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Anything below the neck is legal except if a player is in the air jumping for the ball. And way less hits to the head in rugby, the helmets in the nfl give players false confidence, without a helmet much more incentive to protect the cranium.
now this is the sport
Ah boys, now you have embarked upon a journey to understand two of the worlds great games, cricket and rugby union. Welcome!
Boys please look up Jonah Lomu
Hes a monster..Haka!
I think, the guy explained most of the things properly, although some additional points and to answer your questions:
1. So when the opposite team commits a foul, the referee blows his whistle, and gives few options to you as to how you would like to proceed. These options are just restarting by taking the ball in hand; penalty kick; hitting the rugby ball out of the ground and having a line out from that point; scrum.
The strategy here is based on how far you are from the goal post where you need to get to. The other thing to think about here is also how many points ahead or behind you are from the opposite team. Lets say you're ahead in points and you want to create more distance between your and opposition score, easiest way out is to take the penalty, kick the ball between the two poles and score 3 points.
As far as my understanding goes - If you are behind in score and you are close to the goal area, and the opposite team committed a foul, your team would start the game normally by taking the ball and playing normally until you reach goal post and score 5 points.
Now scrum happens in 2 scenarios, either as a penalty or when the referee decides its a scrum due to a foul committed (as far as my understanding goes - I could be wrong). If your team gets to choose, you can choose to scrum. In scrum, you can push the ball and your own men forward together without actually getting tackled and hence you gain territory and get closer to the goal. That's the advantage of scrum. Your team player will roll the ball spinningly into the middle of two team in such a way that it spins towards your team. And then together, your team can push forward and ultimately the ball gets to the back of the pack where another player will be waiting to pick it up and start the normal gameplay. If the referee chooses scrum, its probably because you have moved the ball forward with your hand (intentionally or accidentally during a tackle).
If you are really far from the goalpost where you need to go, and the other team committed a foul, and you get a penalty. In this situation, you would take line out as penalty. In this scenario, where the foul was committed - from that point, you hit the ball as far as possible and you have to hit it outside the out lines on the side of the ground. Hopefully you have kicked the ball far and out. From there, you take a line-out (pretty much what happens in soccer or basketball - you try to chuck the ball to your teammate instead of opposition) - but in rugby, both teams get equal opportunity to get the ball as you saw in the video, but the team who is throwing has the advantage as they throw the ball strategically. By taking this type of penalty, you gain a lot of territory almost pushing the other team to their defence.
2. Gabe's question - so yes there are several rules about where and how you tackle, can't tackle above waist, cannot kick, cannot elbow someone - although these things do happen accidentally.. I don't know much about this exactly how someone is allowed to tackle, but played some in high school for a skinny guy just socially and they teach you exactly what is the right way to tackle in order to avoid injuries to you and opposition and also the legal way of tackling in the sport
P.S. Having lived in both New Zealand and Australia, I can safely say New Zealand rugby union team (aka All Blacks) is far superior and much better than their Australian couterparts (Wallabies)
Concussion is an issue with players taught to avoid the opposing players heads (suspensions if contact made) & to position their own head to minimise contact during the tackle.
Also you are only allowed to tackle the player with the ball.
And the substitution rules in rugby union are similar to soccer/football.
Another thing that sets rugby union apart is it's set of core values: integrity, respect, solidarity, passion and discipline.
