through and through. I love the various differences in Union; scrums, rucks, lineouts, mauls (not mentioned in this) and the contrasts between forwards and backs (I was a centre-threequarter).
Being Irish it was rugby union that I follow and play.
16 years playing Union & 21 years playing League plus a few summer sports thrown in as well.....I've made friends from both sports that have lasted a lifetime & for me personally besides loving both sports themselves, the one difference that makes them unique is how they both bring people together from all walks of life.......I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat
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.
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 😉
You can always recognise a Rugby Union forward who has been in scrums by their cauliflower ears.
A Welsh person recommending the 2003 World Cup final. I'm surprised but thank you! The game was played on my 20th birthday, so if England hadn't won I would have had the worst rest of the day lol
Dude what’s going on with Welsh rugby at the moment I kinda stoped following the drama as it made me sad, I’m English but I’m 100% think that rugby is better for haveing a wales at the top of there game and playing that electric style you play. I’m sad to see the sport is not in grate shape in wales at the moment. P.S fuck wales up the rose Hahahahah xx
Japan v South Africa 2015
Rugby actually has a WORLD cup
Both forms of Rugby have World Cups.
@@djgrant8761 I think they were suggesting American sports do "world" events that are actually just national events.
@@jbrassic5434so nice, the cup comes twice
@@jbrassic5434 Nah. They invite a team from Canada and then it qualifies.
Which is an ACTUAL world cup. Unlike with American football world cup that involves only America.
Love these videos. Always great seeing folks from other countries reacting to one of our favourite sports :)
I grew up in North-West England, and it's quite funny that we helped create our own sport. It not might be the most popular, but it's very emblematic of northern english culture.
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
Another suggestion to watch might be 'What went down' with Nigel Owens, amazing guy that everyone loves.
Another point about Rugby is the level of respect (generally) players have for the referee. Nigel Owen is 'the master' but also watch some TH-cam compilations of referee-player interactions - there is a lot of 'banter' in many of them. The penalties for arguing with the refs include advancing the non-offending team 10 yards up the pitch for each incident of dissent. Listening to the 'ref mics' is also entertaining and very informative about nature of the game.
Trying to explain the two codes of rugby in the same video is confusing to American. Separate videos should have been made for each code of rugby.
Agreed. I'm South African but right from the point he said that I knew it was going to be a mistake.
Must see Rugby Hits your jaw will drop! a great video review keep it up
This is definitely a sport America could excell at, and fans take to their hearts.
Absolutely, it is football as it was meant to be.
America has an international team, they are ok, they have competed in 1 world cup but didn't quite qualify for the last one
If they got more involved and put some more $ into then yeah
@@codyduncan4798
Saw them against Scotland here in D.C. this summer, they were pathetic. Lost 7-42. But y’know, I remember when USMNT soccer was just as pathetic, and they’ve become if not great, at least respectable. These things take time.
Yeah man, they don't realise the potential of either sport given the size of their population...but one positive thing is some of 'em are starting to show more interest & making reaction videos, I'm sure if they found out they could make billions of dollar's of revenue from both sports they'd do it in a heartbeat
I have watched both versions on TV for decades and I have learned more from this video than I have ever previously known. With all the frenetic activity going on I find it amazing that the referee is able to see that all the rules are being followed and when fouls are being committed. Although they do have assistant referees running the touchline to help them.
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.
One of the greatest ever RIP Jonah taken too soon.
One of the few to deserve the label Legend. A monster and a gentleman on and off the field.
2011 Rugby World Cup between NZ v England Jonah was a monster
So beloved by most rugby fans ❤
Saffa here, he was my favorite AB of all time. 🇿🇦
In Australia it's often called 'Footy' but it also applies to Australia Rules Football
Here in the UK, it refers to what Americans call soccer.
It's only called footy in States where Rugby is fhe most popular code; that's maybe 2 States, although AFL is making ground in both.
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!
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.
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).
Actually Eton was characterised as being a football school rather than a rugby one. It also had and still has its unique 'Wall Game' in which a 'goal' is only scored very rarely.
The classic comment I heard was that League was a gentleman's game played by thugs and Union was a thug's game played by gentlemen.
William Webb 1823.
Lovely video thank you. I've watched rugby all my life and even played a couple of times at school but have learnt more from your video than ever before! Rugby Football and Association Football draw from different socio-economic backgrounds, as I'm sure a million people have already said here. Thanks again!
Love you guys videos 😊 new to the channel and have subscribed… FYI Footy is a nickname for football rugby 😊
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.
Also known as "Murder Ball" among players. Such a fierce game.
