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  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Rugby

    The sport of rugby offers a hybrid of soccer and American football, with a few notable changes. Rugby takes its name from the Rugby School in England, where the game originated during a soccer mat...

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Rugby Codes

    Modern rugby football, almost exclusively known as rugby, is divided into two main sets of rules for game play; rugby union and rugby league. Rugby union is the most common style used by American s...

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Rugby Flankers

    Rugby flankers are two of the 15 positions on a rugby union team. Flankers play in the forward line and received their name because they flank the forwards during a scrum. The primary goal of the ...

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Rugby Rules

    Rugby is played with 15 players on the field for each team. Many leagues put limitations on the number of substitutions allowed during a match, with some leagues allowing substitutions only if a p...

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Conversations On Rugby

  • elliptical or bike?


    • Posted On March 23, 2008 08:54:42 PM

      teehee im sooo excirted its my birthday and i've decided to buy an elliptical or a bike. i dont know which one to get though :S. but when i was in the shop trying things out the assistant was looki... Read More

    • Posted On March 23, 2008 09:13:27 PM

      I personally vote elliptical, since you're working harder (since you're standing up and not seated). Read More

  • Injured Workouts


    • Posted On March 7, 2008 02:49:20 PM

      Aw, thats really bad luck for you, hope it doesn't hurt to much! I dislocated my pinky playing rugby (for the first and probably last time) and that hurt heaps, can't imagine what a knee would be l... Read More

    • Posted On March 7, 2008 02:39:56 PM

      So...I had been doing good exercising and tracking my calories/weight, getting on track for nearly a month. Now this week I went on vacation and dislocated my left knee. I'm going to be out for nea... Read More

  • Gained 10 pounds since joining...


    • Posted On May 5, 2009 02:21:31 PM

      Thanks! I keep saying beer is nutritious... just gotta drink it like you would eat bread. I don't have any goals efsuffolks, I keep wondering what would be fun to get into, since school's up nee... Read More

    • Posted On May 5, 2009 05:28:19 PM

      [quote="RaistlinsLegacy":2nmohcff]Thanks! I keep saying beer is nutritious... just gotta drink it like you would eat bread. I don't have any goals efsuffolks, I keep wondering what wou... Read More

  • Weather Tool


    • Posted On June 26, 2008 07:36:59 PM

      I love the site. It's my new homepage! There is one thing I miss from my old homepage though and it's my personal weather. Being someone who likes to ride his bike to and from campus and who goes... Read More

    • Posted On June 27, 2008 08:29:56 PM

      i second this Read More

  • Learning Team Sports!


    • Posted On April 21, 2009 01:41:33 PM

      When I first started playing Rugby years ago, I felt the same way. My competitive sports had always been individual events (diving, karate, horse sports, etc.), and I was always terrible at team s... Read More

    • Posted On April 21, 2009 09:40:50 AM

      I haven't played a team sport in years. On Saturday, I tried ultimate frisbee and remembered that I've never been very good at team sports. I have trouble remembering who my teammates are, I'm te... Read More

  • Team Sports


    • Posted On December 29, 2007 10:51:43 AM

      I thought I'd start a topic about Team Sports here since I'm sure most of us have played some sort of team sport at some point or another! Feel free to discuss whatever in here: Team Sports i... Read More

    • Posted On December 29, 2007 10:52:32 AM

      ¤ What team sports have you participated in? Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer (football) ...also street/floor hockey. ¤ Which do you currently participate in? none. ¤ Where did you partic... Read More

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Rugby Blogs

“Make Your Own” Ralph Lauren Rugby Shirt through New App, Interactive Window

Yesterday, Rugby debuted its new "Make Your Own" iPhone application at their store Greenwich Village store.

New ‘Headlines’ page on The Rugby Blog

Check out the new ‘Headlines’ page on The Rugby Blog, the only page you’ll need to keep an eye on headlines from around the world of rugby. It brings together headlines from sites like BBC Sport, The Times, Planet Rugby and many others...

Monday On Dhani Tackles the Globe

Dhani travels to London, England with the goal of becoming a true English gentleman via the sport and culture of Rugby. Dhani hooks up with England's oldest Rugby club, goes on a foxhunt and attends a Leicester rugby match. 9PM E/P time, catch it!

"Le Bon Point Amusant", 1922

French children magazine, 1922... colourful rugby cover to introduce an inside story called "l'As de l'Equipe" (the Ace of the Team)... Rugby players... and football posts! Yet another artist who didn't know much about sports... Technorati Tags : rugby...

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3Sport: 3Sport: England beat the Black Ferns 10-3: Women's rugby world champions New Zealand have been beaten 10-3 by Engla... http://bit.ly/4KXvcB

maddogeco: @ElaineMoir @rugbytackler you can have the rugby. My attention has turned to the start of the cricket season tonight

GoTheWallabies: #rugby Wales coasts to victory over Argentina: Two Shane Williams tries and a fine all-round display by fly half St... http://bit.ly/8isSP9

GoTheWallabies: #rugby Revamped France crushes Samoa: France has warmed up for their clash against New Zealand by crushing Samoa 43... http://bit.ly/5yFplh

GoTheWallabies: #rugby Sexton impresses in Irish debut: Ireland has caught a glimpse of the future, with fly half Jonathan Sexton m... http://bit.ly/5DYzs6

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