I've always felt that American audiences would find it easier to get into Rugby League than Rugby Union, the game is faster paced and the rules are far simpler. Rugby Union has a bigger footprint, internationally, though and there are more leagues than there are with League. The tournament that Gabe mentions that is held in Vegas is Rugby Sevens, which is a variation of Rugby Union but with 7 minute halves and only 7 players on the field, which allows for a much more free flowing game. Rugby Sevens is also played at the Olympics and many Union players come from a Sevens background. A scrum for the purpose of resetting the game after a knock on or forward pass, in a way that allows both teams an opportunity to gain possession of the ball. People who have watched Union for decades still often don't know how a scrum works, just consider it a type of dark magic and move on. Legal tackles are wrapping the body, or legs, with the arms and taking the player to the ground. You can't tackle around the head or neck and you aren't allowed to lift a player past the horizontal and drive them head first into the ground, nor can you just lower your shoulder and charge the ball carrier. It is generally considered safer than the way NFL guys tackle, a common theory among both Union and League fans is that the not only do the helmets and padding allow NFL players to survive the massive hits that you get in NFL, but they also give the players a false sense of security and the belief that they are invincible and will survive a massive guys slamming his shoulder into their head. The "old school" helmets that Gabe mentioned aren't for the purpose of protecting from concussion, they're to protect the ears in a scrum, which could be torn or cauliflowered while the scrum is packed. You are only allowed a handful of substitutions in Union, 7 or 8, and once you are subbed off you are out for the game. The exception to that is if you were taken out for concussion protocol and the doctor says you are fine you can go back on, or if you went off because you were bleeding, once the bloods under control you are allowed back on. Because there are red and yellow cards in Union, sometimes a player that was subbed out will be brought back on for a scrum since it is a specalised position and it would be dangerous not only for someone who was untrained to scrum, it would also be dangerous for both teams to have a scrum with certain positions missing. I'm pretty sure that covers just about everything that came up in the video. I hope you enjoy the wall of text.
Rugby League is a working class sport in UK and even tho one working class I prefer Union. Just seems more intense to me and love when teams dominate possession in union.
@@hsdsaunders Union is no longer middle class
It's truer to say that sevens players come from 15-a-side rugby; where else are they going to come from?
It's not a helmet. its just padding for ears to prevent them from damaging in Scrums.
the first world cup was in 1987, rugby union went professional in 1995,
NFL sustains more injuries with protective equipment compared to rugby with no protection
This seems like a crazy fact but I’ll trust you
it is a fact and proven.
@@BoringReviews It might seem counter intuitive but its actually logical. When you have pads you feel invulnerable and tackle in a more reckless way. Tacklers in rugby know they can get injured as well if they are not careful.
@@BoringReviews it is true there are a miles less concussions in rugby compared to rugby also you have to wrap your hands around a player when tackling
@@BoringReviews The theory is that having all that protective equipment on makes you more reckless with contact..
You said having to press the ball down with pressure in the act of scoring a try was interesting. Touchdown in NFL came from the act of doing the same action in the early days of gridiron. The word Try in Rugby is due to historically you would only be awarded the points if you made the kick after the action of forcing the ball, so the action of forcing the ball was giving you a Try to kick a goal and score points.
That was an interesting fun fact about the how the word try came for the touchdown. Thanks.
5:05 yeah Barcelona in German soccer league, just a little bit off
have a look at BRIAN LIMA, nickname the chiropractor, because he rearranged peoples bones.
If your gonna watch rugby watch the new zealand team's their the best in the world their that good Australia is about to be dropped by new Zealand because Australian rugby team aren't competitive enough.
Aussies don't care for union
Recommend to you a video that gives a more in depth primer to Rugby Union, look up: James Haskell -Beginner's Guide To Rugby - How to play Rugby." There is also another short video that might be of interest "RUGBY vs NFL - James Haskell on Explaining Rugby To Americans"
Hopefully Rugby will capture your interest in the same way as Cricket has, as your reactions and comparisons are always fascinating and insightful. Quick aside: next month will have a series of three test matches between England and the West Indies, with luck these may be visible in some way to you.
You need to get into AFL. Australian Rules Football. Its the sport of gladiators!
afl is trash nrl is alot better
@@fieldzy743 I'm a recent concert to AFL. I enjoy both form of rugby too. AFL is completely different to Union and League but can be really exciting, especially with close games.
“I was watching the German Soccer League...I think it was Barcelona” - Face Palm
That aside, I enjoyed this and it’s great to see people wanting to learn and be interested in other sports outside of their bubble. The first World Cup was actually 1987 in New Zealand not the 1995 one in South Africa.
