FarnboroughBoy11:
So is he a full time pro then? I don’t know I dont really watch rugby, it’s for public school boys and “sportsman” that arnt technically gifted enough to play a proper sport like football.
These guys are playing in the National One league which is just a couple of steps from being professional. They do get paid so they’re classed as semi-pro, even though some of them work in rugby full time as school community ambassadors, coaches etc. We had Jason Robinson playing for us a couple of seasons ago and you could certainly tell the difference in class and technical ability, so I take my hat off to the fellas playing at international level, it’s a tough way to earn a living and is more technical and skilful than some people may realise.
The most famous person at our club is Bill Beaumont, the ex England captain and when he’s not fulfilling his roles as chairman of the IRB or president of the Six Nations he can be found on the sidelines every game and he always stops and says hello and has a little chat, unlike some of the footballers I’ve come across. As someone has already said, these guys are true gentlemen.
Fair play to him, it sounds like a decent standard. That’s one thing I hate about this job, I sadly have no time for football anymore
FarnboroughBoy11:
Answer me this, if I am wrong why don’t they have rugby as an Olympic sport?
or maybe because only about 10 Countries play it to an international level.
FarnboroughBoy11:
Football is for ■■■■■■■ and rugby is for men? That’s funny, ain’t there a bender that plays for England?
I think it’s more likely that homosexual footballers aren’t man enough to come out, didn’t do Justin Fashanu a lot of good.
FarnboroughBoy11:
I agree on discipline but that’s what happens when you don’t come from money and have it thrust upon you, rugby players are just public school boys that have a silver spoon their mouth.
You’ve not met many League players or Norfolk Farm boys who play it then, they’d hardly fit the bill of silver spoon public school boys. It’s easy to stereotype people because of what they do.
The same as the one premiership footballer I’ve met, he hardly fits into the prima-donna image some like to stereotype footballers with. Sound bloke, very clever and smart enough to realise his career wasn’t going to last forever and look after his money (despite his wifes best efforts )and plan for his future.
FarnboroughBoy11:
Answer me this, if I am wrong why don’t they have rugby as an Olympic sport?
or maybe because only about 10 Countries play it to an international level.
FarnboroughBoy11:
Football is for ■■■■■■■ and rugby is for men? That’s funny, ain’t there a bender that plays for England?
I think it’s more likely that homosexual footballers aren’t man enough to come out, didn’t do Justin Fashanu a lot of good.
FarnboroughBoy11:
I agree on discipline but that’s what happens when you don’t come from money and have it thrust upon you, rugby players are just public school boys that have a silver spoon their mouth.
You’ve not met many League players or Norfolk Farm boys who play it then, they’d hardly fit the bill of silver spoon public school boys. It’s easy to stereotype people because of what they do.
The same as the one premiership footballer I’ve met, he hardly fits into the prima-donna image some like to stereotype footballers with. Sound bloke, very clever and smart enough to realise his career wasn’t going to last forever and look after his money (despite his wifes best efforts )and plan for his future.
There’s much more than 10 countries that play international.
John Fashnu you mean.
Your probably right about stereo types but rugby is known to be a gentleman’s sport i.e something which is mostly encouraged in rich public schools. <<<< which isn’t a problem by the way.
My argument is that there is more prejudice from rugby fans against football fans than the other way round for no reason (that’s why I thought I would get in first in this thread), maybe because they are all in denial that football is indeed most popular with more glamour and you have to be more technically gifted to play a decent standard of football than you do rugby, along with being fitter and longer and harder training not to mention nutrition and diet.
FarnboroughBoy11:
LOL!!! No way do you have to be more fit for rugby than football, it’s just short bursts then stop for a minute while they organise a cuddle, they also only play 80 mins because the fat posh boys can’t run. Footballers are finely tuned ACTORS, rugby players are not.
Answer me this, if I am wrong why don’t they have rugby as an Olympic sport?
And there are more injuries in football than rugby that reflect this, e.g if something fails on a finely tuned race car it’s out the race but if something fails on a beat up road car you could probably still run it = football & rugby.
Football is for ■■■■■■■ and rugby is for men**!** That’s funny, ain’t there a bender that plays for England?
I agree on discipline but that’s what happens when you don’t come from money and have it thrust upon you, rugby players are just public school boys that have a silver spoon their mouth.
Nope I mean Justin, see coming out really didn’t do him any good, you don’t even know who he was.
FarnboroughBoy11:
Your probably right about stereo types but rugby is known to be a gentleman’s sport i.e something which is mostly encouraged in rich public schools. <<<< which isn’t a problem by the way.
My argument is that there is more prejudice from rugby fans against football fans than the other way round for no reason (that’s why I thought I would get in first in this thread),
woody2808:
Today I’ve been out to watch my first love in life, namely Fylde Rugby Club.
Today we were playing Macclesfield RFC at home where the number 14 for Macclesfield was non other than the Eddie Stobart (Jnr)…yes…the one from the TV programme. Now I know Stobarts get some real bad press on here but, credit where credit’s due, this lad can really play rugby and can run faster than Mark Dixon drives.
