Posted this before, so here goes. Two teams of 15 each. Each team gets up to 8 substitutions. The game lasts 80 minutes, divided into two 40 minute halves. On offense, you can run, pass, or kick. Forward passes are illegal. You're also not allowed to fumble the ball forward (called a knock-on). Blocking is also illegal. There's no downs or limits on possession. You can keep the ball as long as you want. However, most teams, if they're backed up inside their half will punt it away. Defense tries to stop you by tackling, intercepting passes, and stealing the ball. Unlike in football, there's no stoppage in play when a player gets tackled. The game keeps going. There's 4 ways of scoring: Try - the rugby equivalent to a touchdown. If you touch the ball down in the other team's endzone, you score 5 points. Conversion - similar to the PAT on football, but worth 2 points. The kick has to be taken from any spot in a line parallel to the sideline from where the try was scored. Penalty kick - for serious infractions, the ref can award a penalty kick at the goal posts. The kick is taken from the spot of the infraction off a tee. It's worth 3 points. Drop goal - similar to a field goal. Drop kick between the posts taken during open play. Also worth 3 points There's a few other elements to the game: Ruck: when the ball carrier gets tackled, play keeps going. The tackler has to release the player, and the player has to release the ball. At that point, other players on the offense rush in to protect the ball, and defenders rush in to try to clear them out of the way in order to gain possession. Maul: moving dog pile. Offense binds together to march down the field, and the defense tries to push them back. (Saw that in the first try that was scored.) Scrum: essentially a group wrestling match for the ball. Usually the way to restart play after a minor infraction like a forward pass. Lineout: when the ball or the ball carrier goes out of bounds, the team that didn't touch the ball last gets the throw in at a lineout. Players from both teams line up a yard apart while the ball is thrown in between them. (At the beginning of the video, the play that leads to the first try, that's a lineout that becomes a maul.)
The reason why the player 'kicks it to himself' is because he's been given a free kick, and as such he has to kick it, but he also wants to retain possession of the ball
one of the most memorable matches ever. I was gutted scotland didnt win, as im sure every other non-english person was, but it was still one hell of a game
To answer some of your questions you are watching Rugby Union here. A “Flanker” is a position in Rugby Union. There are two flankers in each team they play on the outside of the scrum. The fifteen positions in rugby are easily identifiable as the number on the players jersey will correspond to his position. Although players may move around the pitch freely throughout most of the match their position will determine the kind of job they do and the skill set required. In days of old it was said you could tell someone’s position by simply looking at him i.e each position had a set body type. At amateur level this is still the case mostly but in the professional era top level players, whilst still retaining this to a degree have become more uniform as their diets and exercise are heavily regulated like in any professional sport to gain optimal results. The fifteen positions are also usually broken down into two sub categories, forwards and backs. The forwards tend to be the bigger stronger heavier players who do the thankless tasks of pushing, rucking, mauling etc in order to win and retain possession of the ball and they also perform the scrum and line out play. The number on the forwards jersey determines his position in the scrum. The lower number being nearer the middle of the scrum. The backs are usually smaller and lighter and therefore perform the fast runs, big passes, slicker faster play and usually score most of the points. The position on the back of the backs jersey determines where he usually stands waiting to receive the pass from set play I.e scrum line out etc. The positions are named as follows 1. Loose head Prop 2. Hooker 3. Tight head Prop 4. Second Row (aka Lock) 5. Second Row (aka Lock) 6. Flanker 7. Flanker 8. Number 8 (no really) Those are the forwards 9. Scrum half 10. Stand off (aka fly half, out half) 11. Winger 12. Inside Centre 13. Outside Centre 14. Winger 15. Fullback And those are the backs The replacements are numbered 16 through 23 and can come into play at any time and in international play almost always take the field at some point as they must be used if a player is bleeding heavily or the referee is worried he may be concussed so that he can receive appropriate treatment. Replacements are also used tactically as fresh legs can help inject a bit of much needed vigour into a team. There are lots of great rugby beginners videos on TH-cam which will help you learn about the positions. Knowing this will help you understand the game better and learn who is doing what, when and why. And lastly “why did he kick that ball to himself.” In rugby when taking a free kick or penalty they can choose to have a scrum, kick for goal (scoring 3 points if successful), kick for touch, ie kick the ball out for a line out getting far from your own half and into your opponents half instead. However there is no law that states you have to kick the ball a certain distance (in this instance) and so sometimes the player will simply kick it lightly to himself and run on if he see a gap or catches a defence napping. Used in this instance to great effect. English 🤬!!!. The game you just watched is the oldest international in Rugby where Scotland and England compete for the Calcutta cup. This was given to the English RFU when the Calcutta rugby club in India disbanded, gathered together all their funds in silver rupees and melted the coins down to make the trophy. Scotland and England have a long and turbulent history and this fixture is heavily anticipated every year and nothing beats being at Murrayfield live watching the Scots lift that trophy high and send those arrogant b#stards home “to think again.” However rugby is a game which commands great respect, unlike in football (soccer) the fans of opposing teams sit together, and there’s never trouble. At every match you shake hands with your opposition and referees, show respect in victory and grace in defeat. Then the teams form a tunnel at the end and as your opposition and referees walk off you applaud them. Then you walk through your opponents tunnel and they applaud you. Rugby players, even at the highest level never argue with the referee. His decision is final and must be respected. This is instilled in rugby players from a young age and is very character building. After matches even at schoolboy level both teams put on club shirts and ties and eat and drink together. It’s a very character building sport. Sorry for the novel. Got a bit carried away but love seeing folk getting into rugby. Especially in countries where it isn’t a big deal. The more the merrier. Hope this helps. Oh and come on Scotland!!! 🏴🏴🏴
What you really mean is the forwards can be identified by their look and their physique and attitude. Forwards are big, honest, open men, true gentlemen, they are manly and stand tall. They do things like car repair, grass mowing, beer drinking and pipe smoking. They dress like men. They own labradourd, springer spaniels or hunting hounds. They drive volvos and landrovers or powerful roadsters. They drink tea and espresso coffee. Backs, on the other hand are a shifty and effeminate bunch, they mince when they walk, drink white wine spritzers with umbrellas, like flower arranging, romcom movies and peach schnapps. Some wear make up and perfume. They often wear frilly clothes and like lace. They usually have a lot of soft furnishings in their homes and they like chihuahuas and miniature poodles with pink ribbons. They drink soy lattes.
