Almost as good as baseball

[RugbyD]

sweet sweet hits:

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/rugbyhits.html

[RugbyD]

ok i've seen it 10 times and i can't stop. does anyone know how to save this video. is it possible?

[JTWood]

Man... That's rough stuff.

[LBJackal]

I played in HS and my first year of University... if you think football is rough, try playing with absolutely no safety equipment (a mouthgard is the extent of it) and you're not allowed to have people block for you. And the play doesn't stop when you get destroyed like that. If you hang on to the ball after being tackled, be prepared for 5 sets of metal cleats to be kicking at your arms until you release it. And if you don't release it right away, you get a penalty. But it's a fun game

Also... a lot of those hits were illegal. Nothing above the shoulders is allowed, and you have to make an attempt at wrapping your arms around the guy, you can't just run into him.

[RugbyD]

If you hang on to the ball after being tackled, be prepared for 5 sets of metal cleats to be kicking at your arms until you release it. And if you don't release it right away, you get a penalty. But it's a fun game .

Man, i loved laying boots on people.

[LBJackal]

Mountaineering - the only thing I was any good at (Well, that and line-outs)

BTW this is the address for the video.

[RugbyD]

i pondered doing rugby at one point.. thanks for helping me make up my mind

the pain and beatings are a pittance in terms of the benefits of playing, especially in college.

[Madison]

Ouch ! Definitely glad I never considered playing Rugby.