Murderball! 🎉
Murderball! 🎉
Yes, I was looking in the comments for this. Any sports that require teams of welders on site and are played by total adrenaline junkies are worth watching. But take your heart tablets first 🙀 I sometimes can’t even watch.
You SHOULD watch wheelchair rugby league!
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.
Tackling in Rugby is safer, the Seattle Sea Hawks teach their players to tackle like rugby players to reduce concussions.
Tackling isn't safer in rugby, dam all those pads in NFL love to see some of them tackled by rugby players. Those NFL guys would hurt
@@brentwithey4241tackling is safer in Rugby. You are required to get your arms around the person with the ball--you aren't allowed to shoulder tackle--and definitely not drive your head into them!
Really? Like to see those ladies in shoulder pads on a rugby field with real men. 🤣
TH-cam RUBY RULES SOUTHAFRICA HAVE THE BEST RUBY PLAYERS IN THE WORLD, 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
ooh this is great! I love Rugby, in Argentina is a really big sport too! one of the most fun sports to watch tbh, I'd really recommend watching some matches. It's a contact sport for sure and it could become violent if they got carried away, but I have seen sportsmanship in Rugby that I have rarely seen in other sports, anyway, great video!
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.
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".
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. 🤦♂
@@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.
@@pegaz6529 Yes great routine.
@@Muckylittlemething is, we watch (and bet on) it. Don't get me wrong, I would much rather watch the Rugby Championship or the URC than any women's match... Bit if it's just the girls, then hell yeah I'm watching them
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.
I wish my missus was like yours ,So quick to pick up the nuances of the game ,relax with a beer buddy and ask her to explain after the vid , you've got it made ,lucky lucky guy!!!
Hi friends miss you on twitch , hope you and family are well!! Footy is more soccer, being a Kiwi this was a fun watch, your reactions as always were fun , Rugby League is much rougher though lol
Footy is a nickname used for Rugby League in the Southern Hemisphere. Derived from Rugby Football League.
Nah, just in Queensland and New South Wales
@@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.
Not in South Africa
Footy to us is soccer
footy is short for football (soccer)...well it is most of the time in the UK ⚽
Footy is a nickname used for Rugby League in the Southern Hemisphere. Derived from Rugby Football League.
Cool did not know that in the southern hemisphere, cheers @@JamesHyde1986
For Rugby league, the tacklers have three seconds or so to release the ball carrier on the ground, at which time the defense gets set. Once the ball is picked up the defense can advance. An active defense can hold the offense in place by coming up hard and not giving the offense time to run complex plays, while a fast offense can continue to gain ground. As for guidelines for player safety, there are a LOT of rules to protect players. All tacklers must wrap up using their arms and must hit below the sternum. There is also no blocking (Called Obstruction) in front of ball carriers and that cuts down on blindside hits.
The beginning explained everything perfectly ❤
The Women's World Cup final can be found at the World Rugby TH-cam channel th-cam.com/video/69GtwpKXZaE/w-d-xo.html
The one that got taken down was pirated from the live broadcast, I suspect.
South African here our Rugby Union team is called the Springboks we are the 4 time Rugby World Cup Champions. one detail from NFL n RU is that the front line 1to9 are basically D-line players the back line 10 to 15 are the smaller faster QB and tight end players. we have only 1 team not 3 teams theres no O-line, D-line and kick team. although South Africa has the Bomb Squad a second half 7 man front line team om monsters. this mix of size in Rugby makes the game so unique. there are compilations online of South Africa the most feard Rugby team in the world. HIGHLY recommend
"South Africa, the most feared rugby team in the world"
-raises eyebrow in New Zealand All Blacks-
All jokes aside though, Springboks vs All Blacks are always my favourite games, even though we have more wins than you 😉
Says 4 time 1st 😂😂I stopped reading after that
@@Tutehanga yes we do have 4 Rugby World cups out of the 8 times we been in the tourny.
South Africa=4 1995, 2007, 2019, 2023
New Zealand=3 1987, 2011, 2015
Australia=2 1991, 1999
England=1 2003
show me the lie
@@sianlloyd7226 We respect the All Blacks. it takes a Diamond to cut a Diamond. but we have 4 Cups..... but its all love.
@@alexanderjermaineabrahams1615 that is true, for some reason I thought we had more, but we have won 2nd place in World Cups multiple times. In terms of overall wins in test matches and such, we have the higher number. It is a loop with the All Blacks, we hold the world champion title for several years, we get cocky while other countries learn from errors they've made in play, we then get humbled, then get good again.
Also NZ can't afford to keep our best players, they move overseas to coach and compete, and now the whole of the rugby world is learning our strats. It's fascinating actually
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.