@@HarryFlashmanVC as a tight head prop I’m in full agreement with everything mentioned there. I’ll always be at the bar post match drinking my eight or ninth pint before I see any of the double digits come out of the changing room. After all that 5 gallon drum of brylcream isn’t going to use itself.
I was at the game - a guest of my English friend (I'm Scottish). Quite simply the best game of rugby I've ever had the gift of watching. Even the end result was probably right :)
He kicked it to himself because he was awarded a 'penalty' (the other team did something wrong), which gives the team several choices including: 1. tap (kick) to yourself and play on - this is the one he chose 2. kick at goal with the ball on the ground (like a field goal in NFL), 3pts if successful 3. kick to touch (out of play) and your team takes the throw (normally it goes to the team who didn't kick it out) 4. scrum, and your team gets to put the ball in which means you're more likely to win it.
This was Rugby Union. There are videos on TH-cam that explain the difference if you want to watch them. NBC sports Gold is currently showing the World Cup if you want to subscribe to that or go and check out the video that Two Cents Rugby did which shows how to watch it for much cheaper using a VPN. The US has a professional rugby tournament called Major League Rugby (its union even though the name is league). It kicks off its third season in February next year and some games are shown on CBS sports. ESPN+ also shows some Pro14 matches (a competition that has teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland and South Africa. Really enjoying your reactions. Keep it up!!!
Flankers are the 2 players on either side of the scrum and back of the lineouts. Open side is usually quicker, blindside is usually bigger and slower but stops 8 pick ups off scrums. Flankers are also the main position which make turnovers either from holding on in the ruck or a jackal where they take the ball quickly before defenders can get to the ruck.
There are 2 Flankers in each team, no's 6&7 and make up the Forwards with 6 other players. There's the Openside Flanker, usually quicker and leaner and the Blindside Flanker, usually a bit bigger but just as fast. They're involved in all parts of the game and superb all round athletes. (RITCHIE McCAW for N.Z. brilliant openside Flanker) Best seen in a scrum where they position themselves on the outside (Flank) of the scrum, openside flanker closest to the open field and the blindside opposite. They're the first to break away from the scrum once the ball is in play and attack if the opposition has the ball. A position not for the faint-hearted! Yes, you're right, the term Touchdown did come from Rugby, Rugby continues to touch the ground with the ball where NFL did away with that rule but continue to use it obviously. Did you say Wall when the players were pushing forward? It's MAUL, (sorry if I misheard you) There has to be a least 3 players involved with the ball before a Maul can be formed, when the player with the ball is still on his feet, his opponent has hold of him near the try line, the players teammate is also in touch with the player with the ball the (forwards) come along and push them fwd to gain a try, but they must all stay on their feet until over the line. I love this game!!
@@lukessportsacademy The 'wall' you are talking about, wasn't a Scrum. That was a Maul or a Driving Maul (Same thing), that was formed after the Line Out. There's no scrum in these highlights, to point at, unfortunately. But, if you've watched some games by now, you probably already know the difference. ;)
'Extended Highlights of England vs USA World Cup 2019'. Brilliant game with fantastic Mauls from England to watch, USA played brilliantly but were always on the back foot with England being the stronger side from the start, bad draw for USA.
I’m Scottish and I know from the commentary it didn’t seem entertaining but we were getting humiliated at half time as per usual, We hadn’t won their in 32 years lol, but we brought it back and should have won!!, We got a draw which means the winners of the last calcata cup keeps the cup, We won the last game at Murrayfield which is the home of Scottish rugby so we enjoyed it trust me!.
One thing on the touchdown / try, there's a couple interesting differences between American football and rugby, as you say you don't actually touch the ball down in the end zone. In rugby if you run over the line you can still be tackled, you can also tackle a player and hold the ball up, so if the attacking playing doesn't touch the ball down, no try. There's some famous examples of this, one being the then England captain Will Carling - I think the TH-cam video is something like 'Will Carling can't get it down'. Anyway, the other point for touching it down is, you get 5 points for a try, but then you get the chance for a coversion which is worth 2 points, this is kicking the ball in between the posts. Where you take this kick from is determined by the touchdown, the kick is inline with that point. So that's why players will often run round to touch the ball down behind the posts to make it easier to convert for more points - but as previously said you can still be tackled. You can take the ball back as far as you like (in that half) to try and improve the angle but obviously adds distance... So yeah.