I'm Welsh,in your clip my country is the red team playing the gold of Australia! I played rugby for most of my life,and actually played two seasons of amateur American football.My take is although you have no pads you ( on the whole) are tackling around the waist and legs,you can only tackle the man with the ball,and to Gabe's point he can be tackled from any direction but the key is "tackle" you must attempt to use your arms to wrap around,a football "hit" where you just throw your body at say a players legs without trying to use your arms is not allowed.
Good comments to explain things further and answer your questions. Let me just say, you're in for a real treat. Rugby union, and rugby 7s are games that the rest of the world plays, so a 'world' cup is just that. It's brilliant - it's physical, it's really mental, and it doesn't stop. It's the best game in the world to play, and so exciting to watch.
This is a game you are going to love. I live in the UK and have played rugby from the age of seven, I’m now a 50-year-old old man and still totally obsessed. When it comes to reaction videos, I would avoid one is labelled “massive hits“ and most brutal etc. Because most of what you will see in those videos are against the rules. Great skills and sidestepping skills show some of the games beautiful qualities. You’ll also be asked to watch the highlight reels of manyIndividuals. I would suggest waiting until you have a greater understanding of the game before embarking on these highlight reels as you will miss the true quality of the individual you are watching. But most of all enjoy the beautiful game
cricket and rugby aaaahhhhhh the best.
Indian would definitely not excel in this sport.... Too brutal and buff guys... It felt average dude were 6.4 ft and 120 kg big....
no rugby is for all sizes the bigger guys are the forwards
@@gunner4life568 may be... Never played the game... But know Australia, new Zealand, south Africa and England are dominant team..... But hardly any dude like 5.7ft and 65kg .... Average indian bro
Rugby used to be played in the US 100 years ago. It used to be more popular than American football. Many of the top American players would play both. However, football went professional and rugby remained amateur. This led to rugby fading away as all the best players stuck to football where they could make money. Rugby only went professional in 1995.
Hi boys , great channel. Rugby tackles are generally safer then Football tackles. But I occasionally watch Football and I love it. Please don't judge rugby by the big hits, because rugby is like Football, it's about strategy.
What is the scrum for? As Ninh said, it's to restart play after a minor infringement like a knock-on or a forward pass. But he's not entirely right that either team can win possession from a scrum. It's just about possible, but the team putting the ball in has the advantage in terms of positioning and timing to win the ball. Basically, it's a contest of strength, and decides whether you win the ball with forward momentum or not. It also ties the forwards up in packed formation, giving the backs room to run. And there are very strict rules governing it, so it's a good way to win a penalty if you can force your opponents into making a mistake.
What's a legal hit? First of all, you're not really allowed to "hit" as such. You have to wrap your arms around the ball carrier, or at least attempt to. A "no-arms tackle" is a penalty. You can't takle above the shoulder, that's also a penalty. If you make direct shoulder contact to the head, or head to head contact, you'll probably be sent off. You can't tackle a player in the air, you have to wait until he's back on the ground. And if you lift a player into the air as you tackle him, you have to make sure he returns to the ground safely, or that's a penalty for a dangerous tackle. If you lift him into the air, tip him beyond the horizontal and drop him or slam him into the ground on his head or neck, you'll probably be sent off.
Rugby is very concerned about concussion. If you take a blow to the head, you get taken off for a ten minute head injury assessment, replaced by a temporary substitute. If you show any sign of concussion, the substitution becomes permanent. And there are return-to-play protocols for players who have been taken off with a head injury, so you're not allowed to play again or even train until you're signed off medically. The "old-school helmets" are called scrum caps, they're optional and they're mainly to protect your ears and guard against cuts and abrasions. They're not actually any use against concussion.
Substitutions are like soccer, in that in most circumstances, once you're taken off, you can't come back on, although you can have temporary substitutions for head injuries and a few other circumstances. You have fifteen players on the field and eight on the bench, and you can use all eight, so in most games at least seven players will play all 80 minutes.
If you like intense sports you should check out the two main national sports here in Ireland:
Hurling, which is 3000 years old and is the fastest field sport in the world.
