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Underrated sports
- Thread starter Xuhaib
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Ausage
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I watch union and I think it's far more stop/start. The ball is regularly being kicked out or to an opposing player. Mauls can often go on for long periods of time. Scrums take forever. League regularly goes for 10 minutes without a break in play.
Scrums in league give you the same amount of space. Not saying they don't increase the space you have to play with in union, but it's not a product of them being contested. Mauls are another matter, but without them union would have far less space due to the extra players on the field.
That said I don't mind watching a good game of union. Emphasis on good.
Not sure what you mean by fast ball, or how league is played in the northern hemisphere, but in Aus the two referees have sped up the ruck noticeably. Players get off the tackled man quicker (generally). This gives the big guys less time to get onside, giving the attacking team more gaps both in the middle and out wide, and much faster game overall.
biased indian
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Badminton
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There's a break in play every time someone gets tackled?
Ausage
Cricketer Of The Year
Depends if you consider that a break in play. A couple of seconds on the ground and the action starts again. Less if the defense is tired.
G.I.Joe
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Why?
Kylez
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Just don't really find it that exciting and I've just never really been into it. All that commotion going on around in the ruck bores me, eg: The ball going everywhere, the fumbles and the droped catches all the time.
Jono
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PhoenixFire
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Ice hockey one for mine. Combines, a ridiculous amount of skill with real physical intensity and a really fast and non-stop game. Pure awesomeness.
Chubb
International Regular
Since I started playing field hockey I've really enjoyed it. It's a great sport, so hard (especially if you're left handed, I find), but so rewarding. You also risk some serious injuries playing even at a minor level.
Hockey doesn't make the best spectacle on TV because the camera is too far away. If you watch at ground level next to the pitch you get a real feel for the demands and the skill of players.
I love playing squash, and I admire the skill and athleticism of the players, but I don't want to watch it.
Hockey doesn't make the best spectacle on TV because the camera is too far away. If you watch at ground level next to the pitch you get a real feel for the demands and the skill of players.
I love playing squash, and I admire the skill and athleticism of the players, but I don't want to watch it.
vic_orthdox
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One of the things I'd least like to do in sports is be one of the guys running out of the goals in a penalty corner.
Burgey
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Projectile doesn't hurt enough, IMHO.
ripper868
International Coach
Clearly watching too much of the Northern Hemisphere stuff, if you had a gander at the Tri-nations this year i think you'd find there was more kicking in league than in union.
Jus sayin
Ausage
Cricketer Of The Year
I refer you to exhibit A
I think the worst matches of any sport will be pretty poor watching.
PS: Your avatar makes my mouth water
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vic_orthdox
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Must admit, I always enjoy watching a bit of diving. Generally restrict myself to Olympics only, but there are some heats on at the Comm. Games at the moment.
Spudsy2061
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Curling, Ice Hockey, and anything in the Olympics part from Synchronized Swimming and Equestrian (which is less of a joke than say Synchronized Swimming than it is more of a specific crowd of followers).
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Curling has a pretty good percentage of hot athletes. Like female bodybuilding has zero percent of hot athletes in it, but man curling. I would show you guys this awesome thread with pictures of heaps of hot curling athletes in it, but the ads have naked women in them so I can't, but yeah, curling's great to watch.