Is Modern Rugby Too DANGEROUS?!

[TheNuva18]

FUCK, my bloody parents don't let me play! it's such a good sport

[ToidbioT]

@TheNuva18 why? Tell them that they should be happy that you wanna play a sport.

[ready2goready1]

@TheNuva18 What? What age are you

[eyeAMtwinkEE]

The head to head contact is what is scary.

[frankenstrat25]

rugby players make the nfl teams look like pussies

[fergieD96]

Im 15, weigh about 60kg and yesterday i dumped a 17 year old second row into the shit. The only reasons injuries will happen is if you dont commit to the contact. It shows..

[Pro13east]

So how are we ment to turn over rucks now then :s

may aswell make us play fucking league

[TopGunJAB]

Botha is one of the biggest rugby thugs in the game, but that's the Boks all over

[TopGunJAB]

do you think Simon Easterby has ever been hit in the nose?

[jaqmart]

Flutey (12 England)

scumbag - illegal tackles all through - good riddance

[WhiteChocolate580]

Lets play some football (soccer). a sports that is fun as fuck and is less dangerous.

[cm999]

Every contact sport is dangerous in a sense, but players know the risks of the sport they play. They know their career could in a single match. But we still play because of the rush, theres no better rush than knowing you've made a good hard tackle on someone. Rugby is not too dangerous, its just gotten more physical.

[iranianboy123]

if you have a good coach the sport is not that dangerous

[TeifiValley123]

One way or another, after a 12 year career of playing professional rugby, your body is going to be fucked by the end of it. Thats something you cant get away from. Whether its worth it or not, is up to the player

[aseroxmilez]

the rules about rugby union tackling are fine the way they are.

[beth28x]

rugby players are so manly and hot the way the attack each other on the pitch ahh i love rugby ;)

[TomOwYeaLOL]

@beth28x Especialy the props eh

[beth28x]

@TomOwYeaLOL completely ;) haha

[warlordeire]

i agree with whessly some hard tackles are mistaken for dangerous tackles

[GLove39]

Adam Jones, what a lad. "It was wrong that he [Botha] got two week for that...  He just smashed me in a ruck and I had my arm in the wrong place"

[maddrummerisbest]

this made me wanna play some rugby!!

[MegaGuitartutor]

@DrakarOgro or even football for that matter..

[GregChiv]

If rugby had no laws then it wouldnt be a sport it would be a one way ticket to death

[JON3SY1000]

Fucking hell im wanna the smallest on the pitch and i do get smashed and dumped but i love it

[fazer990]

rugby is slowly changing into a game where it's more about power and the collisions. very often it's a good solid defence, with big hits, that wins games. whatever happened to the fast, skillfull running rugby we had back in the seventies, where players were the size of normal men, and not spending hours on end in the gym, but practicing skills of rugby. It's much more entertaining to see a player streak through a line and hit space, rather than see players charge into each other.

[hobobastard]

Apparently it was Jonah Lomu that started this bigger harder trend. I was watching some documentary and mentioned how he came into the game out of nowhere and was just brushing off every tackle. So everyone then a) needed players to combat him and b) wanted their own version of him. Take it as bullshit, that's what i heard lol

[Pro13east]

fucking health and safety lol

[sk8er4life121]

what the fuck does bowling have to do with rugby

[jacko5851]

thats why average rugby players are bigger and more muscle so they can actually take a tackle 

[jdofb]

is it me or would we all like to see him get hit in the legs with a bowling ball ? and they showed 2 blindingly obvious illegal tackles and a bunch of people hitting rucks illegaly most of which is the result of people being on the wrong side of rucks why cant they just realise that as players get bigger and faster and more athletic the hits will be bigger and that potential for injury will increase rant over lol

[mcgrail68]

I think they overdid the whole bowling analogy. Ha.

[weeirishlad]

wow on second thought bowling is really dangerous

[weeirishlad]

why the hell is bowlin there!? he shud of used rugby to compare...there more similar

[JohnyDarthVader]

rugby it's the world's most violent sport, theres rib break, shoulder displaced, and stitches.

suck this gymnastic!

[Gazmus]

Adam Jones is fucking metal :)

[TheCOM1993]

is modern too dangerous? yes...........but who cares

[JON3SY1000]

this is a load of bollocks. Rugby is amazing for one reason and thats SMASHING PEOPLE! and running into them

[420partyatmine]

@JON3SY1000 one might also argue that aside from the physicality of the game, there are finer more skillful aspect that can be enjoyed as well. although your articulate assessment should suffice.

[KRONICv1]

"75% of injurys happen in contact situations".... no fucking shit, how else are you going to get injured

[AntillRS]

@KRONICv1 training, or changing direction quickly and clicking your ankle, or knee or something.

[tedflb]

@inkjet224 hahaha who the fuck are you? some sort of hard man youtube commenter? piss off

[freddyfries619]

@odiebass yes he has the ball, but no attempt to wrap the ball carrier

[DIYOrDIE777]

is he talking of rugby or bowling!!

[odiebass]

the tackle at 5:48 isnt a clear out the player has the ball its a tackle

[matt2k6wales]

no matter what anyone says as much respect i have for rugby in this era i dont think theres a international player which aint done steroids

[spam2094]

@matt2k6wales that's a huge generalisation!! who do you think uses steroids then?

[matt2k6wales]

@spam2094 i think they seem to bulk up alot within short periods for instance james hook has filled out massively and lee byrne, not saying they are, its awsome if they've done it naturally !

[0797whayhay]

@matt2k6wales are u fucking joking m8 u must be :S they get that big from working soilidly hard on and off the field there life is rugby thats is how they get so big you tit

[LydianSlayer]

Not dangerous enough...

