How did you get into rugby - Page 2

weeks543 · 25-04-2009, 01:04 AM

lol.....

scotland48 · 25-04-2009, 03:23 PM

I play number 8 I just came second in a rugby festival today really close went down to points difference.

cullen93 · 25-04-2009, 04:35 PM

are u living in scotland? how is the amateur game there?

scotland48 · 25-04-2009, 06:06 PM

Well Ayr have won the amateur league by about 20 points so Id say they were the best amateur team. The weird thing is none of the scottish internationals come from Ayr.

Hermes23 · 25-04-2009, 08:47 PM

Rugby festival? Cool...

weeks543 · 26-04-2009, 08:23 AM

Whats a rugby festival, do you mean like a one day tournament thingy...?

scotland48 · 26-04-2009, 09:33 AM

Well people set up tents with stalls selling clothes,food,beer,Fizzy Drinks,etc on a the day of a tournament. So when the players have finished playing they go to buy stuff. There's a lot of festivals at the end of the season I'm going to one on sunday.

weeks543 · 27-04-2009, 01:26 AM

Yeh I get ya. We have a State Cup Carnival each year for reps teams all over New South Wales.

scotland48 · 27-04-2009, 04:26 PM

South Wales is a region in Australia as well as Britain isn't it. We probably named it when we owned Australia.

Hermes23 · 27-04-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by scotland48

Well people set up tents with stalls selling clothes,food,beer,Fizzy Drinks,etc on a the day of a tournament. So when the players have finished playing they go to buy stuff.

The younger kids have a thing like that called Family Day, the bad thing is that we can't play or train in the club, if we do anything it has to be in other club

ddxforce · 27-04-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by scotland48

South Wales is a region in Australia as well as Britain isn't it. We probably named it when we owned Australia.

It's NEW south wales in australia. Australia is made up of convicts from britain that's why all their places are copied...

scotland48 · 27-04-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ddxforce

It's NEW south wales in australia. Australia is made up of convicts from britain that's why all their places are copied...

New South Wales then. Happy?

weeks543 · 28-04-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ddxforce

It's NEW south wales in australia. Australia is made up of convicts from britain that's why all their places are copied...

Well we're pretty good for convicts. We beat you guys in rugby especially considering we have one of the lowest rugby registration counts in the world.

And btw Australia is made up of 6 states and 2 territories, states are basically what you call provinces except much much bigger e.g you can fit britain 10 times or something into New South Wales. And the terretories are called that name because they don't have enough people to give enough tax to support their region and so rely on a combined influx from the federal government and other state governments.

States:

Victoria - In south-eastern Australia named after Queen Victoria

New South Wales - Eastern Australia above Victoria, named by Captain Cook when the first
Fleet (bunch of British people on a lot of boats with convicts) came here
in 1788.

Queensland - North-east sub-tropical Australia, named after Queens (don't know why)

South Australia - Obviously in the south, named because it's in the south (don't know)

Western Australia - Often refered to as WA by Australians, obviously in west Australia and
covers the entire west coast (about half the size of Russia I think)

Tasmania - Small island off the coast of Victoria in South-East, named originally by someone,
I forget who as Van Demons land but was changed sometime (don't know).

Territories:

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) - Very small territory inside New South Wales, this is where
the capital Canberra is located and where Parliament
House is.

Northern Territory - In Northern Australia next to Queensland.

ddxforce · 28-04-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by weeks543

Well we're pretty good for convicts. We beat you guys in rugby especially considering we have one of the lowest rugby registration counts in the world.

You are good for convicts agreed. Wales beat Australia last time we played you and we have a population of about 5 million!!!

Hermes23 · 28-04-2009, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by weeks543

And btw Australia is made up of 6 states and 2 territories, states are basically what you call provinces except much much bigger e.g you can fit britain 10 times or something into New South Wales.

But Britain is smaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

, that's why you can't compare it to anything

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Originally Posted by ddxforce

You are good for convicts agreed. Wales beat Australia last time we played you and we have a population of about 5 million!!!

Isn't it 3 million?

weeks543 · 29-04-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ddxforce

You are good for convicts agreed. Wales beat Australia last time we played you and we have a population of about 5 million!!!

