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17 July 2007

Rugby : the gentleman's game

post by: essexjan at: 06:50 | 16 comments

No, no, it's a thug's game, it just happens to be played by gentlemen.

posted by chrismear 17 July | 06:53

All my relations are into it, but it bores me stiff.

Come to think of it, I don't pay any attention to sport whatsoever. It's too time-consuming, slow, and frustrating.

posted by chuckdarwin 17 July | 07:05

I used to play rugby in high school, I was on the first girls team that my school had and I still look back on those memories fondly. I was a flanker, the left flanker and as a consequence my right shoulder is royally buggered. The left too but that happened when I dislocated it after a scrum collapsed on me. I have never, however, heard of having teeth embedded in players, although I'm not surprised. Sick.

God, I miss that sport.

posted by LunaticFringe 17 July | 07:24

One has to say that the face of Ben Czislowski could only have been improved by a tooth embedded somewhere in it.

posted by essexjan 17 July | 07:51

Rugby players do have the most, um, interesting faces...

posted by LunaticFringe 17 July | 08:09

That would be rugby LEAGUE, not rugby UNION just to make sure everybody's on the same page here (which I'm sure many aren't, being american and all...)

(and hey, I used to play rugby, watch it with the insults).

posted by gaspode 17 July | 08:18

One has to say that the face of Ben Czislowski could only have been improved by a tooth embedded somewhere in it.

posted by essexjan 17 July | 08:22

Oh poo.

*gives comment big pink bunny on a hillside*

posted by essexjan 17 July | 08:23

That is just damn freaky.

posted by BoringPostcards 17 July | 08:26

Nice to see he was able to grin and bear it.

posted by TheDonF 17 July | 08:45

I'm sorry, did I read correctly, there's a sports team called Tweed Heads?

There is! There is! And they're the Seagulls! OMGOMGOMG!

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by Hugh Janus 17 July | 09:03

UGH! This guy is on CNN right now, with the tooth in hand. Which is better than in head, I guess, but still... I'm trying to eat lunch, here!

posted by BoringPostcards 17 July | 11:42

There was a rugby team at my highschool, which meant a few jocks walking around with "hooker" on their shoulders

posted by Capn 17 July | 12:55

France's new rugby ad: Enjoy Rugby in the Capital of Love.

posted by ericb 17 July | 14:58

I read that as Ruby: A gentlemans game.
And I thought, well it is elegant and simple, but what's essexjan doing making posts about computer programming?

posted by seanyboy 17 July | 19:00

*not to imply that e/j is simple. No, it's the gentlemen that are simple; And not to imply either that e/j wouldn't be interested in computer programming*

Oh gosh Darn it.
Pass me the spade - I've a hole to dig. *

posted by seanyboy 17 July | 19:02

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