[Matticus9]

how fake is the strike he scores at 1:19 

[Krurze]

@Matticus9 how do you think it's fake?

[Shropshireladdie]

Im a casualty and im bloody annoyed......broke me left thumbnail '[

oh piss off there always taking away the things we like with health and safety.

[DrakarOgro]

Fucking pussies. Rugby is a game for men. Don't wanna get hurt? Go practice ballet.

[doogiedog1234]

@DrakarOgro why does getting hurt have anything to do with being a man...

[DrakarOgro]

@doogiedog1234 Getting hurt is not the objective, is the consequence. It's about liking something and dealing with the consequences without whining.

[doogiedog1234]

@DrakarOgro Fair enough.. makes sense to me.. i totally agree with u. I think ur comment should be directed at the fucking gay team doctor... he should be happy there are alot of injuries otherwise he wouldnt have a job... why is he complaining hes not playing.. the players r just like yeah this is why we play it!

[jarwz]

@DrakarOgro Or football.

[kota2375]

@DrakarOgro agree that rugby is a hard game. having said that there is few bits that are really dangerous. the reason being those guys are bigger and stronger that 4 or 5 years ago. so those guys are not pussies they are just saying that rugby becomes to physical compare to what it use to be, to go around the opposition and not just go throught it, which is really dangerous.

[JohnyDarthVader]

@DrakarOgro RUGBY É PRA HOMENS!!!!!

[Alatriste90]

@DrakarOgro Such a moronic comment.

[Hevander75]

@DrakarOgro Or go play American Football ;-)

[MastaHowa]

Why not wear pads? Then you can hit as hard as you want. Oh wait... isn't there a sport just like that...

[Leinster4life13]

is modern rugby too dangerous???? NO,unless your a pussy

[jimmyk1love]

@Leinster4life13 You must be professional and are clearly speaking from experience.

[philipeafroboy1]

why all the bowling and skittles lol

[heshinator1]

Haha, i like the use of Metallica. Plus, what would rugby be without impact? Injury comes with sport, so people just need to get over it and play the game

[AntillRS]

@heshinator1 - Did you even watch the video? This isnt club level rugby. The sport is MUCH harder at theprofessional level. These are big injuries and concussions we are talking about, that are occuring very regularly and if 25% of your squad was injured ALL the time you would have to be a halfwit not to recognise that there is a problem. It isnt fair to the players just to say 'thats the game now, get on with it'. What about their condition 10 years after they retire?

[0797whayhay]

@AntillRS m8 they play it for the love of the game you get ingured then u reover then get out there and play again rugby is achally a lot less brutal it achally used to be a lot tougher bach 25 30 years ago you were only alowed 1 sub in hte game and he was only alowed to be used if the player on the pitch couldnt play at all I.E broken bone

[AntillRS]

@0797whayhay. No. its a much harder game now. had you played it at club level in the last 10 years, which i doubt you have, you would know its gottem MUCH more dangerous. 25 years ago players were taught to tackle around the legs, now you are taught to hit square on, and stop the player dead in their tracks or push them back. Players are much bigger and heavier too, which adds to the risk of injury in contact. Plus, all the old players are sayng the game has gotten much harder.

[0797whayhay]

@AntillRS o ye i dont disagree with you rugby is a much tougher game now than it used to be evrybody knows it, but it is a much diffrent game now befor it became a pro game 15 year agao :)

[01ldmk]

It's rugby it's meant to be like that. If you can't take playing sport then play football.

[claudione85]

I don't give a damn! I prefer playing rugby for the rest of my life than living forever!

[millionsmillions]

Lol my friend counter-rucked another school once and the other schools hooker was down for like 3 mins.

[whessly]

refs are over enforceing dangerous tackles. good hard tackles Are being penalized for no reason at all.

[millionsmillions]

@whessly I totally agree.

[gonnella94]

Impact is a part of the game,if you dont wanna get hit or hurt dont play haha its not like you are forced to play! and they should not change anything, i dont want rugby to get pussyfied like american football

[ryu1036]

no sport is worth getting this hurt over. the only thing i would get hurt or die over is self defense or if i had to fight some 1. like really, come on. u got 2 be smart here.

[SepherStar]

There used to be more grace to the sport and more skilled players. If I wanted to see a bunch of beefed up guys using ramming into each other as their number one tactic, I'd watch American football.

[jkino78]

Gentle push and shove? Half the oldies I know have bent noses and missing teeth! Rucking used to be a mess due to side entries, ignored stamping and lets not forget the french specialty, gouging. There used to be far more fights too. Nowadays they do hit harder and are fitter but lets not romanticise what it used to be.

[AntillRS]

i think they have to do spmething. If a 3rd of a team is out with injuries then i think you have to be an idiot not to recognise a problem.

[whessly]

if you can't stand the heat get out of the fucking kitchen........... or just join the back line.

hahahaha

[AntillRS]

@whessly Injuries are split 50/50 between the forwards and backs. check out the audit they mention in this video. Its online

[matt2k6wales]

it is far more intense than it used to be. but

they should not change anything ! its rugby collisions happen injuries happen all a part of the game!

[jkino78]

@matt2k6wales seemingly 75% from impact lol, I thought it would be more actually. I just hope they don't add pads and helmets as obligatory in the future, I'd rather they ref the rucks than have that.

[matt2k6wales]

@jkino78  totally agree mate the game as lost alot of its flair because of the kicking game i think the irb shouldnt change anything now !

[Vi4shino]

rugby players are animals.. so let them crush each other.. they have no brains in their head to loose..

good example the fucker @ 4:47