Good montage of play: th-cam.com/video/aTcqB73fRdw/w-d-xo.html
Ninh explains(though butchers some pronunciations lol) : th-cam.com/video/biFcgUB98ns/w-d-xo.html
Gaelic Football:
Montage of play: th-cam.com/video/FT5Zjx4fTXI/w-d-xo.html
Ninh Explains: th-cam.com/video/vSOe-USZzok/w-d-xo.html
You guys are missing out - Australian Football is the number one code in the country. Has been since the late 1800s. Rugby is an introduced British sport, like cricket.
The AFL is also back, it’s what you need to check out next.
There’s a TH-cam video called “What is AFL” that is a good place to start.
Also, former NFL player Pat MacAfee has been all over it, check out his channel as well for AFL vids from an American perspective.
New Zealand is Covid free and their Rugby Union pro comp is on. Super Rugby, my pick is the Auckland Blues. This is the country that has the best national team in any sport ever, ever, the All Blacks
Now we’re talking. Rugby player James Haskell has a good video on the rules of rugby: th-cam.com/video/F22A_V77Tic/w-d-xo.html
I love Rugby, though the Indian rugby scene is terrible! I'm a huge All Blacks (New Zealand Rugby Team) fan!
Nah - this has a better interpretation for first time American Viewers to Rugby Union, has better American cross over translation, - especially those who play or watch American Football: - th-cam.com/video/aiOpAvEdHQo/w-d-xo.html. Usually the team with the best scrum dominates/masters ball possession and dictates the game - regardless of opponents team full of individual "X factor" Star players'. A team that has a good scrum and "rolling maul" technique - will DESTROY - a lesser team at that technique in rugby union.
G'day men. Have a look at the staple gun vid. Oh, New South Wales v Queensland, State of Origin match. Forgot the year, sorry. Oh again, Rugby League. P.S. Same players. Attack and defence, no time off after making a tackle, get off your ass and tackle the next bloke and on and on. By the way, enjoy your vids. Thank you.
Your confusion on scrums seems to be that 'how can eight players on either side of a scrum win the ball when their arms are not really free to be used '. Players are not allowed to handle the ball in the scrum, so that isn't a problem. The ball is put into the scrum by a scrum half (#9) and usefully that player's 'hooker' (#2) [yes we know it's funny] gets first chance to 'hook' the ball back ,with his foot, to the back row where the scrum half or the #8 forward can pick it up and run or pass with it. If the opposition is powerful or skilled enough it can push forward to disrupt the other team's possession. It can be a great piece of 'sporting drama' for one pack (the eight forwards in unison) to impose itself physically and mentally on the other team's pack and dominate the set pieces. If you are one of the pack that is being dominated you have a long and exhausting afternoon ahead of you. But afterwards you do get to to have a few pints with the guys who have been creaming you for the whole game!
On "how do these guys not get hurt". The answer is simple, and the NFL could learn a lot from the excellent work rugby authorities on preventing concussion, by strictly policing the tackle, and developing excellent tacke technique from grass roots. What is surprising about rugby is how few injuries there are, not how many. Oddly the most dangerous thing in Rugby is a collapsed scrum, not the collisions.
Scrum:
Ball is rolled in the middle of two teams pushing against each other, strongest side wins the ball as the ‘hooker’ will hook the ball with his foot to his side of the scrum to gain possession.
With the greatest of respect, as they are two different sports, rugby is for men. Real men who play with their heart and pride, they don’t even think about getting hurt when they walk on the pitch, period. It’s like watching a sport that was never tainted by money, they play for honour.
In the UK we are conditioned to play sports that have 40-45 minute halves from children. I find it so hard to appreciate or get into the NFL as it’s so damn stop-start and that takes away any appreciation for what the players are doing from my perspective as they stand around and dance around more than they play the game itself.
Hello from down Under. I played both rugby league and union for 20 years. Rugby league is the fastest and most brutal ball game on the planet. NFL is a slow boring game, they stop every couple of minutes. The NRL goes pretty much non stop for 40 minutes a half. The NFL would need oxygen tanks on the side line to go that long and they have pads???
The scrum is Rugby's version of line of scrimmage. Only far more compact. It's a pushing contest between the forwards for both possession & dominance. It is a remnant of the original form of all football codes which were slightly civilised pitched brawls between villages.
