Comments on: Carlin Isles Made Me a Rugby Sevens Fan For 15 Minutes

By: bacchus_1

bacchus_1 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:57:37 +0000

You also have Takudza Ngwenya, a Zimbabwe/American, possibly the fastest man in the 15 man version. Google “utube ngwenya habana try” to see the american back line have a magic moment

By: wildcat1144

wildcat1144 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:41:19 +0000

I watched a little bit too and I was completely entertained. I didn’t understand what the hell was going on but it looked like those dudes enjoyed beating the crap out of each other.

/would watch again

By: spencer096

spencer096 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:09:34 +0000

it is hilarious that even though they actually touch the ball “down”, they don’t call them touchdowns. When I watch (real rugby), I always scream touchdown when they score a rugby touchdown. Nobody seems to mind.
I do it for soccer, too, but they almost never score touchdowns in soccer. They just kick it with their feet, back and forth and back and forth.

had this tab open and mustve read this wrong the first time, cuz i hella lolled right now.

By: DrGu

DrGu — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:18:43 +0000

My preview was on the 6 Nations, which I haven’t seen yet this year.

Link?

By: orly57

orly57 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:03:23 +0000

That dude would get broken in half in the NFL. He would be good for a long punt return or two, but that’s it.

By: Fuzzy Dunlop

Fuzzy Dunlop — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:53:43 +0000

St. Bear are you going to do a Super rugby preview? Or do you stick to the international scene?

By: St. Bear

St. Bear — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:43:56 +0000

did st. bear do a rugby 7′s preview this year?
Nah, I feel the same way about 7′s as dirt does.
My preview was on the 6 Nations, which I haven’t seen yet this year.

By: Fuzzy Dunlop

Fuzzy Dunlop — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:34:36 +0000

Isles definitely has some jets but he needs to improve his footwork and develop a step. If he does that he’ll be scary, of course it would also help if the USA could get some playmakers that knew how to get him the ball in space.

By: spencer096

spencer096 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:21:37 +0000

did st. bear do a rugby 7′s preview this year?

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:18:22 +0000

It’s like playing 4 on 4 football, but on the entire football field.

I played 8 man football in High School. It reminded me of that. Get past the line with a fast dude and touchdown.

By: Clayton Cargill

Clayton Cargill — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:57:09 +0000

Sevens? Pfft.

/Dirt

It’s like playing 4 on 4 football, but on the entire football field. There’s nothing but space. I watched quite a bit yesterday, for want of something that wasn’t NBA basketball.

the rugby touchdown

it is hilarious that even though they actually touch the ball “down”, they don’t call them touchdowns. When I watch (real rugby), I always scream touchdown when they score a rugby touchdown. Nobody seems to mind.
I do it for soccer, too, but they almost never score touchdowns in soccer. They just kick it with their feet, back and forth and back and forth.

By: spencer096

spencer096 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:13:49 +0000

Any CTE issues in rugby?

na, just more torn ACL’s than willis mcgahee and some fingerblastin’ in the scrum.

By: Babar 2.0

Babar 2.0 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:10:54 +0000

Any CTE issues in rugby?

I may want to get on this bandwagon soon before the NFL closes shop in 2022.

By: spencer096

spencer096 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:59:34 +0000

holy shit that kid can fucking fly.

/click clack

loved the bro hug after the rugby touchdown at 1:29.

By: Shining Base Path

Shining Base Path — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:57:27 +0000

isles to the NFL. and i may be helping coach middle school rugby this spring

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:53:37 +0000

Sevens? Pfft.

/Dirt

I watched a little of this on Saturday and Sunday. They are some tough fuckers. Seemed extremely gimmicky.

NBCSports is just a feeder channel for Olympic sports, isn’t it? Luge was on after.