If you’ve been in a white person’s apartment or home you might have noticed a ball that looks like a cross between an egg and a football. It is a Rugby ball and it is an important sport for white people.
They love Rugby for a number of reasons, the first of which is the fact that it is not very popular in North America. In fact, it is even less popular than soccer which gives a white person that all important edge in the contest to see who likes the most obscure sport. Though this is important, it is not the real reason why white people love the sport so much.
Rugby’s greatest appeal lies in its uniforms.
Unlike other sports where jerseys are made out of nylon or mesh, Rugby jerseys are like thick sweatshirts with collars! In fact there is no other jersey on earth that can move so seamlessly from the playing field to the farmers market
Many white people first acquire a love of rugby during their high school and college years by playing either for a school team or in the case of highly advanced white people-part of an intramural league. In fact, many white people will continue to play the sport into their early 30s at local parks on Saturday morning. If you are looking to expand your group of white friends, you would be wise to get yourself invited to one of these games. However, you should be prepared to have your crotch grabbed.
Though playing the sport is the most common way for white people to become interested in Rugby, a great number of them pick up a taste for the game while studying abroad in Australia or New Zealand. Like soccer, they are given the chance to purchase a scarf of their adopted team, but more importantly they can acquire a Rugby jersey. Unlike a soccer scarf, they can wear this garment all year long which provides for a more reliable trinket that can be used to initiate conversations about their time down under. For extra credit, some white people will declare that they are into Australian Rules Football and not Rugby. If you wish to friend this person, it’s best to ask them about the differences in rules because they will be thrilled to tell you.
Aside from playing the game with white people, there is one other surefire way to use rugby for your own personal gain. If you have determined that the white person you are talking to prefers rugby over soccer, it is strongly advised that you say: “you know, American Football players might be bigger, but rugby players are so much tougher.” Their response will be to tell you about how Football players are weak because they wear pads. This will be followed by a knowing nod or wink in your direction and an invitation to join them for a game on the weekend.
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Rugby and AFL are brutal; not just cause there’s no padding, but because of how much exercise there is involved. Id like to see many line backers run 12-16km every game and then expect them to take or give a hit just as hard. That and the fact that you dont get 30 secs to sit around every time someone gets tackled.
The next time I read a blog, I hope that it doesn’t fail me as much as this particular one. I mean, I know it was my choice to read, however I genuinely thought you would probably have something helpful to say. All I hear is a bunch of moaning about something that you could possibly fix if you weren’t too busy seeking attention.
Sure, plenty of non whites play and enjoy Rugby, but I think that #95 is pretty accurate in that it describes the views of white, middle class hipsters.
I play Rugby and it is a tough sport. I have been injured two seasons in succession, putting me out of play for the rest of the year (broken shoulder one year, then a ruptured bicep the end of 2011). And that’s in the old boys (I am 47). So while it may be hip, it’s not exactly something you should just turn up for to have a nice runaround. For a runaround hipsters should take up touch rugby. That way they can get fit, avoid broken bones (but not torn tendons, unfortunately), and keep their pea coats clean.
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