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Rugby 101

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Steve19;1419698; said:
I don't really like the sevens game. The 15's game requires far more strategy and toughness. Think what football would look like with six players per side and you get an idea of why sevens rugby isn't taken very seriously in the rugby playing nations.
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[sarcasm]Well... piss on you then.[/sarcasm]

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I fall on both sides of the 15s vs 7s argument. I play two seasons of 15s and several 7s tournaments in the summer every year. In order to stop the schizophrenia, I've just decided to agree to disagree with myself and accept them both for what they are.

They're different. Sevens can be good training for 15s, but can also teach REALLY bad habits. You routinely throw passes in 7s that would get you yanked to the sideline in 15s. Fifteens, I guess, can be good for 7s, as well, but also can be a really bad idea. It doesn't hurt to be physical in 7s (you can totally take the wind out of the other team by hitting them really hard right away). On the other hand, teams that try to play a 15s style generally get burnt out really early. They might get away with it in their first match, but it's hard to keep it up at the pace of 7s. It's also really, really freaking hot in the SE during the 7s season. It's too hot for strategy, you have to just get out and run.
 
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For amateurs (college and men's clubs) there are two 15s seasons (from the first week of September through the first couple of weeks of December and the end of February through April) and 7s is played from May through August. One of the two seasons is a USA Rugby "matrix" schedule that counts for the playoffs. In the south it's the spring season; I think it's fall in the midwest. For 7s there are tournaments that are playoff "qualifiers" and also entirely social affairs.

For professionals and international sides the seasons are flip-flopped by hemisphere. Right now the southern hemisphere teams are playing their professional season (the Super 14, including teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand). The top northern hemisphere players are currently playing in the Six Nations tournament (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Italy). Also, as you saw on ABC, the IRB Sevens tournament season is wrapping up this week in Dubai.
 
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So basically, it's like returning a fumble or int in football w/ laterals and such, except all the players stay on the field and instantly switch from offense to defense depending what happens w/ the ball after the hit? I realize this is probably a gross oversimpligfication on my part.
 
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RugbyBuck;1422219; said:
Nope, that's pretty much it. :biggrin:
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I guess what surprises me when watching rugby is that there are not more injuries and stress the wind there is a scrum. I can't even imagine what goes on during one of those or are all the guys real good sports about it:biggrin2:
 
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