A flanker is one of the positions in rugby. The English player kicked the ball to himself because he was awarded a penalty and chose to quickly attack a disorganised Scottish defence. When you are awarded a penalty in rugby you can kick for goal to get three points (like a field goal), kick the ball out of play and get possesion where the ball out, or kick it to yourself like the English player did.
Flanker is the most fun to play. Imagine an interceptor that works with the forwards and backs. It's a mix position that works with the forwards & backs. It requires the strength of a forward, the speed of a back and a flexible mindset to work with both :) It has a funny dynamic of players depending on their skills. I was a slim bloke that used technical tackles, but my counter was a big bastard that was very nippy. It was great to play that position, had to give it up as a fractured knee stopped me :(
Flankers - #6 or #7 theyre like linebackers but with the size and speed of halfbacks. The tap of the foot, restart from penalty stoppage. Union vs. league... union's ruck, mauls and scrums are contested.
A flanker is a wing forward. There are two, open and blind. They bind on the edge of the scrum left and right, the open on the side that has most field space, the blind on the other. They are generally considered the most mobile of the pack. Post scrum, the open side will seek to leave the scrum early and seek to disrupt the opposing pass, usually to the opposing fly half. Open side flankers love crushing fly halves.
Yes, "touchdown" in American football comes from rugby even though you don't actually touch it down any more. "Try" comes from the original rugby football where touching it down allowed to have a "try" at goal. That is where rugby's conversion and American football's extra point come from, although both sports now give more points for the actual touchdown than the goal.
NRL or league doesnt have that flying wedge anymore, or the throw in to restart play, or flankers for that matter. League is 13 a side Union 15, those missing two are flankers, the dog pile specialists, and as league doesnt have dog piles, this makes sense.
A flanker is a position in the scrum...there are two, on either outside edge (flank) of the scrum. This was rugby union. In league, there are no lineouts. And when a player is tackled, play restarts with the tackled player kicking the ball backwards through his legs...plus loads of other more technical things. In England, league is played mainly by teams based in a narrow corridor between Liverpool and Hull,
League doesn’t do tackles as such. League has six attempts to score, each time the ball is passed back rolling on the ground to someone else in the same team, and then the ball goes to the other side if there’s no score. And League is mostly played in England’s northern counties eg Lancashire and Yorkshire. No clue about League in Australia as someone suggests below. Aussie rules football is something else. Carnage.
Rugby Union. You cannot tackle someone without the ball, so when you kick the ball, you turn the defence and if you kick into open space, you are in a strong position to re-gather the ball. The 'try' to convert the ball over the goal posts after a try, it taken perpendicular to where the ball is touched down. This is why the players try to get as close to the post before 'touching down'. You do need to know about 'offside'. If you imagine that there is a line from touch line to touch line that passes through the ball, if a player (on your side) is in front of that line, they are potentially offside. This is why you pass the ball behind that imaginary line. When the ball is punted forward, then the kick has to move this imaginary offside line forward so that all his team mates in front of him are brought onside (these offside players must retreat so that they are onside once again). The offside line goes through the centre of the scrum and the line out. The difference is the back foot of the scrum defines where the 'back' can stand and for the line out, the backs must be 10 metres back from the offside line.
Driving mauls are lethal if well focused and close to the try line. The Springboks favourite cherry on the cake. We often use a nickname for the driving maul - "treintjie" which means little train (choo, choo).
A flanker (there are two of them) are forwards and scrum down on the outside of the scrum, one on each side. Like all players on the pitch, they have specific qualities and the flanker's job is to be the first line of defence from a scrum when the opposing team are attacking. They are also expected to be the first ones to a breakdown (when someone is tackled) to attempt to secure the ball for their team. Physically, they have generally to be big and strong (like all the forwards) but their duties also require speed of foot to be successful. Here's a site which endeavours to explain the player's positions which might be of some use to you.
The American intercollegiate rugby football association gradually, over several years, changed the rules after the 1876 rugby season to evolve the NFL you have today. It was in 1900 that the rule to effect a score "on or above" the goal line was changed (what is referred to as "breaking the plane"). The NFL is rugby with rule changes that have made it into a different game. But, yes, the term 'touchdown' does have its roots in the rugby origins of the NFL game.
Rugby union. Teams have 15 on field players, try 5points conversion 2 points. Rugby league, 13 on field players, try 4 points, conversion 2 points. No line outs or scrums in league. League was formed to allow players to be paid money for their game and become professional players at a time when injury from work meant no sick pay or pay.. it’s a faster running game. Watch live rugby on sky tv.
Rugby Union! The best of the rugby breeds out there. League is nice, but basically only applies to Australia almost as much as the NFL is only American.
This is Rugby Union. Rugby League is where the fundimentals of American Football are adapted from. A Flanker is a player that in scrums is positioned on either side of the scrum or flanks.
Rugby League and American Football developed independenly, for example the set of 6 tackles only got introduced in the 1960’s while American Football got the the downs-rule pretty early on.