Motorsport, sky diving, climbing, all deadly you can't stop people doing dangerous stuff or we're all going to playing fiddly winks.
Americans usually don't play sports which is played my most countries..they make their own game,play among themselves..because they r afraid to compete...this is what i hate most about them..
See how they put the ball down over the score line. That's where the term touch down came from.
Awesome video guys
Scrum; will get awarded to the opponent if there is a foul play. It’s an option given to the captain to choose whether his team wants scrum ,Penalty kick or kick the ball out to gain territory by gaining a line out. Players in the scrum are called forwards, there are 8 players and it’s made of 3 rows. First row you got 3 players, 2nd 4 players and the 3rd is 1 player. Collectively Their job is to push the other team forward and grab the ball. The ball is thrown in to the scrum by the scrum-off ( a specialised player for that task) in the front row there is a player in the middle, he is called the hooker. His job is to kick the ball backwards with his leg/ grab it for his team by kicking it behind.
Shoulder charges are not allowed in rugby as they are in the NFL. Also, NFL players are generally much bigger and have more power, due to the fact that rugby players need to have a lot more endurance.
Serious injuries such as broken bones are more common in the NFL, but flesh wounds like gashes and broken noses are more common in rugby. It used to be legal to roll a player that was blocking the ball out of the way using the sole of the foot (with studs!!!) resulting in some pretty nasty wounds.
Two points from this; a conversion kick can be taken from any distance the kicker chooses (not 20 metres as stated). He/she will usually take it from further back to narrow the angle on a wide kick but when take centrally he or she will be aware that the defenders can charge the kick to stop it, so too close is not wise (defenders cannot charges a penalty because it is a 'penalty kick'.
The other thing is that a team "keeping the ball for the entire game" is entirely theoretical; it does not happen!
A scrum basically is an arm wrestle between a set of 8 forwards on each sid 1 tight head prop 2 hooker 3 loose head prop 4 and 5 lock forwards 6 open side flanker 7 blindside forward and back row forward .
I suggest you first watch rugby skills and stepping. Rugby is not just about ramming into each other. The rugby sevens guys the you saw at the airport are much smaller than rugby union. Lastly rugby league is mainly watched in Australia most countries watch union.
The scrum is a way to restart the game. If someone knocks on the ball, the game will be stopped and both teams will scrummage to compete for the ball. Numbers 1,2 and 3 (loosehead prop, hooker and tighhead prop) specialise in scrummaging, they are those big stocky guys. The helmets in rugby are really just to prevent cuts and cauliflower ears. Tackles above the shoulder and those slam tackles are illegal, they will result in a penalty and the tackler could possible get a red card so their team will be down one player for the rest if the game.
You said at one point "lots of similarities with football, obviously that's where it came from" - not sure which way round you meant it but it sounded like you think rugby came from football, but it is the other way round. Apologies if that was what you meant in the first place!
Legal hits must be below the neck line and just include an attempt to wrap your arms around your opponent. You also cannot tackle a player whilst they are in the air.
Tackle techniques in rugby are a lot safer then (American) football but yes, there is a big discussion pertaining to concussions in rugby.
Scrum. It’s a restart from an field infraction. It brings in the forward players, so it opens up the rest of the field for the back players.
Contact. You can tackle the ball carrier below the shoulders. A tackle is wrapping the ball carrier with your arms and shoulders and forcing them down. Hits are illegal, shoulder hits can give you a yellow card and a penalty. Hits to the head are a red card and an ejection. Like soccer a red card means you cannot replace the player with another, a team is down a player for the rest of the game.
Ice hockey. Novice fans should watch a game on TV, focus where the players are skating to, not where the puck is.
The main tenant of the game is that the ball is always contestable.The scrum is used to restart and as it has all the forwards involved opens up space as the only players not in the scrum are the backs, so it can be used as an attacking restart if you are putting the ball into the scrum.The optimum front row forward has a low centre of gravity and is not overly tall think 6 foot and 250 pounds.
