Rugby or football?

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lurker said:
You never hear football fans listing reasons why football is better than rugby, this is only ever done by rugby bores, let’s list a few:

A ‘better class’ of fan at the rugby

Mixed supporters meaning ‘good banter’

‘A thugs game played by gentlemen’ etc

Everyone respects the referee but not gay people

Etc


Stop it man Matthew
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Football, Cricket and rugby. The holy trinity of English sport.
Let the lad play whatever sport he wants to as long as he is active thats all that matters.

EchoMan said:
Rugby is for posh people invented at a public school for people who go to public schools.

Not for me
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Paddy O'Dors said:
A pint glass filled with a shot of nearly every short behind the bar for the MOTM. Sometimes a couple of fag ends in to give it a bit of taste.

The thought of what awaited was enough to put you off putting much effort in during the game.
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I was in a bar where a visiting team were openly discussing who was going to drop their trousers behind the bar (to the teenage barmaid) to cause a distraction so the others could steal a darts trophy to take home.

If they'd been football fans or a stag do everyone would be appalled but no.... it's a rugby team so it's ok?

I love the sport and I agree respect is part of it, pubs full of rugby fans are great fun. But the amateur teams when they are out on the piss are anything but respectful
 
I agree with those who say let him do what he wants first and foremost. But speaking as a lifelong sunderland fan, with also a lifetimes involvement in local football, as a player, manager, secretary, if I had to advise on a choice it would be rugby all day long.

I got involved in running a junior team in 2004 and ran two teams up till 2016 when the club moved into senior football where the team still plays now. In the 12 years in the Russell Foster league I endured the endemic cheating, lack of discipline and generally appalling behaviour from both children and parents. There are many good clubs., ran by decent people with a sporting attitude, but there were also a lot of bad ones who's ethos was win at all costs with no thought for the development of the children both in sport or life.

But prior to the involvement with junior football, whilst searching for a team for my eldest son, I saw advert asking if any children wanted to play rugby at Ashbrooke. My son was keen to give it a go so we went along and from day one it was great. The whole idea was play the game, train and enjoy the sport. In games everyone of the squad played and to a certain extent results didn't matter. Discipline wise no one argued with ref, there were no histrionics and parents just encouraged the respective teams. Unfortunately it couldn't last and after couple of years, as described above, moved over to footy.

However, for what it's worth, I always think back to those two years with fondness. It was a great time. So go for Rugby for the lad!
 
played both back in the day and looking back probably enjoyed playing rugby the most.....cricket was best mind;) Mind i Was better at cricket than the others. Played in goal mainly in footy and was pretty good, played for a good team on Sundays and a pretty poor one on Saturdays much preferred Saturdays ...Sundays would get boring
 
Let your kid choose and support him fully.

My lad didn’t get into team sports. He does enjoy cricket though and loves going to watch T20 at Durham.

He joined the Air Cadets and this has been his focus for 5 years now. His passion for kayaking through this is great to see.
 
Big Cat said:
I played rugby for School, Club, County and North of England. I also played Rugby League for School, Club and Region. I basically wasn't mobile enough to play footy but what rugby taught me I don't think I could have learned anywhere else except Boxing or the Army. I do think playing rugby gives you a certain sense of maturity and a new level of respect. I know it's not some people's cup of tea but it's a great sport to play and if it were my child I'd be ower the moon.
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My youngest played football from the age of 5 until about 11. Totally out of the blue he announced he wanted to play rugby. I was happy as long as he wasn't sitting on X-Box so took him to Blaydon. The first thing that hit me was the respect. Coach referred to as sir. Referee as sir. Parents of both sides giving productive encouragement to all of the kids.
Unfortunately he badly dislocated his shoulder 3 years later (by which time he was totally in love with the game) and has not played since.
Eventually he went back to football and played for Sacriston (coach was a lad called Billy who i believe has/had something to do with Sunderland youth / scouting).
The difference by that age was shocking. Some of the players were bad however some parents just downright awful.
 
Kevj said:
Can’t get into Rugby. I went an England game at Twickenham last year.

The swing low sweet chariot chorus around the stadium was cringeworthy.

The game was okay but not as dynamic or emotive as football.

Prepared for rugby fans to point out where I’m wrong.
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Especially since it’s a Spiritual slave song from the southern states of America.
 
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