I can only agree with some of the other comments. With the world cup semifinals on this weekend, watch the full games. You'll pick up a lot from watching the full games. Also, it's the best teams left over. I'm a South African supporter, with the my team known as the Springboks or just Boks. New Zealand, the favorites, are the All Blacks. Australia are the wallebies. Most other countries are known by their national name although they try get their nicknames out there. As a bit of random general knowledge a try used to be only 3 points and is still sometimes spelt tri (as in 3)
League has no rucks, no mauls, and uncontested scrums. League has what you would call "downs" but there are no "first downs" so they will usually kick only on their last down. "Comebacks" are a bit easier in rugby because the scoring team receives the ensuing kickoff.
Except for scrums and lineouts, all starts and restarts require a kick... with all these restarts you can kick to yourself, although kickoffs and 22restarts require certain distances and are harder to do.
It is rugby union. League there are no rucks and the player tackled is held down. Whereas in union the tackler has to move away after the tackle and a ruck is formed
"Flanker"... The SU 27... Capable cold war Soviet Aircraft, still a great looking plane, but a starting to show it's age! ( ex Airforce guy, cant help who I am)
The easiest wat to tell if it's Union or League, is there are no Lineouts in League. They also break after each tackle completed, with the defending team having to retreat 10 yards (except the markers)
You can watch rugby live on frontrowsports, or any sport on that site but you need to find out when live games are scheduled and then go to the site at the time, i've put the link to the site below. frontrowsport.net/
There's 2 flanker blind side and open side there the play makers in the forward pack usually the smallest in the forward pack but probably the most agile and skillful
Rugby union is the global version of the game. In Australia they dont really understand the rules so they watch the very simplified version known as league. If rugby union is chess, then league is checkers.
You're getting interested in the game at the right time! The Rugby World Cup is on at the moment (union - don't worry about league), and unlike US sports, a 'world cup' actually involves other countries playing! So there are a bunch of nations competing, including the US! Should be able to find a channel in the US showing the matches.
If you want a quick guide to Rugby's rules etc check this video (it may make a good reaction video). Definitely the best simplistic instruction video I've seen: th-cam.com/video/FOJejnPI0p0/w-d-xo.html
The easiest ways to determine if it's league are - A tackle count next to the score (either saying something like 3 or 3rd), more NFL like field markings, players just getting up and rolling the ball backwards after a tackle and no dogpiles, and a V shaped design on the shirts (not all teams have the V, but a lot of them do). If you don't see any of those, but you see dogpiles, a lot more kicking, scrums, etc then it's going to be Union that you are watching. Union is played in man more countries than League and you are 99% only going to be seeing League if it's Australian domestic teams and commentators on the videos.
One of the best games I have ever seen was a game between two top Irish sides. I think it was the European Cup Final. If my memory is correct it was Leinster and Ulster, brilliant game, just did not stop. A really good one to watch.
Hey luke. Here is a full match between munster (irish provincial team) vs new zealand all blacks. It was an amazing occasion and an amazing match. Enjoy!! th-cam.com/video/HKxSYuy12_M/w-d-xo.html
Patrick Thomas you would seriously let this man react to England winning WC. He is fake as fuck, I’ve seen many Americans reacting to rugby and this guy is thick
Why do the majority of reaction videos have the clip,sport, music or whatever, as the small window and the person reacting taking 80% of the screen. Be much better the other way around !!!
Posted this before, so here goes.
Two teams of 15 each. Each team gets up to 8 substitutions. The game lasts 80 minutes, divided into two 40 minute halves.
On offense, you can run, pass, or kick. Forward passes are illegal. You're also not allowed to fumble the ball forward (called a knock-on). Blocking is also illegal. There's no downs or limits on possession. You can keep the ball as long as you want. However, most teams, if they're backed up inside their half will punt it away.
Defense tries to stop you by tackling, intercepting passes, and stealing the ball. Unlike in football, there's no stoppage in play when a player gets tackled. The game keeps going.
There's 4 ways of scoring:
Try - the rugby equivalent to a touchdown. If you touch the ball down in the other team's endzone, you score 5 points.
Conversion - similar to the PAT on football, but worth 2 points. The kick has to be taken from any spot in a line parallel to the sideline from where the try was scored.
Penalty kick - for serious infractions, the ref can award a penalty kick at the goal posts. The kick is taken from the spot of the infraction off a tee. It's worth 3 points.
Drop goal - similar to a field goal. Drop kick between the posts taken during open play. Also worth 3 points
There's a few other elements to the game:
Ruck: when the ball carrier gets tackled, play keeps going. The tackler has to release the player, and the player has to release the ball. At that point, other players on the offense rush in to protect the ball, and defenders rush in to try to clear them out of the way in order to gain possession.
Maul: moving dog pile. Offense binds together to march down the field, and the defense tries to push them back. (Saw that in the first try that was scored.)
Scrum: essentially a group wrestling match for the ball. Usually the way to restart play after a minor infraction like a forward pass.
Lineout: when the ball or the ball carrier goes out of bounds, the team that didn't touch the ball last gets the throw in at a lineout. Players from both teams line up a yard apart while the ball is thrown in between them. (At the beginning of the video, the play that leads to the first try, that's a lineout that becomes a maul.)
The emotional journey that both sets of fans experienced was extraordinary - from the depths to the heights and back again
The reason why the player 'kicks it to himself' is because he's been given a free kick, and as such he has to kick it, but he also wants to retain possession of the ball
@@reecebrown19 a penalty is a free kick, you can just kick it in different ways bro is what hes saying
one of the most memorable matches ever. I was gutted scotland didnt win, as im sure every other non-english person was, but it was still one hell of a game
It's easy to be gutted when you go ahead 38-31 after being 31-0 down only to leave with a draw but yes, that was one hell of a game.
