Official 2011 Rugby World Cup Thread

[Alan]

One game a week is enough for anyone.

It's not like soccer where the worst injusies tend to be damaged hairstyles.

yeah not like they break legs....

 

[Ou grote]

yeah not like they break legs....

This is as dangerous as it gets in soccer.
http://thechive.com/2011/08/22/hilarious-soccer-dives-12-gifs/ridiculous-soccer-dive/

 

[Alan]

back to the rugby....

 

[Devill]

yeah not like they break legs....

:erm: Alan I hope that you are not advocating that football (soccer) players sustain the same "grade" of injuries as rugby players?

 

[Ou grote]

:erm: Alan I hope that you are not advocating that football (soccer) players sustain the same "grade" of injuries as rugby players?

Perhaps rugby players are better at faking them.

 

[SinghDude]

Some soccer injuries have been gruesome.

 

[APoc184]

Here is another angle on the James Hook kick. Taken from the stands.

Looks like a miss to me.

[video=youtube;FuZZFVzvToU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuZZFVzvToU[/video]

 

[Jola]

Here is another angle on the James Hook kick. Taken from the stands.

Looks like a miss to me.

+1

 

[killadoob]

The problem is the damn poles are short, looks like a miss but if the pole was high enough it could go either way.

From that angle though it does look like a miss.

 

[Jola]

The problem is the damn poles are short, looks like a miss but if the pole was high enough it could go either way.

Or bounce back !

 

[Devill]

Perhaps rugby players are better at faking them.

Yes, Brussouw is super good at hiding his bleeding skull beneath a modified Maxi-pad....

 

[Ou grote]

Yes, Brussouw is super good at hiding his bleeding skull beneath a modified Maxi-pad....

Now that you mention that, I recall the "fake blood scandal" in English rugby.

 

[Devill]

Now that you mention that, I recall the "fake blood scandal" in English rugby.

It is because they are poofs

 

[sand_man]

Perhaps rugby players are better at faking them.

Yeah they are, everybody knows rugby players are nancies....

 

[sand_man]

 

[Devill]

Call Captain America! The Red Skull is here

 

[BobsLawnService]

Anyone who thinks that rugby players aren't well hard can do with reading about Wayne Shelford

 

[BobsLawnService]

Anyone else think he looks like Wickus from District 9 in that pic?

 

[Zenbaas]

Here is another angle on the James Hook kick. Taken from the stands.

Looks like a miss to me.

[video=youtube;FuZZFVzvToU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuZZFVzvToU[/video]

Video No longer available due to RWC limited

 

[Jola]

Video No longer available due to RWC limited

Very lame from them, this is a 25 sec clip of an incident for which there appears to be no proper footage.

Maybe someone's wife/GF has him on rations for him to be as grumpy as this.