RE: Rugby Union, Rugby League, NFL, Australian Rules or International Rules?
September 21, 2016 at 11:14 pm
(September 21, 2016 at 4:49 pm)Cato Wrote: Ice hockey, as played in the NHL, is tougher than the various forms of football in my opinion.That is quite a tough sport in all fairness.
(September 21, 2016 at 6:05 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: The All Blacks.
'nuff said.
What can I say? Australia and New Zealand, with a total combined population of 28 million are the most natural athletes in the world I would guess. They seem to be champions in most things that are physical. The fact that if you take France, England, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the USA which means 540 million people, and you only have 1 world champion speaks volumes about how good the Aussies and Kiwis really are.
(September 21, 2016 at 9:40 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I don't think I've ever watched a rugby match. We don't get it on the telly. It's just not a big thing in the U.S..
You do get it on tele, but only when the World Cup comes along, and then it is generally a massacre. The players who have Fijian and Maori origins are phenominal:
This is something that you will never see in any sport other than rugby. It is awesome, and they can back it up if you disrespect it. You challenge the haka, you forfeit the game.
Two of the best sides in rugby, Australia and New Zealand matches played:
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Impressive stats I would have to say.
