A serious question

MasterHavik said:
I am a former rugby player and I love myself some anime. I love sports anime that are grounded. Is this show grounded? What do I mean by that? No superpower bullshit and just pure rugby? I played rugby so I know how it works. I am kind of piss that the PVs show me that it is 7s and not 14s. (I just mean 7 on 7 and 14 on 14).

LockSpeedster said:


14? You mean 15, right?

MasterHavik said:
I am a former rugby player and I love myself some anime. I love sports anime that are grounded. Is this show grounded? What do I mean by that? No superpower bullshit and just pure rugby? I played rugby so I know how it works. I am kind of piss that the PVs show me that it is 7s and not 15s. (I just mean 7 on 7 and 15 on 15).

Galaxy__ said:


yeah its pretty grounded (they overexxagerate the impacts when they tackle a little bit). also its 15 on 15.

muscles said:
@MasterHavik

theres no superpowers but the story doesnt make rugby look fun. i dont know anything about rugby, but this anime shows me that its about a group of cute guys grabbing each others asses and piling on each other

something that annoys me is their facial expressions. some of the characters keep blushing and they make a creepy look on their face like their sexually aroused from talking about rugby. even in the latest episode, one of their opponents expressed their sexual appetite for the captain. i assume this is a normal thing for you rugby players?

its like a sport anime for girls. if you like Free!!! you will L-O-V-E this

MasterHavik said:
Yeah my bad dude. Got a little confuse. We rarely played 15 on 15.

LockSpeedster said:
I don't think only props wear head guards. I've seen plenty of locks wearing them. I wore one when I played as a lock. Certain thing is not everyone in the team. In fact, only a few actually. But I agree that it's used as a protection for your ears, together with some tape sometimes.

Actually, in my opinion the dialogues up until now made a good starter representation for rugby. And I'm not considering the guy who fell in love with the eyes of Sezikan.

I'm not sure where @muscles got this "cute guys grabbing each others asses", since nobody has ever grabbed any ass in the three episodes aired.

I think you're being too literal with the wording and also that both of you guys are reading too much into it. There's no need to label gay anything just because it doesn't fit your standards of male bonding.

Rugby is not a gay sport but neither is a straight sport. It's a sport. Period. "Rugby guys don't act like that AT ALL". I don't think you can speak for every single player, since everyone has a different personality. But I can say that in three teams that I've been nobody ever acted like the guy in love with the other guy's eyes. But I've seen some weird stuff, on the level of idiot stuff that frat boys are rumored to do.



Well, rugby union is 15 vs 15, rugby league is 13 vs 13. There is also rugby 7 and you can imagine how many are the players, basically lacking the scrum (which sucks in my opinion). There are also touch rugby and tag rugby, but those are for sissies. They shouldn't even be mentioned. My bad.

MasterHavik said:
I was a flanker and never had to wear it myself. also yeah nah dude I played the real shit back in high school and my first year of college. We were hitting my dude. Anyway thank you for clearing up the air with the homosexual overtones I got from what he showed. I don't mind a gay character in these type of shows but I want the focus to be on the sport. I'll give it a watch when I get a chance.

LockSpeedster said:


Nice. Flanker was my favourite position when I first read the rules before seeking for a team. They signed me up as a lock though: it turns out that I liked it even more. I didn't play much though, since in my country rugby is a niche sport and most people who play it at amateur level (at least those I've met and seen) are stuck in soccer mindsets, which I personally don't like and feel foreign to my idea of rugby.

Anyway, I don't know your tastes, but I think giving it a shot could be nice. Then judge for yourself. I tell you, though, that episode one feels a little off in my opinion. Enjoy

CuttlerMott said:
I think its a good representation of the sport but one thing springs to mind, why aren't they wearing gum shields?
I'm pretty sure they're required to play, or do the players want their teeth knocked out?

MasterHavik said:
No mouthpieces? That is odd...and yes they do if you don't wear one.

CuttlerMott said:
Either that or they will bite through their tongue during a tackle, something I have seen happen

MasterHavik said:
I haven't seen that before actually!