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<blockquote data-quote="Steve-o" data-source="post: 289669"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brandt @ Nov 25 2009, 04:21 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=423203" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>You might wanna sit down for this one. </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> You have just been brain washed by an Irish leprechaun who claims to be from Guam.</p><p> </p><p> Take a second to take that in...</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>OK, it's a pity he/she has brought that way of looking at rugby already but now for the <u><strong>truth</strong></u>:</p><p> </p><p>There are 2 major annual International competitions, the Six Nations & the Tri-Nations. Tackling is aloud in <strong>ANY</strong> rugby.</p><p>These comps consist of: (#current world ranking)</p><p></p><p><strong>Six Nations:</strong></p><p>England (#7)</p><p>France (#4)</p><p>Ireland (#37)</p><p>Italy (#12)</p><p>Scotland (#9)</p><p>Wales (#6)</p><p></p><p><strong>Tri-Nations:</strong></p><p>Australia (#3)</p><p>New Zealand (aka The All Blacks) (#1)</p><p>South Africa (#2)</p><p></p><p>In layman's terms the Six Nations represents the Northern Hemisphere (Europe more specifically), whilst the Tri-Nations represents the Southern Hemisphere. There is this certain rivalry between these 2 comps because they are the 2 major forces in rugby. </p><p>However once you look at the world rankings and successes during the world cup this rival proves shallow.</p><p></p><p><strong>World Cup winners:</strong></p><p>1987 - New Zealand</p><p>1991 - Australia</p><p>1995 - South Africa</p><p>1999 - Australia</p><p>2003 - England</p><p>2007 - South Africa</p><p></p><p>So that's 5 WC wins to the Southern Hemisphere teams and a solidarity 1 for the Northern Hemisphere teams.</p><p></p><p>OK so now you have the general foundation of where quality rugby is I can move to domestic and Inter-continental tournaments.</p><p></p><p>There are 2 major Inter-continental/country club tournaments:</p><p></p><p><strong>Heineken Cup (NH)</strong></p><p><strong>Super 14 (SH)</strong></p><p></p><p>The Heineken Cup is a knock-out cup tournament which consists of the best teams from the domestic comps of: <u>England</u> (Guinness Premiership); <u>Celtic nations aka Wales, Scotland & Ireland</u> (Magners League); <u>France</u> (Top 14); <u>Italy</u> (Super 10)</p><p></p><p>The Super 14 (soon be 15) is an inter-continental league which consists of the best teams from: Australia, South Africa & New Zealand.</p><p></p><p>That's basically what you need to know for now. Watch some vids on YouTube and see which teams you like and take it from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve-o, post: 289669"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brandt @ Nov 25 2009, 04:21 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=423203']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> You might wanna sit down for this one. You have just been brain washed by an Irish leprechaun who claims to be from Guam. Take a second to take that in... OK, it's a pity he/she has brought that way of looking at rugby already but now for the [u][b]truth[/b][/u]: There are 2 major annual International competitions, the Six Nations & the Tri-Nations. Tackling is aloud in [b]ANY[/b] rugby. These comps consist of: (#current world ranking) [b]Six Nations:[/b] England (#7) France (#4) Ireland (#37) Italy (#12) Scotland (#9) Wales (#6) [b]Tri-Nations:[/b] Australia (#3) New Zealand (aka The All Blacks) (#1) South Africa (#2) In layman's terms the Six Nations represents the Northern Hemisphere (Europe more specifically), whilst the Tri-Nations represents the Southern Hemisphere. There is this certain rivalry between these 2 comps because they are the 2 major forces in rugby. However once you look at the world rankings and successes during the world cup this rival proves shallow. [b]World Cup winners:[/b] 1987 - New Zealand 1991 - Australia 1995 - South Africa 1999 - Australia 2003 - England 2007 - South Africa So that's 5 WC wins to the Southern Hemisphere teams and a solidarity 1 for the Northern Hemisphere teams. OK so now you have the general foundation of where quality rugby is I can move to domestic and Inter-continental tournaments. There are 2 major Inter-continental/country club tournaments: [b]Heineken Cup (NH) Super 14 (SH)[/b] The Heineken Cup is a knock-out cup tournament which consists of the best teams from the domestic comps of: [u]England[/u] (Guinness Premiership); [u]Celtic nations aka Wales, Scotland & Ireland[/u] (Magners League); [u]France[/u] (Top 14); [u]Italy[/u] (Super 10) The Super 14 (soon be 15) is an inter-continental league which consists of the best teams from: Australia, South Africa & New Zealand. That's basically what you need to know for now. Watch some vids on YouTube and see which teams you like and take it from there. [/QUOTE]
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