We did not deserve to even draw that game.
@@masonbell8840 Who didn't deserve that?
You have my support as I am happy to see more ppl finding the passion for this sport that we here in SA love
To answer some of your questions you are watching Rugby Union here. A “Flanker” is a position in Rugby Union. There are two flankers in each team they play on the outside of the scrum. The fifteen positions in rugby are easily identifiable as the number on the players jersey will correspond to his position. Although players may move around the pitch freely throughout most of the match their position will determine the kind of job they do and the skill set required. In days of old it was said you could tell someone’s position by simply looking at him i.e each position had a set body type. At amateur level this is still the case mostly but in the professional era top level players, whilst still retaining this to a degree have become more uniform as their diets and exercise are heavily regulated like in any professional sport to gain optimal results.
The fifteen positions are also usually broken down into two sub categories, forwards and backs. The forwards tend to be the bigger stronger heavier players who do the thankless tasks of pushing, rucking, mauling etc in order to win and retain possession of the ball and they also perform the scrum and line out play. The number on the forwards jersey determines his position in the scrum. The lower number being nearer the middle of the scrum.
The backs are usually smaller and lighter and therefore perform the fast runs, big passes, slicker faster play and usually score most of the points. The position on the back of the backs jersey determines where he usually stands waiting to receive the pass from set play I.e scrum line out etc.
The positions are named as follows
1. Loose head Prop
2. Hooker
3. Tight head Prop
4. Second Row (aka Lock)
5. Second Row (aka Lock)
6. Flanker
7. Flanker
8. Number 8 (no really)
Those are the forwards
9. Scrum half
10. Stand off (aka fly half, out half)
11. Winger
12. Inside Centre
13. Outside Centre
14. Winger
15. Fullback
And those are the backs
The replacements are numbered 16 through 23 and can come into play at any time and in international play almost always take the field at some point as they must be used if a player is bleeding heavily or the referee is worried he may be concussed so that he can receive appropriate treatment. Replacements are also used tactically as fresh legs can help inject a bit of much needed vigour into a team.
There are lots of great rugby beginners videos on TH-cam which will help you learn about the positions. Knowing this will help you understand the game better and learn who is doing what, when and why.
And lastly “why did he kick that ball to himself.” In rugby when taking a free kick or penalty they can choose to have a scrum, kick for goal (scoring 3 points if successful), kick for touch, ie kick the ball out for a line out getting far from your own half and into your opponents half instead. However there is no law that states you have to kick the ball a certain distance (in this instance) and so sometimes the player will simply kick it lightly to himself and run on if he see a gap or catches a defence napping. Used in this instance to great effect. English 🤬!!!.
The game you just watched is the oldest international in Rugby where Scotland and England compete for the Calcutta cup. This was given to the English RFU when the Calcutta rugby club in India disbanded, gathered together all their funds in silver rupees and melted the coins down to make the trophy. Scotland and England have a long and turbulent history and this fixture is heavily anticipated every year and nothing beats being at Murrayfield live watching the Scots lift that trophy high and send those arrogant b#stards home “to think again.” However rugby is a game which commands great respect, unlike in football (soccer) the fans of opposing teams sit together, and there’s never trouble. At every match you shake hands with your opposition and referees, show respect in victory and grace in defeat. Then the teams form a tunnel at the end and as your opposition and referees walk off you applaud them. Then you walk through your opponents tunnel and they applaud you. Rugby players, even at the highest level never argue with the referee. His decision is final and must be respected. This is instilled in rugby players from a young age and is very character building. After matches even at schoolboy level both teams put on club shirts and ties and eat and drink together. It’s a very character building sport.
Sorry for the novel. Got a bit carried away but love seeing folk getting into rugby. Especially in countries where it isn’t a big deal. The more the merrier. Hope this helps. Oh and come on Scotland!!! 🏴🏴🏴
What you really mean is the forwards can be identified by their look and their physique and attitude. Forwards are big, honest, open men, true gentlemen, they are manly and stand tall. They do things like car repair, grass mowing, beer drinking and pipe smoking. They dress like men. They own labradourd, springer spaniels or hunting hounds. They drive volvos and landrovers or powerful roadsters. They drink tea and espresso coffee.
Backs, on the other hand are a shifty and effeminate bunch, they mince when they walk, drink white wine spritzers with umbrellas, like flower arranging, romcom movies and peach schnapps. Some wear make up and perfume. They often wear frilly clothes and like lace. They usually have a lot of soft furnishings in their homes and they like chihuahuas and miniature poodles with pink ribbons. They drink soy lattes.
@@HarryFlashmanVC as a tight head prop I’m in full agreement with everything mentioned there. I’ll always be at the bar post match drinking my eight or ninth pint before I see any of the double digits come out of the changing room. After all that 5 gallon drum of brylcream isn’t going to use itself.
@@LeeCaithness haha!!!!! Good lad!
“Major League Rugby” being played right here in the States. Very good quality rugby week in and week out.