He even scored a try!..little bleeder
Anyway, just wanted to say, if you’re looking in Eddie, well played mate it was a good game, even though we won in the end.
It’s a pity life can’t learn from rugby…knock hell out of each other for a bit then shake hands and have a beer together afterwards…like real men
i usedto work with a guy played for them , a real nice fella…but then again i made a point of not upsetting the big lump .dan bowman did you know him?
Rugby Union is synonymous with public school, money etc. whereas Rugby League was played by your more working class guys. I grew up in Featherstone, West Yorkshire which, in it’s day, was a mining area where money was tight and so the game of choice was League.I didn’t play Union until I moved over to Lancashire. I’m not sure I agree about the fitness thing though, rugby players today are finely tuned athletes who, in my opinion, are every bit as, if not fitter, than footballers.
If you don’t believe me just have a look at this
Don’t know if is entirely relevant but years ago there was a TV programme called superstars? or something like that. Ron Pickering was the presenter and it was a group of elite sportsmen who would compete in a selection of physical tests other than thier own sport. Apart than Kevin Keegan I can’t remember a single footballer who did very well, most successful sports were individuals as I recall, Tony Jacks (judo) and Roger Black (athletics). My memory may be selective so correct me if I’m wrong.
On another programme, celebrity Gladiators, Vinnie Jones was giving it plenty of mouth before hand and was absolutely slaughtered by Wolf. Again correct me if my memory is failing.
woody2808:
Rugby Union is synonymous with public school, money etc. whereas Rugby League was played by your more working class guys. I grew up in Featherstone, West Yorkshire which, in it’s day, was a mining area where money was tight and so the game of choice was League.I didn’t play Union until I moved over to Lancashire. I’m not sure I agree about the fitness thing though, rugby players today are finely tuned athletes who, in my opinion, are every bit as, if not fitter, than footballers.
If you don’t believe me just have a look at this
I’ve seen him do this first hand and believe me, it’s like someone has put him on fast forward…absolutely awesome!!
you grew up in featherstone and now you watch union the shame
seriously though im a season ticket holder at post office road and they are some very good things happening on and off the pitch…
FarnboroughBoy11:
So is he a full time pro then? I don’t know I dont really watch rugby, it’s for public school boys and “sportsman” that arnt technically gifted enough to play a proper sport like football.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA now that’s funny. I think what you actually is they ain’t all girly pansy poofs who fall over at the slightist knock and ain’t brave enough to play a real contact game. GIFTED■■? MY ARSE. Pro footballers are all woosy ■■■■■■■■ Hahaha fact.
FarnboroughBoy11:
So is he a full time pro then? I don’t know I dont really watch rugby, it’s for public school boys and “sportsman” that arnt technically gifted enough to play a proper sport like football.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA now that’s funny. I think what you actually is they ain’t all girly pansy poofs who fall over at the slightist knock and ain’t brave enough to play a real contact game. GIFTED■■? MY ARSE. Pro footballers are all woosy [zb]. Hahaha fact.
Just love going to the Gym with footballers as you can smash them everywhere…oh and thanks Shade…ding ding round 2 with your meat head loose head prop…lol
Kissball is for overpaid pansies who constantly fake mortal wounds when they break a nail ,tossers.
Rugby 7’s will be included in the next Olympic Games.
Brian Jacks later achieved national fame for his outstanding performances on the BBC programme Superstars.] in which he was one of the most successful competitors. Jacks dominated the British and European version of the contest from 1979 to 1980, winning four titles.
Jacks was most famous for his amazing efforts in the gymnasium, where he repeatedly set records in the “gym tests”, including 100 parallel bar dips in 60 seconds in the 1981 Challenge of the Champions, and 118 squat thrusts in the 1980 World Final. He was also very dominant in the weightlifting, canoeing and cycling events, rarely placing lower than second. Unfortunately, Jacks was never able to win the World Superstars title, being forced to miss the 1979 event through illness and finishing third in 1980. In 1981 he was beaten for the first time in Europe (by Keith Fielding) and would never again compete in Superstars.
FarnboroughBoy11:
And there are more injuries in football than rugby that reflect this :
Football is for ■■■■■■■ and rugby is for men ! That’s funny, ain’t there a bender that plays for England?
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Sorry to burst your nancy football ethic homophobic bubble , but,
infact , no i`m not sorry , … fast hand shuffling numpty.
But I think the rugby player you are thinking of may be actually Welsh and played for Wales , earning 100 caps.
Or are you that ■■■■■■■ in watching your poncy kiss acting football flossies that you know jack [zb].
Deepinvet:
Having played Rugby for the past 40 years (and i’m still playing) i agree with most of the comments above, although Footballers are a load of over paid tarts!!!
Rugby is the only game you can have a real good scrap on the field but dont let the Ref see as they are getting a bit tetchy about this sort of thing now …anyway there is more than one way to skin a cat…
didn’t do Justin Fashanu a lot of good. 
.dan bowman did you know him?
…anyway there is more than one way to skin a cat… 
