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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I attribute it to the lacerations. I thought about playing in college. Then I was watching a match on TV. Guy comes running to the sideline with his forehead split open. They slap some tape on it, and he runs back in. Um, no thanks.
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Rugby is an incredible game (disclosure: I played for many years, so I am unabashedly biased), and I have no idea why it hasn't caught on beyond some colleges and clubs. It's got more violence and (generally) more scoring than football, and the players aren't nancy-boys all dressed up in padding and armour.
I found that it was a great way to release the stress of having to deal with dickwad opposing counsel all day. Nothing says fuck you better than planting your boots squarely between the shoulder blades of your opponent as you run over him.
Yeah, the lacerations can be extreme, but it's no different that hockey. Then again, you are not likely to lose an ear in hockey. I stopped playing because I got 2 concussions and a broken nose in a 6-month span: I took it as a sign.
I didn't want something like what happend to this guy happen to me:
