Originally posted by cashthetrash It really is different to watch and it is confusing the names that are used. For instance Rugby calling a stiff arm a Hand off and NFL rules a Hand off would be actually handing the ball off to another player. So I guess, once you get all that stuff down Rugyby is pretty cool to watch.
I have Question too.
What is going on when both teams are hu ...[text shortened]... and sort of dancing around in that circle all bent over. I haven't quite figured that out yet.
Originally posted by Red Night 4. Why don't they run around end more?
It would seem like a couple of big fast players could run the option around end and once they were by that first line they would go for a touch down.
You call touchdowns tries, right?
american football is about ganing yards and it doesn't matter if you get isolated because you can just run out of bound or knee down if you are worried about losing the ball
in rugby getting isolsated basically means your going to give a way for not realising (holding on to the ball on the ground)
or simpily having the ball pulled out of your hands
Originally posted by Red Night 5. Why do they put the ball so often?
Can they punt it to their own player? (I think I used to see that in Australian rules.)
if your stuck in your own half kicking the ball up the field is the easiest and safest way to gain terriory and there is the chance you will steal the line out (like pnting on 4th down rather than running/passing)
it just looks like their booting it up the field if it doesn't go into touch (out of play) but they usually meant for it to go into touch
yes you can kick to your own player
check out shane horgan's try against england suring the 6 nations last spring