Sorry to say but Honestly American rugby may be getting stronger with players playing but your National team has gone backwards so far over the last 10 years
American MENS team has. The womens is getting better@@brentwithey4241
I think education & exposure to the outside world has been a big problem for them & it still is, I saw a video a couple days ago of a American guy on a public street over there with a huge map of the world asking people to point to different countries on the map, out of the 15-16 people he spoke to not a single one of them could find America on that map
Hey guys.
Glad to see you are excited about becoming rugga fanatics.
Starting this weekend and for the next five weeks the southern hemisphere teams are going north for their end of year tours, so you will have test matches every weekend.
Check out your TV channels and listing's for games and times. Otherwise find your nearest local rugby union club and go watch there.
You guys are awesome, big follow. I’m from Brisbane so Rugby League is huge, the game recommend is a painful watch for broncos fans 😢
Anyway hope you enjoy our game ✌️🇦🇺🇺🇸
Rugby scrum v Formula 1 car is a must watch.
Footie in Australia is Aussie Rules Football which is another sport completely and mental!
And Rugby League is known as Catch me Kiss me!
It depends what state you're in. Half the country calls footy Aussie Rules Football, and the other half calls footy Rugby League.
Footie is slang for Football/Soccer in the UK.
They don’t wear all these helmets and stupid shoulder pads these are real men playing a MANS GAME
And women :)
Different risk injuries my friend! Your comment is pretty offensive and ill informed!
@@StevenBird-e9n explain please what different risk ?
@@StevenBird-e9n still waiting and so are my rugby mates for your answer we can’t think what your on about and I am not your friend
@@philipwelsh1862 You are right, you are not my friend! I am not interested in having a pissing competition, You seem only interested in throwing insults and trying to give it the big un. Go find someone else who you can bully keyboard warrior!
Some fun tidbits:
-Many of the modern team sports (i.e. as we know them today) appeared in the mid-19th century, because of railroads: railroads made it possible for teams from different regions to compete, such that unified rules became necessary.
-Soccer's true name is association football, because its rules were agreed on by an association of English schools (as opposed to rugby whose rules came from a single school). The work "Soccer" is an Oxfordism for "Association". Soccer's original rules shared many similarities with Rugby or Australian football, looked like a very different game within a decade, and have had few changes in the last 150 years except for offsides and for the specific rules for the goalkeeper.
A few more details about Rugby:
-You might get 10 meters uncontested after a tackle in Rugby League (which gives you 5-ish meters in practice since the teams will meet half-way), but you only have 6 tackles (equivalent to 5 downs) to score, on a field that's a bit longer than American football. Imagine if you got a 1st-and-goal in American football no matter how far you are from the end zone.
-The reason why players try to run toward the center to score their try is that the conversion kick is taken from a point in alignment with the location of the try: if you score a try along the touch line, the kick will be much harder for the kicker.
i have watched these reactions on rugby union/league by our cousins from over the pond for a while now and the worldwide response (comments)from fans always amaze me. just shows how popular the sport is. this has probably been mentioned before, but i will say that i have watched hundreds of ruby union games over the years and with the levels of fitness being what they are now, the games are being played at an incredibly fast pace. this means the timing of the tackles from the opponents are critical, if the players are to stay healthy. watch rugby's biggest hits, or tackles. a player can end a career in a second, or deliver severe trauma. this game is not one for the timid, or squeemish. its a full on fight to the death (metaphorically speaking).
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@allanmowz That sounds reasonable. Oh, we'll be arguing about it till kingdom come!
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.
that was confusing,,,,, far better to explain one type of rugby to give a better grasp of it
Rugby was said to have originated in Rugby which is a town in England in 1846 .
Rugby School not town
@@richardwest6358...yes but in the town of Rugby...so yes you are both right...but it was 1823 and codified in 1845
I have to say that I’m not a sports fan on the whole but rugby is about the one team sport I will watch. The video mentioned Rugby 7s and that’s just brilliant. When I lived in London, we used to go to a Rugby 7s international tournament at Twickenham. It was one of the silliest but extra fun events I’ve ever been to in the sense that the crowds were so into it. Groups of friends would often go in fancy dress which is where the silliness came in, but in a good fun way. And the matches were always electric too. A 7s match only lasts 14 minutes (7 minutes each way) so they are incredibly fast paced. It was 2 back to back days of brilliance!
As per your query regarding retreating 10 mts after a tackle. Once the tackled player plays the ball the defenders can then move towards the offensive team. They do not stay 10mts away till the attacking side engage them. Love your channel btw.😍 Peace.
Aussies call it footy
And rugby league. And AFL! Aussies love a bit of footie!