The big difference between rugby union and American football or rugby league is that play does not stop when the ball carrier is tackled. At this point, a ruck is formed. You can't just pick the ball up off the ground or dive in and smother the ball. You must push the opposition players away and use your feet to drag the ball onto your side. You also can't walk around the ruck into an offside position. The player that was tackled must release the ball on the ground but they will try and position their body to prevent the opposition from being able to easily get their foot over the ball to drag it to their side.
Also in rugby there is no forward pass or blocking or tackling anyone who does not have the ball, hence you get lots of lateral passing. Instead of a forward pass you can kick the ball forwards however, there will be no 'receiver' because players are not allowed to advance into an offside position. Sometimes you will see players run and kick the ball high and run to catch it themselves!
What you will see a lot of in rugby union is 'kicking for touch' this is where the ball is deliberately kicked out of bounds near to the goal line so as to gain field position deep in the opposition half. This triggers a lineout. Like the scrum the team that puts the ball in will likely keep possession.
Scrums happen most often when play has broken down because a ruck or mall is failing to produce possession for one team or because a team has got possession from an infraction of the rules.
Tests on rugby, gridiron, Australian Rules players actually suggest that concussion is worse if you’re wearing a helmet. Reason being NFL players will use their heads as battering rams because they wear helmets.
Rugby and aussie rules players are more protective of their heads in general play, and there are penalties for high or dangerous tackles where a head or neck injury might occur.
That's not true. I am pretty sure the cases of concussions and CTE's in aussie rules and rugby are lot worse. NFL has invested 100 million dollars for studying the cte cases. Afl and nrl cannot invest that much money. That's why there is minimum infrastructure in these sport when it comes to studying head injuries. Think about it, when ever there is a tackle in nfl the play stops, whereas in afl and nrl they keep going after every tackle. Its common sense that AFL and rugby would have more head injuries
Siddhartha Bhattarai www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/06/helmets-dont-eliminate-concussions-its-time-for-the-nfl-to-ditch-them
@@shmick6079 helmets or not, nfl has less head injuries than afl and rugby league
Siddhartha Bhattarai talking about concussion prevention.
First World Cup was in 1987 in New zealand
Guys Super Rugby Aotearoa is on ESPN2 at the moment so tune into those games and have some fun
Rugby came before American Football.
they were wearing scrum caps to protect the ears
Scrum: it is to control the ball under possession.
It’s also to put all the forwards in one place on the field so that the team with the ball has room to attack with their backs. Same with lineouts 👍
Rugby League started paying some of its players in the 1900s. Rugby Union did not go professional until 1996.
As for the Rugby World Cup, the first one was in 1987 in New Zealand, NOT 1995. That was the third World Cup and the first with a post-apartheid South Africa.
Alright. The website I read that fact From was wrong then. My bad
@@BoringReviews Not a problem. Check out the World Rugby and USA Rugby websites for more information on both forms of Rugby Union, the full 15-a-side game & the 7-a-side version that is in the Olympics. 7s is probably the version that Gabe would have seen in Las Vegas. However the USA is far more competitive in Men's 7s and the Women's 15s & 7s games than they are in the Men's 15s. To see the game at its best, check out any New Zealand All Blacks* (Men's) or Black Ferns* (Women's) game. Even when they (very rarely) lose, the games are great to watch, although the 2014 All Blacks vs. USA might be a bit painful.
*Named for the colour of the uniform.
1895 actually..
@@BoringReviews That's correct, the first rugby World Cup was in 1987 in New Zealand (won by New Zealand) and the second Rugby World Cup was held in the UK/France in 1991 (won by Australia)
NFL is a brake off from rugby.