Yes but barely any of our population play rugby, the two mainstream sports in Australia are Rugby League and AFL (Aussie Rules) as we call it, but I hate them. The point is yes we have a bigger population but not a bigger population of rugby players.

weeks543 · 29-04-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Hermes23

But Britain is smaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

, that's why you can't compare it to anything

I'm not trying to say Britain is big I'm just pointing out Australia is big.

mcalisterishuge · 29-04-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by weeks543

Yes but barely any of our population play rugby, the two mainstream sports in Australia are Rugby League and AFL (Aussie Rules) as we call it, but I hate them. The point is yes we have a bigger population but not a bigger population of rugby players.

rugby league.. I never watch a rugby league game.. is it sucks?? because you hate it..

ddxforce · 29-04-2009, 08:01 PM

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Isn't it 3 million?

In 2001 the population was 2.9million but this is 8 years later and due to gordon browns imigration policy of "let everybody in" i'm estimating the population to have increased.

scotland48 · 29-04-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hermes23

But Britain is smaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

, that's why you can't compare it to anything

Isn't it 3 million?

Britain may be small but it's powerful it beat argentina in the falkland wars. Not that thats got anything to do with rugby.

Hermes23 · 30-04-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by weeks543

Yes but barely any of our population play rugby.

I thought Australia was one of the biggest rugby countries

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rugby league.. I never watch a rugby league game.. is it sucks?? because you hate it..

I hate league as well, those guys can't perform a single tackle without the word "high" next to it. Besides I think it gets a little boring kicking the ball after every four passes (four, right?)

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Britain may be small but it's powerful it beat argentina in the falkland wars. Not that thats got anything to do with rugby.

I was casually thinking about that

weeks543 · 30-04-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Hermes23

I thought Australia was one of the biggest rugby countries

It's definitley not, although we're good at the game.

weeks543 · 30-04-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by scotland48

Britain may be small but it's powerful it beat argentina in the falkland wars. Not that thats got anything to do with rugby.

What are the falkland wars???......

scotland48 · 30-04-2009, 03:55 PM

When argentina and britain had a war over a small group of islands called the falklands.

weeks543 · 01-05-2009, 10:49 AM

right ok

25-04-2009, 03:23 PM	#27 (permalink)
scotland48 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Gender: Male Posts: 279	I play number 8 I just came second in a rugby festival today really close went down to points difference. __________________ Rugby Rules

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cullen93 Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hall of fame (just behind cork city) Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 1,118	are u living in scotland? how is the amateur game there? __________________

25-04-2009, 06:06 PM	#29 (permalink)
scotland48 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Gender: Male Posts: 279	Well Ayr have won the amateur league by about 20 points so Id say they were the best amateur team. The weird thing is none of the scottish internationals come from Ayr. __________________ Rugby Rules

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Hermes23 Forum Guru Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: In my house Age: 91 Gender: Male Posts: 1,754	Rugby festival? Cool... __________________ Everybody lies

26-04-2009, 09:33 AM	#32 (permalink)
scotland48 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Gender: Male Posts: 279	Well people set up tents with stalls selling clothes,food,beer,Fizzy Drinks,etc on a the day of a tournament. So when the players have finished playing they go to buy stuff. There's a lot of festivals at the end of the season I'm going to one on sunday. __________________ Rugby Rules

25-04-2009, 01:04 AM	#26 (permalink)
weeks543 Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 612	lol.....

26-04-2009, 08:23 AM	#31 (permalink)
weeks543 Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 612	Whats a rugby festival, do you mean like a one day tournament thingy...?

27-04-2009, 01:26 AM	#33 (permalink)
weeks543 Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 612	Yeh I get ya. We have a State Cup Carnival each year for reps teams all over New South Wales.

27-04-2009, 04:26 PM	#34 (permalink)
scotland48 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Gender: Male Posts: 279	South Wales is a region in Australia as well as Britain isn't it. We probably named it when we owned Australia. __________________ Rugby Rules

30-04-2009, 03:55 PM	#49 (permalink)
scotland48 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Gender: Male Posts: 279	When argentina and britain had a war over a small group of islands called the falklands. __________________ Rugby Rules

01-05-2009, 10:49 AM	#50 (permalink)
weeks543 Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 612	right ok