But don't get confused as major league rugby is actually rugby union😊
The Calcutta cup is contested annually by England and Scotland, it’s the oldest trophy in world rugby. Donated by the defunct Calcutta rfc
I was at the game - a guest of my English friend (I'm Scottish). Quite simply the best game of rugby I've ever had the gift of watching. Even the end result was probably right :)
He kicked it to himself because he was awarded a 'penalty' (the other team did something wrong), which gives the team several choices including:
1. tap (kick) to yourself and play on - this is the one he chose
2. kick at goal with the ball on the ground (like a field goal in NFL), 3pts if successful
3. kick to touch (out of play) and your team takes the throw (normally it goes to the team who didn't kick it out)
4. scrum, and your team gets to put the ball in which means you're more likely to win it.
This was Rugby Union. There are videos on TH-cam that explain the difference if you want to watch them. NBC sports Gold is currently showing the World Cup if you want to subscribe to that or go and check out the video that Two Cents Rugby did which shows how to watch it for much cheaper using a VPN. The US has a professional rugby tournament called Major League Rugby (its union even though the name is league). It kicks off its third season in February next year and some games are shown on CBS sports. ESPN+ also shows some Pro14 matches (a competition that has teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland and South Africa.
Really enjoying your reactions. Keep it up!!!
Flankers are the 2 players on either side of the scrum and back of the lineouts. Open side is usually quicker, blindside is usually bigger and slower but stops 8 pick ups off scrums. Flankers are also the main position which make turnovers either from holding on in the ruck or a jackal where they take the ball quickly before defenders can get to the ruck.
There are 2 Flankers in each team, no's 6&7 and make up the Forwards with 6 other players. There's the Openside Flanker, usually quicker and leaner and the Blindside Flanker, usually a bit bigger but just as fast. They're involved in all parts of the game and superb all round athletes. (RITCHIE McCAW for N.Z. brilliant openside Flanker) Best seen in a scrum where they position themselves on the outside (Flank) of the scrum, openside flanker closest to the open field and the blindside opposite. They're the first to break away from the scrum once the ball is in play and attack if the opposition has the ball. A position not for the faint-hearted!
Yes, you're right, the term Touchdown did come from Rugby, Rugby continues to touch the ground with the ball where NFL did away with that rule but continue to use it obviously.
Did you say Wall when the players were pushing forward? It's MAUL, (sorry if I misheard you) There has to be a least 3 players involved with the ball before a Maul can be formed, when the player with the ball is still on his feet, his opponent has hold of him near the try line, the players teammate is also in touch with the player with the ball the (forwards) come along and push them fwd to gain a try, but they must all stay on their feet until over the line. I love this game!!
Sandra Morris I did say Wall wasn’t aware what that was called. Thanks for all the info 🙏🏻
@@lukessportsacademy The 'wall' you are talking about, wasn't a Scrum. That was a Maul or a Driving Maul (Same thing), that was formed after the Line Out. There's no scrum in these highlights, to point at, unfortunately. But, if you've watched some games by now, you probably already know the difference. ;)
McCaw is only good at playing outside of the rules.
@@CymruEmergencyResponder Best ever.. England just hated playing against him. Always on the line of what's allowed. That's what made him the greatest.
Steven Tate I’m not English but McCaw is a cheat of the highest order!
'Extended Highlights of England vs USA World Cup 2019'. Brilliant game with fantastic Mauls from England to watch, USA played brilliantly but were always on the back foot with England being the stronger side from the start, bad draw for USA.
Watch out for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in July this year.
I’m Scottish and I know from the commentary it didn’t seem entertaining but we were getting humiliated at half time as per usual, We hadn’t won their in 32 years lol, but we brought it back and should have won!!, We got a draw which means the winners of the last calcata cup keeps the cup, We won the last game at Murrayfield which is the home of Scottish rugby so we enjoyed it trust me!.
One thing on the touchdown / try, there's a couple interesting differences between American football and rugby, as you say you don't actually touch the ball down in the end zone. In rugby if you run over the line you can still be tackled, you can also tackle a player and hold the ball up, so if the attacking playing doesn't touch the ball down, no try. There's some famous examples of this, one being the then England captain Will Carling - I think the TH-cam video is something like 'Will Carling can't get it down'. Anyway, the other point for touching it down is, you get 5 points for a try, but then you get the chance for a coversion which is worth 2 points, this is kicking the ball in between the posts. Where you take this kick from is determined by the touchdown, the kick is inline with that point. So that's why players will often run round to touch the ball down behind the posts to make it easier to convert for more points - but as previously said you can still be tackled.
You can take the ball back as far as you like (in that half) to try and improve the angle but obviously adds distance... So yeah.
A flanker is one of the positions in rugby. The English player kicked the ball to himself because he was awarded a penalty and chose to quickly attack a disorganised Scottish defence. When you are awarded a penalty in rugby you can kick for goal to get three points (like a field goal), kick the ball out of play and get possesion where the ball out, or kick it to yourself like the English player did.
Flanker is the most fun to play. Imagine an interceptor that works with the forwards and backs.
It's a mix position that works with the forwards & backs. It requires the strength of a forward, the speed of a back and a flexible mindset to work with both :)
It has a funny dynamic of players depending on their skills. I was a slim bloke that used technical tackles, but my counter was a big bastard that was very nippy.
It was great to play that position, had to give it up as a fractured knee stopped me :(
Flankers - #6 or #7 theyre like linebackers but with the size and speed of halfbacks. The tap of the foot, restart from penalty stoppage. Union vs. league... union's ruck, mauls and scrums are contested.