React to netball
If you want to check out a non stop high aerobic fitness sport check out touch footy...check out a video between Australia and New Zealand....crazy handling crazy stepping
Lovin' your work guys. The scrum. The guys at the front of the scrum, "Props" and "Hookers" (don't laugh, these are often the strongest blokes on a team) generally play that position from the age of 6 or 7, and if you haven't played there, you'll never understand. they are the guys who push directly against the opposition. I was a second row or "lock". Our Job is to keep the props and hookers up and together under the pressure of the scrum (and jump in the line out - that's something you should check out). Then there are the back row whose job is to push, but break quickly and tackle (sack) the fly-half (quarterback). The scrum restarts the game, and keeps the big blokes tied up for a bit, potentially creating space for the smaller, faster blokes outside. The scrum is a contest for the ball, but if you're regularly losing your own scrum, you'll lose the game. There's a saying in Rugby "the scrum decides who wins, the back line decides by how much". I love this sport. It has a wonderful culture.
The guys are conditioned - they get hurt but it's not a big deal. Rules are there to stop the worst injuries like broken necks (which, 30 years ago, were common). It takes a lifetime to get to this level.
Rugby Union in New Zealand have started up and have fans in the stands. NZ have one of the lowest cases and have almost eliminated it with only 3 cases currently.
Super Rugby Aotearoa (only NZ teams play) started last week. I’m going to the Chiefs vs Blues game tomorrow, I can’t wait 😊.
Go the chiefs ❤️🖤💛
Illegal hits are
. Any tackles above the shoulder line
. Tackling a player without wrapping your arms around him
. Tackling a player while in the air
. Tackling a player by lifting his feet above his head
. Tackling a player without the ball
. Tackling a player 2 or 3 seconds or more after he tossed the ball.( late hit)
Rugby Union restarted with full stadiums in New Zealand last week. They have been covid free for about a month now.
"Those guys are massive."
Those were 7s players. The nature of the game of 7s actually favors smaller faster players.
Rugby has a history of having a place for every body type. Even the 15s game has plenty of smaller players. I'm under 5'6" and played the amateur game (at that time there was only amateur rugby union) for several decades. I can honestly say that the big guys did not like it when they saw me coming. I could play just as well as they could and I played it lower than they comfortably could. Check out Faf de Klerk called the "Giant Killer".
The major difference between league and union is that league has what you would call downs. When a league player is tackled his team automatically get the ball back. Depending on the league they get 4-6 attempts and then the ball is turned over. They usually kick on the last attempt unless deep in enemy territory. When tackled in union there is a "fight" over possession.
The scrum.
The scrum is a way to restart the game after a minor infraction. Think of it like a hockey face off. The 8 forwards off each team bind together and meet over the spot where the infraction happened. A player from the non-offending team puts the ball in to it in an "unbiased manner". Instead of using hockey sticks to move the ball back players can use their feet, or just push the other team back.
The technique of scrummaging has been deteriorating for the last few decades. Nowadays they are really bad at it. If you want to see good scrummaging you need to go back to at least the 90s and if you want to see the heyday of scrummaging at least another decade.
Legal hit.
The only "legal hit" is a tackle. To tackle contact must be below the shoulders. If someone is in the air to catch the ball they cannot be tackled until they land.
The game is nowhere near as dangerous as it looks. I played for 20 years and personally never got concussed. I'm a short guy and almost every time I was tackled it was what today would be called a high tackle. You learn how to go into contact very quickly. My entire list of injurys is 1 separated shoulder, 1 broken leg, several cracked/broken ribs and a few cuts.
If you play you WILL get cuts and bruises. I caught a knee to my outer thigh one time in a Olde Boys (35+) match. I immediately knew I was done for. What surprised me was that the next day there was no sign of a bruise. Three days later the bruise finally showed up on my INNER thigh.
I'm now 69 years old. I do have a bad back due to that broken leg but I am the healthiest person anywhere near my age that I and my doctor knows. No arthritis. No tendonitis. Nothing.
Back in the '70s I looked at a survey comparing the incidence of "serious injury" between various sports. They defined "serious injury" as anything causing you to miss one or more games. Considering the fact that at that time rugby union did NOT allow substitutions for any reason a "partially injured" player was very unlikely to play at all. The outcome of that survey was that an American football player was 10 times more likely to be seriously injured than a rugger and a basketball player (probably due to the fact they would play more than 1 game in a week) was 5 times more likely.
Now go watch the difference between Rugby Union and Rugby League. League is a version of Union but with many many NFL characteristics, no battle for possession at the tackle, a set of 6 plays before the other team gets the ball. Awesome game.
