Brutal!! NBC carrying Ireland vs Scotland Rugby

[Budi]

I know nothing about the game itself, but the nature of the sport plus the rivalry of those 2 Countries is worth tuning in for a look.

These players are big fast & no holds barred competitive.
Whoa!

This is the 6 Nations Championship games.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Interesting game. Barely know it myself.

The idea of line of scrimmage seems to be quite flexible. Don't get much of this game strategy and play at all, but....

What are the concussion rates for rugby players?...most seem to be bare headed. Seems dangerous as shit. Big guys running into each other pretty hard.

[Budi]

2. LOL. Really!! They're some solid built dudes! And not a bit of protection.

It's like a barroom brawl!!
Think its kind of like football but with no safety gear.

Dang.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Rugby is real football. Used to have a shirt that read...

"It takes leather balls to play rugby."

[nocoincidences]

4. Rugby players are a different breed.

After the crash in the Andes of the rugby team, I saw bumper stickers saying:

Rugby players eat their dead.

Another popular one;

Rugby players have leather balls.

[Fla Dem]

5. My nephew is actually in Madrid working with ESPN behind the scenes, not broadcasting.

Big soccer match tomorrow the " El Clasico" Madrid vs Barcelona.