So does my daughter she’s English
@@philipwelsh1862 and Welsh!? 🤔😂
Aussies call everything where a ball is kicked ‘footie’
@@Tellemore thats true
Footy is Football (soccer) ⚽️
Rugger is Rugby 🏉
Footy is a nickname used for Rugby League in the Southern Hemisphere. Derived from Rugby Football League.
Footy is short hand for Soccer, Australian Football, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Gaelic Football, depending on one's locality
@@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.
Lots of medical interest and research in the UK investigating deceleration forces involved in contact sports like rugby and boxing and it's connection with brain changes like MND ( ALS ) and early onset Alzheimer's. It will be interesting to see if this has an impact on how the game is played long term as there is a definite change in body size and weight of players as the sport has become more professional over the years. Bigger pack sizes, increased deceleration forces as players get bigger etc. I love the game but as a health professional working with these particular groups I am watching closely.
@@JohnPretty1 good to hear your dad is still in good nick ! The suggestion isn't that EVERYONE that has ever played rugby is going to develop degen. neuro disease but professional contact sport players do have a higher risk of developing MND. Correlation or causation ?? That's what the scientists are interested in at the moment and early research is proving interesting links between someone's biology ( proteins in the brain ) and repeated contact impacts in their sports. Professional players clearly play more frequently and are subject to higher forces as players are bulking up and pack size is getting heavier. Will be interesting to see if they can develop screening to identify individuals that may have an increased risk. Bit like a screening ECG for academy players etc to identify and arrhythmias etc..allpws.fod preventative action. Still early work but having looked after MND patients I'd be grateful for anything that helps with research and helping identify risk factors for MND etc.
That Women’s rugby World Cup was amaaaaaaazing!
Rugby often has punch up too which I always love. you know you guys have hockey brawls, think along similar lines but no pads or helmet.
In February of every year there is a Rugby Union Championship called the 6 nations . When Wales , Scotland ,
England Ireland France and Italy teams play one another . Its very exciting to watch . The competition between the nations is fierce .
But the sportsmanship among the fans friendly but full of banter .
The Royal family has patrons for each team . Prince William Wales his wife Catherine England and his Aunt Princess Anne attend the matches and have like many families strong ties and lots of teasing banter and bragging rites .
Would be a good start to watch Rugby Union .
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).
In Australia, footy is the name for rugby league.
@@deoncruywagen5191 Yeh, but Australians are weird.
Calling rugby "Footie" may well get you indicted at the Hague - "Footie" is a not-so-common slang word for football (Soccer to Yanks).
It’s often called footie in Aus and NZ
@@EgoSumPapa Indeed! Very often.
If you want to watch an intense rugby match I'd suggest the 2024 Rugby World Cup, South Africa vs. New Zealand.
The game was rough & you'll get to see how the game is played between two top peak teams, with the respectable rivalry between these teams you get some of the best athletes playing their hearts out.
Good to see so much of the "Boks" (South Africa) and All Blacks (New Zealand). All credit that they're arch rivals yet have great respect for each other. If this has piqued your interest please try watching some of the occasions they've played against each other. Fast flowing, extremely skillful and each side going all out to win. Some of the best rugby you'll ever see.
Thet should watch the last world cup. 🇿🇦
@@gilliandawson6567 Oh absolutely. Had me on the edge of my seat.
Maybe also how the Bokke dealt with the previously unstoppable Jonah Lomu in the '95 World Cup. Not a game for the faint of heart, and featured in the amazing Invictus film (Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon).
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
Best game to watch is France vs the Springboks in the last WC. I'm from South Africa. Say no more😊
2023 RWC quarter semi final. Next Level 🔥
Why the japan game? Not great at all@
I come from the town of Rugby, in the UK. Used to pass the fields where the game was created, quite a bit as a kid.
Hi both, I’m a recent subscriber and am enjoying all of your reactions across all subjects. Have you watched any rugby yet? Rugby Union is the more enjoyable by far. It is more physical and listening to your chat between yourselves and discussing that the players play in a certain way to avoid injuries, yes they do but there is still injuries and blood and they still keep playing. Unlike football players who need hospital treatment if they trip over a blade of grass.
Keep the reviews going guys, you seem 2 lovely people.
One important difference between Union and League that i don't recall hearing: in rugby league, there are 13 players on each side. In rugby Union there are 15 players on each side ( unless, of course, it is specifically a "sevens" or "nines" match). Rugby sevens is now an official Olympics sport.
Can't we all just get along! Naw ma baw! 😁 Scottish here 👏👍
In league, in the tackle area, there are two defenders (usually the tacklers) and two attackers (the tackled, and a receiver). The receiver then passes the ball back to the onside line of players (who are always moving!)