I was quite good at Rugby

I was always picked for the school, I found it easy but even when I played in a side that always won and I never felt like i had a bad game...I did not enjoy it. So slow.

Posted By: Brandonio on February 6th 2015 at 23:31:03

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Although I am a football man there is no doubt that (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 6, 22:27:14
- Rugby is for posho twats (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 22:53:32
  - Rugby League isn't. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Feb 6, 23:23:45
    - I am not so keen at that, although I dont mind watching the internationals, but that is (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:25:25
  - Is what brandonio and you think and it's why you dislike it (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Feb 6, 23:06:18
    - different genre (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 6, 23:29:07
  - no its not. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 22:56:01
    - Tennis is for the working class. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 22:56:22
      - ROFL. Class. (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 6, 23:00:36
      - All classes not just poshos (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 22:57:34
  - Maybe but does not mean it can't be great sport. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 6, 22:54:39
- The key thing here is that rugby is only played seriously by very few nations (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 6, 22:48:26
  - In a reverse way thats why I love it, every single game is a war, although there are (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 22:55:07
    - Bore not war (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 22:58:21
      - I get that people don't like Rugby but I can never understand why people say they hate a (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:06:31
        
        The government force it to be played at school (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:10:57
        
        tennis was the forced sport at ours (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 6, 23:22:02
        
        We had courts but only at high school but no coaches (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:25:46
        
        that's because everybody was playing a decent sport. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:26:33
        
        Not when rugby was on the menu (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:27:25
        
        In fairness I remember Autumn and the groans if a rugby ball came out, everyone wanted to (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:29:15
        
        Often some of us would be allowed to play a separate football match (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:31:25
        
        I was quite good at Rugby (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 6, 23:31:03
        
        Rugby just wasn't popular in my day, I use to watch the 5 nations but no one else did, (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:33:28
        
        I don't mean they just done a broadcast for me and me alone. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:36:31
        
        (: (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:27:03
        
        I done tennis at school and had a pretty good teacher, I like playing but dont like (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:22:52
        
        rofL (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:14:59
        
        Kids should be playing tennis it's a national disgrace (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:19:11
        
        my kids can go and play for free but they don't because they find it boring. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:22:00
        
        All computer games and social media these days (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:26:49
        
        sadly that is true, he says tapping away at a keyboard. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:27:46
  - That's what makes the games so engaging. Bit like (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 6, 22:52:54
    - There's never really an upset though (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 22:58:28
      - vmt. Football is so flexible that's why it became the monster it did (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 6, 23:22:21
        
        and very low barriers to entry (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 6, 23:31:02
        
        yeah, I think I meant to type accessible rather than flexible TBH. haha. (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 6, 23:31:55
      - What about when England beat the Aussies with Johnny Wilkinsons drop goal, (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 6, 23:11:18
      - Ahem what the fuck do you think just happened in Cardiff? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Feb 6, 23:03:11
        
        lol - spot on. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:07:02
        
        That's hardly an upset akin to non league beating premier league (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 23:04:09
        
        And is there really any need for the aggressive attitude? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 23:04:55
        
        Rugby a very aggressive 'sport' (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:05:43
        
        all sport is aggressive. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:09:05
  - Yeah better spending a day round the snake pit with some dumb (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Feb 6, 22:51:12
    - Personally I find football attracts a greater diversity of people (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 6, 22:52:58
- I think rugby is really boring (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 22:39:34
  - I really feel that to say that you either (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 6, 22:43:33
    - this is all a bit daft (NCFC) - matt in london, Feb 6, 23:00:51
      - Not at all. Whether you like a particular sport or not (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 6, 23:08:53
        
        agreed. It was a great contest, of collective and individual will as well as ability, and (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Feb 6, 23:29:43
        
        That's not what you said though. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 23:09:47
        
        I didn't. At least I didn't mean to. You said (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 6, 23:13:20
        
        I didn't. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 23:42:07
        
        Calm down (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 7, 08:16:51
      - Quite. (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 23:01:28
    - I'm welsh. I don't like rugby, so I didn't watch it. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 22:49:30
      - Fair enough. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 22:51:08
    - I agree, you have to understand the game If you don't and you say you hate it (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 22:48:01
- I think egg chasing is shit and England footy has recently.., (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Feb 6, 22:38:11
- I love International Rugby and Cricket much more than football, but NCFC is (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 22:34:52
- Cricket starts a week tomorrow though, wc i mean. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 6, 22:31:27
  - I love my cricket as well. We all do the club v country debate and (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 6, 22:34:49
    - Offer me all the money in the world to be a prem player in footy or a county cricket playe (NCFC) - DrDublin, Feb 6, 22:44:31
      - cricket is just so relaxing, I love it when on a shitty dark day in Nov . Dec, I plan my (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 22:50:34
        
        I've only hit 4 centuries in Saturday Cricket, loads of 50's but too exitable but.. (NCFC) - DrDublin, Feb 6, 22:57:29
        
        mate you would be more than welcome, spot on I was not the greatest batsman, I only hit 1 (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 6, 23:01:00
        
        Heh heh it's a feeling isn't it!! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Feb 6, 23:53:56
      - Me too in a playing sense but I think Norwich winning the (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 6, 22:45:52
- 4 years? Not enjoyed an england football match for about 10 years (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Feb 6, 22:30:22

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