Comments on: .: American Ways http://www.deviationz.net/logs/american-ways MOMENTS of SHEAR brilliance Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:17:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: sumant http://www.deviationz.net/logs/american-ways/comment-page-1#comment-3618 sumant Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:56:08 +0000 http://www.deviationz.net/logs/?p=125#comment-3618 I wrote such a big detailed comment and when I clicked on submit comment.it said I hadnt filled the mail id,so I go back to this page and poof..my comments is not there...sob sob... Anyways I will try to repeat what I said,this is just extra info There are actually two versions of rugby. Its called the rugby league and the rugby union.Its more like rugby union being the test match cousin of cricket and rugby league being the ODI cousin since its faster. The difference lies in possession of ball after tackle.While rugby union the ball is open to possession after every tackle,in rugby league you have the concept of 5 tackles much similar to the 4 downs in american football before u can obtain possession. Rugby league is played with great fervor majorly in australia and I used to watch them a long time back with lots and lots of enthu,these days I dont follow them,But the aussie rugby league rocks Rugby union is what the world cup rugby and everything is all about and something I still follow like the 5 nations,bledisloe and the world cups footy is a "kaatu mirandi" game and though I think its very challenging I dont think its pleasing to the eye. American football the less said the better,I have followed the game for ages and I have tried to like it every time I see it,but the numerous stoppages after every down,bores me out and with all those paddings it somehow doesnt encourage my interest. so if you want to watch some rugby action,you should follow either rugby league or the union,really the best of the lot.Maybe pramod can say something abt the league,I remember even they call it something like the superbowl etc. I wrote such a big detailed comment and when I clicked on submit comment.it said I hadnt filled the mail id,so I go back to this page and poof..my comments is not there…sob sob…

Anyways I will try to repeat what I said,this is just extra info

There are actually two versions of rugby. Its called the rugby league and the rugby union.Its more like rugby union being the test match cousin of cricket and rugby league being the ODI cousin since its faster.

The difference lies in possession of ball after tackle.While rugby union the ball is open to possession after every tackle,in rugby league you have the concept of 5 tackles much similar to the 4 downs in american football before u can obtain possession.
Rugby league is played with great fervor majorly in australia and I used to watch them a long time back with lots and lots of enthu,these days I dont follow them,But the aussie rugby league rocks

Rugby union is what the world cup rugby and everything is all about and something I still follow like the 5 nations,bledisloe and the world cups

footy is a “kaatu mirandi” game and though I think its very challenging I dont think its pleasing to the eye.

American football the less said the better,I have followed the game for ages and I have tried to like it every time I see it,but the numerous stoppages after every down,bores me out and with all those paddings it somehow doesnt encourage my interest.

so if you want to watch some rugby action,you should follow either rugby league or the union,really the best of the lot.Maybe pramod can say something abt the league,I remember even they call it something like the superbowl etc.

]]> By: Anantha http://www.deviationz.net/logs/american-ways/comment-page-1#comment-3617 Anantha Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:39:56 +0000 http://www.deviationz.net/logs/?p=125#comment-3617 I was actually right. It is not called rugby. Check <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football" rel="nofollow">this</a>. I was actually right. It is not called rugby. Check this.

]]> By: Pramod http://www.deviationz.net/logs/american-ways/comment-page-1#comment-3616 Pramod Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:22:17 +0000 http://www.deviationz.net/logs/?p=125#comment-3616 well Footy is a cousin of Football and Rugby. I think its closer to rugby and hence the suggestion that it is Aussie rules rugby. well Footy is a cousin of Football and Rugby. I think its closer to rugby and hence the suggestion that it is Aussie rules rugby.

]]> By: Anantha http://www.deviationz.net/logs/american-ways/comment-page-1#comment-3613 Anantha Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:03:09 +0000 http://www.deviationz.net/logs/?p=125#comment-3613 Looks like the Aussies are being an ally to uncle Sam here. I thought it was Aussie rules football and not rugby. Maybe I am wrong. On any given day, I would pick rugby as being the toughest followed by aussie rules football and lastly american football 'cos of all the protective gear that they use. Nothing gets as tough as rugby though. Looks like the Aussies are being an ally to uncle Sam here. I thought it was Aussie rules football and not rugby. Maybe I am wrong. On any given day, I would pick rugby as being the toughest followed by aussie rules football and lastly american football ‘cos of all the protective gear that they use. Nothing gets as tough as rugby though.

]]> By: Pramod http://www.deviationz.net/logs/american-ways/comment-page-1#comment-3612 Pramod Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:51:48 +0000 http://www.deviationz.net/logs/?p=125#comment-3612 Americans are crazy!!!! The do everything the wrong way!!!! And pity the world still wants to follow them. There was a big debate on in Australia (esp melbourne) about Footy(Aussie rules Rugby) being the worlds best sport. And matter of fact of eth 16 teams that compete for the premiership, 9 teams are from Melbourne and 1 from about an hours drive frmo melbourne. The other 6 are interstate. Duh!!!!! Americans are crazy!!!! The do everything the wrong way!!!! And pity the world still wants to follow them.

There was a big debate on in Australia (esp melbourne) about Footy(Aussie rules Rugby) being the worlds best sport. And matter of fact of eth 16 teams that compete for the premiership, 9 teams are from Melbourne and 1 from about an hours drive frmo melbourne. The other 6 are interstate.

Duh!!!!!

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