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Old 10-20-2015, 07:26 PM  
oppoten
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Originally Posted by Matt-ADX View Post
Rugby 7's is cool to watch but only because it has some similarities to NFL, regular rugby is rough to watch IMO with so much time spend to only gain or lose a single yard. Last game I watched it was 10 minutes of just that.
It's modeled on war. The forwards are the infantry, the backs are the cavalry. So yeah, it can get quite turgid when it's all tied up amongst the forwards.

It's worse in the UK and Ireland than it is in the southern hemisphere (Aus, NZ, SA, Argentina), because we play a forward-oriented game with very little creative flair. Which has been found out in the current world cup.
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