Rugby Is Slaughter: Difference between revisions

* Wal's dreams of rugby glory in ''[[Footrot Flats]]'' always end with him a bloodied heap being trampled into the mud.

* [[Warren Ellis]]'s word on rugby:

* In the [[British Comics|British]] [[Anthology Comic]] '''[[The Beano]]''' playing Rugby, beating up over the top tough rugby players or just scaring them by being there is a common gag used in comic strips especially [[Minnie The Minx]]. This gag is used to show how tough the characters are.

 

* In a ''[[Friends]]'' episode, Ross plays rugby to impress Emily, and ends up in agony.

** Joey tries to explain the sport to him.

'''Joey:''' Heh heh. Ross, these guys are gonna ''kill'' you. }}

* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Giles comments about gridiron as it compares to rugby:

'''Giles:''' Rugged. American football. Heh.<br />

'''Jenny:''' And that's funny because?<br />

'''Giles:''' No! Heh. I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby. }}

* [[Harry Enfield and Chums]]: In the ''Upper class drunks'' sketch

'''[[Martin Clunes|Drunk#2:]]''' Bloody Good! Three Tries, two conversions and twenty two hospitalisations. }}

 

 

== Puppet Shows ==

** A particular example come to mind : a French team had to figh-play against the "All-black" known for being quite good. The strategy include Military support and they don't expect every player to survive.

** In another episode, former French coach Bernard Laporte said "The first rugby game was a wedding in Brive (that's a french city), the ball only came 30 years later".