Yes, RUGBY!! A fantastic team sport that does not get enough press in the U.S. but overseas you will find a tremendous fan base and following. Almost as fanatical as Soccer in some countries. Right now one of the most prestigious tournaments is taking place in the Southern hemisphere, the Tri-Nations. The Tri-Nations Tournament brings together the three top rugby nations in the world; New Zealand (All-Blacks), Australia (Wallabies), and South Africa (Springboks). So, this years Tri-Nations has been going on for the last 4 weeks or so. This last wekend saw New Zealand beat South Africa in a spectaucular matchup of power and skill. South Africa has been the team to beat this year coming back in to the form which has eluded them the past few years. New Zealand had just enough to pull out the victory and has positioned themselves to take the Tri-Nations title if they can pull off a win this coming weekend in Australia. I am sure the All-Blacks will stomp the Wallabies to take the title. As you can tell, I am an All-Blacks fan. New Zealand needs this win and they are hungry for it. There has been a lot of change within the All-Blacks squad and a win would give the team some well needed confidence.
Just to give you a quick line or two about rugby, it is a sport with 15 players per side. A field, or pitch, about the same size as a soocer field is used. It is a continuous game like soccer but, of course, much more physical. In simple terms, it has been defined as "Kill the Guy with the Ball" with rules. You can find out more about the rules, the pitch, and the players by follwing the links.
If you are interested, you can find out some history on the Tri-Nations tournament here.
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Yay rugby! I had no idea the extent of the Kiwi national obsession with rugby. I mean, I knew it was big but yowzers, these guys are like gods! When are you coming to visit me here? When are you going to post a new blog entry?
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