There are many more instances of both malicious player to player violence and crowd violence in Association football than in both Rugby Union and Rugby League.
Why that should be is worthy of a thread in it's own right but it is undeniably true.
I speak as a fan and former player of both sports and thus have no axe to grind one way or the other.
Ha ha. Still a dull sport. Dress it up anyway you like but it is. That's why the world plays football and about 8 countries play union and 2 maybe play league.
I'm a union man aswell. But having a beer at the rugby doesn't really count as a more 'honest' sport does it? I disagree with Henry above, i've never seen trouble at a Union game. Although Cardiff isn't the nicest place to watch a game with the locals!
Average gate at Leicester is around 16,000 and thats cos they can't fit any more in. The lowest supported sides are Newcastle who get around 5,000 average gate the rest average between 8000 - 14,000
Honesty in how you deal with oppents, You might shake their hands at the end of the game, but accross that line anything goes. the whole point is to try and stop your opponent playing or winding them up. So much gamesmanship goes on, diving on the ball to stop the opposition getting it, shirt pulling, blocking any little advantage.
no diving when someone hits you, Watch a game everyone kicks the ball ahead, finds the nearest bloke and runs in to the nearest man and falls to the floor claiming obstruction! It's so widespread. MArk Regan the Bristol hooker was banned after admiting he made a meal of an oppositions scrum half's boot accidently touching his face. the scrum half had been sent off and the game won.
no mouthing off at refs, This happens but the in game rules mean the ball is marched forward 10 metres by people doing this. You'll get a bollocking of you're own team for doing it!
no acting like a prima donna Some of those in the game, not many granted they are all still happy to mix with the public
there are plenty of less 'honest' aspects of Rugby....
[cite]Posted By: T[/cite] he walks up into the stand pushes the guy into his seat and lays 6 punches in his face. 18 stone 6ft 6in of headcase then gets pulled off
I disagree, Rubgy is a more honest game than football is many respects.
Hmm...it's just that the violence in rugby is less overt and obvious and sometimes celebrated. Rugby generally tolerates a higher level of violence - fighting is often punishable with a penalty which doesn't always translate into a kick at goal, just that possession gets turned over, whereas in football the red card is mandatory.
been to a leeds v's st helens game at headingly once with rugby fan mate. didn't really enjoy it. too much stop start etc. was really amased to see the fans all mixed in. chatting together before during and after the game. good atmosphere but football it aint.
rugby film = up and under...with neil morrisey was a class funny film. after all rugby's not serious is it?
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Why that should be is worthy of a thread in it's own right but it is undeniably true.
I speak as a fan and former player of both sports and thus have no axe to grind one way or the other.
And teams in that division get far more then Bromley.
Bromley fans cause the trouble with there palace inspried behaviour. So Bromley = Palace fan.
Oh dear! HAYES OUT!
Average gate at Leicester is around 16,000 and thats cos they can't fit any more in. The lowest supported sides are Newcastle who get around 5,000 average gate the rest average between 8000 - 14,000
Honesty in how you deal with oppents,
You might shake their hands at the end of the game, but accross that line anything goes. the whole point is to try and stop your opponent playing or winding them up. So much gamesmanship goes on, diving on the ball to stop the opposition getting it, shirt pulling, blocking any little advantage.
no diving when someone hits you,
Watch a game everyone kicks the ball ahead, finds the nearest bloke and runs in to the nearest man and falls to the floor claiming obstruction! It's so widespread. MArk Regan the Bristol hooker was banned after admiting he made a meal of an oppositions scrum half's boot accidently touching his face. the scrum half had been sent off and the game won.
no mouthing off at refs,
This happens but the in game rules mean the ball is marched forward 10 metres by people doing this. You'll get a bollocking of you're own team for doing it!
no acting like a prima donna
Some of those in the game, not many granted they are all still happy to mix with the public
there are plenty of less 'honest' aspects of Rugby....
I was wondering how long before you mentioned that but since you started it name 10 great rugby movies.
1. This Sporting Life
2. errr
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Hmm...it's just that the violence in rugby is less overt and obvious and sometimes celebrated. Rugby generally tolerates a higher level of violence - fighting is often punishable with a penalty which doesn't always translate into a kick at goal, just that possession gets turned over, whereas in football the red card is mandatory.
rugby film = up and under...with neil morrisey was a class funny film. after all rugby's not serious is it?