Is Rugby Union no longer a gentlemen's game?
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I don't know if this is a question anyone can provide a comprehensive answer to. I can only speak to the state of rugby union in the United States, where the game has become associated with the irresponsible excesses of the "frat" culture on college campuses.\n\nFortunately, there are is reason for hope. The rules of the game, for one... the referee's judgement is rarely questioned, and there is a showboating rule. Rugby is very much a team game, and the institution of the post-match social is not so far gone that it cannot be redeemed. Suggestions: sportcoats, better beer, and a little bit of ceremony.
510558
Its a cross between boxing and chess, in the past you had battles. Today there is rugby. A battle with tactics and physicality, without the chance of being killed. How can that not be fun ?
312192
Of course!  But not for the 'sex' reasons.  For simple freedom of choice.  My opinion is from the guy point of view.  If I want to golf, I want to just go and golf.  If I want to go have a beer with the guys, I want to go have a beer.  If I want to watch the game, dangit!  I want to watch the game!  Choose what I want for dinner.  Spend money the way I want to.  Things like that.
301141
Um, boys that think it's a "girly sport" are boys that know that they couldn't play it well if they tried.  They are more suited for football where they can rest every 10 seconds.  Men understand that soccer is probably in the top three truly grueling sports in the world (the others being rugby and cross country skiing.)
1008173
No of course not! Men are more likely to engage in sports that are physical and appealing to an audience. It's not about who's favored, its about who's playing it. When's the last time anyone drove by a basketball court and saw a group of women playing a game of half court.
729043
Not at all. My 3yr old daughter is starting baby football next season, she loves it. The beauty is, it is a game that can be played by both sexes. Women's football is beginning to advance albeit slowly and some sides are more successful than male counterparts. Just enjoy it and if you want to play go ahead.
735719
I know the high school I went to we didnt have a boys volleyball team and there were about 3 guys who signed up to play on the girls team.  They tried to tell us we couldnt play but after a nice court battle we got to play.\nthe law is (well in PA anyway), if a school does not offer a sport for both sexes, they can play BUT if there is a sport (like ur situation: hockey) that has BOTH boy and girl teams, then they have to play on the same sex team.
1039906
I do think alot of people think it is a guys game....I went to football tryouts in school and chose not to play. I just wanted to make a point...that girls can play if they really want.(and i am a small girl)
644393
Generally speaking, the prize money in men's tournaments tends to be better.  I don't think it's about equlity so much as it's about cash.
39784
Out here, womens touch rugby is very popular. In fact, statistics at the IRU indicate that womens rugby is the fastest growing segment in the IRU (International Rugby Union). I once played in a game that had a very tough (and very nice) girl playing in the scrum at hooker on the opposing team. I play second row and am a fairly large bloke. I recall at the breakdown once thatI scooped up the ball and charged forward (as you do) and slammed straight into the opposing player. As I got up to rejoin play after the ruck, I pushed down on the chest of the player beneath me (to keep him/her out of play),only to realise that I was pushing down on some rather large breasts. Somewhat embarrasing as you can imagine but she seemed pretty cool about it,understanding that I didnt do it on purpose (ahem). No really.\nBy the way, this girl ended up being voted player of the tournament, so good on her !!
549733
What for? Football? Rugby? ETc..
66753
Rugby is popular as a club sport.  But the clubs in America are a part of the USA Rugby Association so they are official.  There are quite a few really good men's and women's teams.  I haven't seen it so much as a school sport...at least not at a high school level.  College it's touch and go.
1069594
yes i think it should...i mean it seems as if america has been born to think that men are the dominant gender for sports. i think that it is time that women can be reconized! i am all the way with softball being a famous sport.
193628
rugby..every time! we don't need no padding we aren't girls!...
1120125
I think that's not necessarily true for the English, only when it comes to soccer. Rugby supporters are not violent at all.
368258
Rugby Union & Rugby League (as far as I know)
220606
Chivalry seems to be a thing of the past.  It went away with equal rights for women, but some men, myself included, still treat the "fairer sex" with the respect and dignity they deserve.