I saw some Rugby match on TV as a kid, a player was bleeding from near his eye (not too close to the eye), that sacred me especially since they didn't seem to have any protective gear except for that head cap (not sure what it's called). Then sometimes later I watched NFL in some American show & I thought this doesn't look scary, but now I actually enjoy watching Rugby although I'm mostly a Rugby World Cup watcher.
No offense to football but rugby players are taught to tackle very efficiently and properly. Proper head and neck placement, shoulder movement etc are all taught before you fully commit to hitting someone. Most tackles arent really felt to be honest. The technique of the runner and tackler are drilled into them that they go as safe as possible into a contact situation.
Super Rugby Aotearoa is aired live all over the world and is currently aired on one of the ESPN channels, if your interested in watching it.
Rugby does have more 'reported' concussions than NFL. However there is still a widely held belief that NFL teams don't report on all concussions. Whereas in rugby it is very strict and during games players have head assessments and are not allowed to continue if they dont pass. Not entirely sure if NFL has same protocols. I'm sure someone will let me know :)
would be rugby 7s (7 a side) which plays in Vegas as part of the series.
A tackle is below the head. No shoulder charges, best way to tackle is around the legs.
the German team may have been Bayer Munich (Red) or Borussia Dortmund (yellow)
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I think it will help alot if you look at BT Sports Rugby masterclasses or pitch demos ..they cover all aspects of the game ( rugby union ). Might help you appreciate the more intricate parts of the sport . There's more to it than just smashing into people !.
The scrum is a way of restarting the game after a knock-on. It also ties all the forwards up so that there are less players on defence to make the restart more interesting. The forwards need to push the other team over the ball or hook it to gain possesion. The forwards may only leave the scrum once the ball is out of the scrum.
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Maybe you should change cricket for americans to sports for americans
Watch Bledisloe Cup Australia New Zealand plus a New Zealand HAKA.
Essentially with the tackle it has to be below the neck, if you take the player off their feet in the tackle it’s your responsibility to put them back down safely
There is an unofficial rule! After the game everybody gets pissed, mainly with beer!
Hey Guys, yes please do the difference between Union and League reaction. As League is the videos you'll be reacting to for my patreon request :) . And they are allowing a few hundred fans at the games at the moment, but that will soon be more.
Couple of points not addressed by the comments so far:
You typically go into a tackle with your shoulder and the tackle must be below should height for it to be legal. If the tacker does not release the player in a timely manner they risk conceding a penalty. If the tackle is deemed dangerous they run the risk of a yellow card whereby they get sent to the sin bin, essentially a 10 minute time out. If the tackler makes contact with the neck of head there is a real risk they will receive a straight red card where they have to sit out the remainder of the match. As with football, 'soccer', 2 yellows equals a red.
As for not wearing pads or a helmet there is the blood substitute law in rugby union. When there is visible blood on a player they are required to leave the field of play and get it seen to by their team doctor or whatever medic the team has with them at the match. A substitute is sent on until the original player is ready to return to playing in the match at which point the blood substitute will come off and return to the bench.
I was taught, many; many years ago, to go in with the shoulder at waist height and wrap your arms around. The force of going in will roll the opponent and as your arms go down they restrict the opponent from going forward and down they come.
First couple of rounds have been without fans but some are being allowed back in from this weekend
1987 was the first world cup . It went pro in 1995
The scrums can be used during the offense where u can put all the forwards in one place and let the backline run it out
rugby players can be subbed in an out but each team have 10 subs max
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Head guards, mouth guards are allowed.
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Check out the 2019 World Cup final plz
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Live games of NRL and AFL on ESPN about 5.30am US west coast time
No one wants to watch AFL. Don't waste out time
Nathaniel Marshall only if there’s no NRL on
Then watch the better version of rugby. Watch union.
Man I can't wait for the reaction
love rugby
Great reaction should react to Rugby Greatest Hits Till I Collapse.
No rules are different in football (soccer) to rugby they are different sports
Rugby is great to watch on TV but definitely better live