Rugby in the Olympics

A new video out by the National Guard to support Rugby.

http://usarugby1.tampadigital.com/video/1309641573/i-play-ru

My brother (ex-flyhalf) forwarded this email from some Bonnies list he's on. This is a kinda big deal for a tiny school. I wonder how long they'll cling to the ranking?

Your very own SBU Outlaws have cracked the Top 25 Ranking in their first year in Division I with a #24 ranking........ 24th out of the 500+ teams in the country!

Well done to all of those who have laid the groundwork in the past 34 years as well as to those who continue to, with special mention to Clarence Picard and the boys for their incredible hardwork.

Well done lads and best of luck this Saturday against defending league champion Syracuse!

For those unable to attend the match this weekend at SBU, live game updates and scores will be posted on:
http://twitter.com/TheRugbyCoach

Start calling any Kiwi or Aussie friends that "may have" graduated from SBU for this year's alumni match.


RugbyMag.com Men DI College Top 25
September 30, 2009
1. (2) Navy 3-0 39-3 over Virginia
2. (4) Colorado 2-0 (5-1) 45-17 over CSU (8)
3. (5) Utah 3-0 78-5 over Washington State (24)
4. (6) Penn State 3-0 (7-0) Won Big 10
5. (1) Army 0-0
6. (3) Arkansas State 0-0 (1-0) Rained out
7. (7) Dartmouth 4-1 Defeated Yale
8. (8) Colorado State 2-1 (4-2) Lost to Colorado (4)
9. (10) LSU 0-0
10. (11) Wyoming (1-1)
11. (12) Central Washington 0-0
12. (14) Texas A&M 0-0
13, (15) Delaware 2-0 (3-0)
14. (23) Air Force 2-1 (2-2) Defeated New Mexico
15. (9) Ohio State 0-2 (2-5) 4th at Big 10
16. (16) Bowling Green 3-0 Beat Michigan State
17. (18) Boston College 1-2 (1-3) Defeated UConn
18. (22) Virginia Tech 1-1 (2-1) Defeated Rutgers (13) 19-15
19. (13) Rutgers 1-1 (1-2) Lost 19-15 to Virginia Tech
20. (17) Minnesota 0-0 (2-2) Big 10
21. (19) Kutztown 2-1 Defeated Maryland
22. (24) Washington State 1-1 Lost to Utah
23. (25) North Carolina 1-0 31-25 over Georgia Tech
24. (Unr) St. Bonaventure 2-0 Defeated Binghamton
25. (Unr) Notre Dame 0-1 (3-4) 2nd in Big 10

Note: Rankings do not include West Coast teams that do not play a fall schedule, e.g. Cal Berkeley, BYU, etc.

Most interesting facet is when you look at the enrollments of the other schools on the list.

I am surprised my school did not make the cut this year. Maybe they are not competing in D1.

7 player rugby is in! Oddly, golf is included as well wtf? That is about as much a sport as hotdog eating, auto-racing, or beer pong.

Why is golf less a sport than javelin or Biathlon?

OH please. Play golf, do you?

I'm very glad rugby is in. Golf too.

More sport than synchronized swimming, both of them. [COLOR="White"](oh, and soccer)[/COLOR]

xoxoxoBruce;600037 wrote:

Why is golf less a sport than javelin or Biathlon?

A healthy person playing golf should never have a heart rate over 60 bpm. In my mind that makes it a game not a sport, but I'm an anti-golf bigot. :)

Shawnee123;600038 wrote:

OH please. Play golf, do you?

No, but I did 45 years ago, for long enough to know the discipline it takes to play well consistently. Ever tried it?

More sport than synchronized swimming,

Synchronized swimming is incredibly difficult, and physically demanding, at Olympic levels. Just try propelling your self up out of the water to your waist, and hold it there. I could never do it, doubt most people could.

Rugby's a no brainer, definitely a sport. But the question remains, how/why is javelin or Biathlon more a sport than golf?

A healthy person playing golf should never have a heart rate over 60 bpm.

You obviously don't play golf, and don't realize how much energy it takes to wrap a 9 iron around a tree. :haha:

bruce, I was talking to Griff.

I know how difficult golf is. Yes, I've played.

Synchronized swimming is surely difficult, but it's dance, not sport.

Griff;600044 wrote:

A healthy person playing golf should never have a heart rate over 60 bpm. In my mind that makes it a game not a sport, but I'm an anti-golf bigot. :)

Yeah, I feel that way about soccer, any sport when you can't use most of your body...

And baseball...don't even get me started on a sport where you can play an entire game, then have enough energy to play an entire other game....hours upon hours of sitting around and waiting.

Yawns me.

What is sport?

Twisting posts and making argument where there was none, just for funsies, should be a sport!

[for the]An activity that approximates a primitive survival skill.[sake of argument]

Heeheee...I'm imagining cavemen hitting rocks into the distance with sticks to kill bison or something. :)

Lil Pete and I are going to Iowa this weekend to participate in a real sport. ;)

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Speaking of which, I need to stop poking Bruce with a stick and start packing.

Shawnee123;600049 wrote:

Twisting posts and making argument where there was none, just for funsies, should be a sport!

You're a champion.

Griff;600050 wrote:

[for the]An activity that approximates a primitive survival skill.[sake of argument]

OK, that's a legitimate view. Badminton, Basketball, Field hockey, Football, Handball, Table tennis, Tennis, biking, Volleyball, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline. :eyebrow:

I wonder about their thinking though. Golf has a big audience but also has bigger stages than the Olympics. It seems like they'll be hosting a minor golf tourney rather than being the biggest stage for something else.

xoxoxoBruce;600057 wrote:

You're a champion.

Yes, I am. Thanks for noticing.

Good luck Griff!

Maybe it will end up being truly amateur.
Being practical, what better to attract major donors/backers into sponsoring the Olympics than promising to build a world class golf course? ;)

I always say that any activity that depends on judges (not referees) is not a sport. But the common understanding now is that any activity that shows fit women's asses in detail is the most important olympic sport.

Nipples, don't forget the nipples. :yum:

Undertoad;600067 wrote:

I always say that any activity that depends on judges (not referees) is not a sport. But the common understanding now is that any activity that shows fit women's asses in detail is the most important olympic sport.

a healthy trend