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<blockquote data-quote="ratsapprentice" data-source="post: 812352" data-attributes="member: 67273"><p>Welcome!</p><p></p><p>First off: <strong>Rugby Union</strong> and <strong>Rugby League</strong> are two different sports - the term "league" in rugby, therefore; generally isn't used because it's confusing. </p><p></p><p><em>Rugby Union</em> is generally referred to just as <em>Rugby</em>.</p><p><em>Rugby League</em> is generally referred to as <em>League</em>.</p><p></p><p>They are about as similar to one another as sports can be, but they <em>are</em> fundamentally different, and there can be quite an aggressive rivalry between the two "codes".</p><p></p><p>The Rugby in the Olympics was a variant of Rugby Union called 7's - which is just a condensed version of the game - a bit like an American Football game if you took away all of the linemen.</p><p></p><p>Since this is primarily a Rugby (Union) forum, I'll explain a little about the sport to you. (we do also have a RL sub-forum on here)</p><p></p><p>Unlike American sports, the game revolves quite heavily around the International game.</p><p>We have a World Cup and several annual and quadrennial International tournaments/events.</p><p></p><p>The big ones being <strong>The 6 Nations </strong>and <strong>The Rugby Championship</strong>.</p><p></p><p>The big domestic club tournaments or "Leagues" are:</p><p></p><p>- The Aviva Premiership (England)</p><p>- The Pro12 (Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Italy)</p><p>- The TOP14 (France)</p><p>- Super Rugby (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Argentina)</p><p></p><p>There are also two European championships which the teams from the Aviva Premiership, PRO12 and TOP14 compete in.</p><p></p><p>I do know that NBC sports are going to be showing the Premiership this season: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiAsHsk9bX0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiAsHsk9bX0</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratsapprentice, post: 812352, member: 67273"] Welcome! First off: [B]Rugby Union[/B] and [B]Rugby League[/B] are two different sports - the term "league" in rugby, therefore; generally isn't used because it's confusing. [I]Rugby Union[/I] is generally referred to just as [I]Rugby[/I]. [I]Rugby League[/I] is generally referred to as [I]League[/I]. They are about as similar to one another as sports can be, but they [I]are[/I] fundamentally different, and there can be quite an aggressive rivalry between the two "codes". The Rugby in the Olympics was a variant of Rugby Union called 7's - which is just a condensed version of the game - a bit like an American Football game if you took away all of the linemen. Since this is primarily a Rugby (Union) forum, I'll explain a little about the sport to you. (we do also have a RL sub-forum on here) Unlike American sports, the game revolves quite heavily around the International game. We have a World Cup and several annual and quadrennial International tournaments/events. The big ones being [B]The 6 Nations [/B]and [B]The Rugby Championship[/B]. The big domestic club tournaments or "Leagues" are: - The Aviva Premiership (England) - The Pro12 (Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Italy) - The TOP14 (France) - Super Rugby (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Argentina) There are also two European championships which the teams from the Aviva Premiership, PRO12 and TOP14 compete in. I do know that NBC sports are going to be showing the Premiership this season: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiAsHsk9bX0[/url] [/QUOTE]
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