<p>thinking of joining a team next year, when i go off to college.</p>
<p>i have to gain like 20 pounds, though o.O</p>
<p>At least you'll be playing the real kind of football without all that ridiculous padding.</p>
<p><em>avoids flying tomatoes</em></p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I did some rugby back when I lived back in New Zealand. Of course I was a little kid then and we weren't allowed to tackle.</p>
<p>I was going to. And then I succeeded in getting a neck injury in non-rugby related manner. So never, I guess :(
-At least you'll be playing the real kind of football without all that ridiculous padding.
From what I've heard, you'd WANT padding. They get banged up with scrapes all the time. At least teh rugby players I talked to.</p>
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From what I've heard, you'd WANT padding. They get banged up with scrapes all the time. At least teh rugby players I talked to.
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<p>And you don't get it. That's why it's a man's game. :) The smart ones wear headgear, but that's all you're allowed. And even then it's only a piece of foam-enforced nylon protecting you from a hundred pounds of burly masculinity. </p>
<p>But seriously, they do get some bad injuries. Between the three of them, my brother + two cousins were knocked out six times, injured their neck three times, twisted four knees and two ankles, broke two noses and a finger. But they loved every minute of it. I played for a few years as a half-back/fly but women's rugby is far less dangerous. As long as you avoid the women who look like men, you're fine. I had worse injuries playing soccer.</p>
<p>lol, i'm going to die. I'm 5'6 and weigh 130.</p>
<p>scumhalf for me.</p>