A flanker is a wing forward. There are two, open and blind. They bind on the edge of the scrum left and right, the open on the side that has most field space, the blind on the other. They are generally considered the most mobile of the pack. Post scrum, the open side will seek to leave the scrum early and seek to disrupt the opposing pass, usually to the opposing fly half. Open side flankers love crushing fly halves.
Yes, "touchdown" in American football comes from rugby even though you don't actually touch it down any more. "Try" comes from the original rugby football where touching it down allowed to have a "try" at goal. That is where rugby's conversion and American football's extra point come from, although both sports now give more points for the actual touchdown than the goal.
Touchdown, the down that ends in touch.
@@masonbell8840 Yes, and a down is meant to be a down, yet the touchdown now isn't, just one of those things.
From what I have seen you have only reacted to rugby union.
Yes it is called a "touchdown" in American football because it is a derivative of rugby.
A Flanker is rhyming slang for a man that plays with himself.
NRL or league doesnt have that flying wedge anymore, or the throw in to restart play, or flankers for that matter. League is 13 a side Union 15, those missing two are flankers, the dog pile specialists, and as league doesnt have dog piles, this makes sense.
A flanker is a position in the scrum...there are two, on either outside edge (flank) of the scrum. This was rugby union. In league, there are no lineouts. And when a player is tackled, play restarts with the tackled player kicking the ball backwards through his legs...plus loads of other more technical things. In England, league is played mainly by teams based in a narrow corridor between Liverpool and Hull,
When there is a penalty the ball must be kicked through the position of the offence on the field. So you can kick from ground or hand.
League doesn’t do tackles as such. League has six attempts to score, each time the ball is passed back rolling on the ground to someone else in the same team, and then the ball goes to the other side if there’s no score. And League is mostly played in England’s northern counties eg Lancashire and Yorkshire. No clue about League in Australia as someone suggests below. Aussie rules football is something else. Carnage.
I'd recommend getting in to rugby.
It's Union in this match. An ozzy bloke could explain league better.
But did you win the world cup? A South African can explain it better.....
Rugby Union.
You cannot tackle someone without the ball, so when you kick the ball, you turn the defence and if you kick into open space, you are in a strong position to re-gather the ball. The 'try' to convert the ball over the goal posts after a try, it taken perpendicular to where the ball is touched down. This is why the players try to get as close to the post before 'touching down'.
You do need to know about 'offside'. If you imagine that there is a line from touch line to touch line that passes through the ball, if a player (on your side) is in front of that line, they are potentially offside. This is why you pass the ball behind that imaginary line. When the ball is punted forward, then the kick has to move this imaginary offside line forward so that all his team mates in front of him are brought onside (these offside players must retreat so that they are onside once again). The offside line goes through the centre of the scrum and the line out. The difference is the back foot of the scrum defines where the 'back' can stand and for the line out, the backs must be 10 metres back from the offside line.
Driving mauls are lethal if well focused and close to the try line. The Springboks favourite cherry on the cake. We often use a nickname for the driving maul - "treintjie" which means little train (choo, choo).
A flanker (there are two of them) are forwards and scrum down on the outside of the scrum, one on each side. Like all players on the pitch, they have specific qualities and the flanker's job is to be the first line of defence from a scrum when the opposing team are attacking. They are also expected to be the first ones to a breakdown (when someone is tackled) to attempt to secure the ball for their team. Physically, they have generally to be big and strong (like all the forwards) but their duties also require speed of foot to be successful. Here's a site which endeavours to explain the player's positions which might be of some use to you.
If you go to Scottish rugby on youtube there are full matches you can watch .
The American intercollegiate rugby football association gradually, over several years, changed the rules after the 1876 rugby season to evolve the NFL you have today. It was in 1900 that the rule to effect a score "on or above" the goal line was changed (what is referred to as "breaking the plane").
The NFL is rugby with rule changes that have made it into a different game.
But, yes, the term 'touchdown' does have its roots in the rugby origins of the NFL game.
you can watch england vs scotland 2019 full match on youtube
I think NBC shows Major League Rugby. It’s also streamed on TH-cam
Rugby union. Teams have 15 on field players, try 5points conversion 2 points. Rugby league, 13 on field players, try 4 points, conversion 2 points. No line outs or scrums in league. League was formed to allow players to be paid money for their game and become professional players at a time when injury from work meant no sick pay or pay.. it’s a faster running game. Watch live rugby on sky tv.
Rugby Union! The best of the rugby breeds out there. League is nice, but basically only applies to Australia almost as much as the NFL is only American.
a flanker is one of the positions in the forwards
england completely threw that game away. great comeback by scotland
This is Rugby Union. Rugby League is where the fundimentals of American Football are adapted from. A Flanker is a player that in scrums is positioned on either side of the scrum or flanks.
Rugby League and American Football developed independenly, for example the set of 6 tackles only got introduced in the 1960’s while American Football got the the downs-rule pretty early on.
Scotland is a strong rugby nation.
Every time I watch an nfl fan react to rugby I feel like I’m slowly watching them realize NFL is a silly sport
I can only agree with some of the other comments.
With the world cup semifinals on this weekend, watch the full games. You'll pick up a lot from watching the full games.
Also, it's the best teams left over.
I'm a South African supporter, with the my team known as the Springboks or just Boks.
