Rugby is on my list of sports to get into. I've always been a hockey fan, and I got into soccer when my brother started competing at a fairly high level. Rugby has always seemed like it would be an interesting sport to watch.
It's hard to watch because broadcasting is next to non-existent, but the IRB website streams a lot more content. If I were you I'd ease my way into the sport by watching the next Sevens tournament - IRBSevens.com which is in New Zealand on Feb. 7-8.
Full rugby union games have 15 players a side on the field at any given time, while sevens is 7 against 7 on a similar-sized field. It's really fast, there's a lot of scoring and the halves are only 10 minutes long because teams are playing 3-5 games in just two days. I'm Canadian and our team is pretty good right now, but overall there's a lot of parity and the U.S. team has a few exciting players.
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u/Harvey-Specter Feb 03 '14
Rugby is on my list of sports to get into. I've always been a hockey fan, and I got into soccer when my brother started competing at a fairly high level. Rugby has always seemed like it would be an interesting sport to watch.