Rugby is the sort of sport that if you watch it for the first time, you get completely and totally confused. It looks like, from off the pitch, a mass of buff people pushing and tackling and kicking and ripping the ball from each other, as you can see. But today, I had to play the crazy game for the first time.
I thought at first that it was strange tackling complete strangers, but after a while, you get used to being crushed by these huge jocks. It's really just a more sophisticated form of Kill the Carrier, unless, of course, the Carrier is on your team. Some parts of it involve ripping the ball from your teammates' hands. Some parts involve throwing the ball down the middle of the scrambling players and hoping your team gets it. It's not the most gentlemanly sport, but it is quite a lot of fun.
3 comments:
Ethan,
I heard they did not offer soccer at your school, which seemed wierd given how popular it is in England. So this is what you are doing instead? It does look pretty barbaric, like some combination of football and wrestling. I was confued by it when I saw it on TV - without inderstaing the rules (maybe how soem people feel when they see American football for the first time).
Anyway I hope you are have a good time over there in England. That is cool you can ride bikes to get around...
Rustin
hi ethan, im just wondering what is the big sports in England, so ar diamond is great and I am running x country, a lot of kids are startubg to miss you. and is ur skool a boarding skool, and yes i know skool is spelle School, or a normal skool, or in Englan are bozrding skools normal, dont know.
-Former Classmate, Matthew Gill
on my last msg i ha a typo, woops
-Matthew Gill
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