New Zealand, the favorites, are the All Blacks.
Australia are the wallebies.
Most other countries are known by their national name although they try get their nicknames out there.
As a bit of random general knowledge a try used to be only 3 points and is still sometimes spelt tri (as in 3)
League has no rucks, no mauls, and uncontested scrums. League has what you would call "downs" but there are no "first downs" so they will usually kick only on their last down.
"Comebacks" are a bit easier in rugby because the scoring team receives the ensuing kickoff.
Except for scrums and lineouts, all starts and restarts require a kick... with all these restarts you can kick to yourself, although kickoffs and 22restarts require certain distances and are harder to do.
It is rugby union. League there are no rucks and the player tackled is held down. Whereas in union the tackler has to move away after the tackle and a ruck is formed
"Flanker"... The SU 27... Capable cold war Soviet Aircraft, still a great looking plane, but a starting to show it's age! ( ex Airforce guy, cant help who I am)
The easiest wat to tell if it's Union or League, is there are no Lineouts in League. They also break after each tackle completed, with the defending team having to retreat 10 yards (except the markers)
You can watch rugby live on frontrowsports, or any sport on that site but you need to find out when live games are scheduled and then go to the site at the time, i've put the link to the site below.
frontrowsport.net/
There's 2 flanker blind side and open side there the play makers in the forward pack usually the smallest in the forward pack but probably the most agile and skillful
A flanker is a position in rugby.
They are an important tackling position.
Similar to a MLB in the NFL.
And yet we couldn't hold on for the win 😱
NFL came from the sport of Rugby. NFL is the distant cousin.
This game hurt like hell. I still can’t figure out how we let that lead slip.
Rugby union is the global version of the game. In Australia they dont really understand the rules so they watch the very simplified version known as league. If rugby union is chess, then league is checkers.
This is Rugby Union. If you haven't already done so, watch Rugby League
The rugby world cup is on now, quarter finals this weekend. The referees are miked up as well, so that should help
You're getting interested in the game at the right time! The Rugby World Cup is on at the moment (union - don't worry about league), and unlike US sports, a 'world cup' actually involves other countries playing! So there are a bunch of nations competing, including the US! Should be able to find a channel in the US showing the matches.
just saw your video...USA were in the World Cup... should be on TV there.
It’s Rugby Union Luke.
If you want a quick guide to Rugby's rules etc check this video (it may make a good reaction video). Definitely the best simplistic instruction video I've seen:
th-cam.com/video/FOJejnPI0p0/w-d-xo.html
The easiest ways to determine if it's league are - A tackle count next to the score (either saying something like 3 or 3rd), more NFL like field markings, players just getting up and rolling the ball backwards after a tackle and no dogpiles, and a V shaped design on the shirts (not all teams have the V, but a lot of them do).
If you don't see any of those, but you see dogpiles, a lot more kicking, scrums, etc then it's going to be Union that you are watching. Union is played in man more countries than League and you are 99% only going to be seeing League if it's Australian domestic teams and commentators on the videos.
One of the best games I have ever seen was a game between two top Irish sides. I think it was the European Cup Final.
If my memory is correct it was Leinster and Ulster, brilliant game, just did not stop.
A really good one to watch.
Flanker is another name for a wing forward. There are 2 in a scrum
If you want a real nail biter watch Japan v South Africa.
Hey luke. Here is a full match between munster (irish provincial team) vs new zealand all blacks. It was an amazing occasion and an amazing match. Enjoy!! th-cam.com/video/HKxSYuy12_M/w-d-xo.html
This is rugby union, rugby league has 2 less players per side and the rules are quite different
What is missing is the live commentary.
Probably u tube type in wales v england 2013
This is rugby union which is much more popular than rugby league
Flanker is a backrow player that wears no.6/7
Ur watching union because league is chicken scratches to roll the ball back by their own leg
This is 15 man Union
hi there im a subscriber could you possibly do a reaction of the Rugby World cup final 2003? Australia vs England love this video thank you.
Patrick Thomas absolutely, I will put it on my list
@@lukessportsacademy thank you very much.
Patrick Thomas you would seriously let this man react to England winning WC. He is fake as fuck, I’ve seen many Americans reacting to rugby and this guy is thick
@@lukessportsacademy have u seen any of the newish MLR? A new league of rugby in the US
You referred to a wall when I think you meant 'maul'.
Why do the majority of reaction videos have the clip,sport, music or whatever, as the small window and the person reacting taking 80% of the screen. Be much better the other way around !!!
Would you say, 80% of reaction videos?
Different direction for Boogie this time
it was union mate
You are watching union. This is only my personal opinion that rugby league is much more monotonous. I prefer union.
I follow the NFL too! Go Pack.
This is a link to a recent league game. th-cam.com/video/ag-Oh3-WIrk/w-d-xo.html
Watch wales v england 2013
This a ruck when you are tackle and this is rugby union
Rugby Union
He kicked to himself because it was a freekick not a penalty
He can kick to himself with a penalty too.
Check out sam Underhill
This is rugby union my ig is cc_3244 if u have any questions ask ne
Watch rugby league crazy
Its rugby union
Union
Rugby union.
that is union
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Rugby
It’s union
...yankees...
Scotland is a boring team, Wales and England are the real games
@@andyallan2909 like I said, boring
An english flanker is cockney ryhming slang 😂
Union