Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida > Jacksonville
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 07-30-2009, 06:15 AM
 
Location: Black Hammock Island
4,620 posts, read 14,986,983 times
Reputation: 4620

Advertisements

From the Jacksonville Dish (from the Jacksonville Magazine) ...

"Bleed 'em and weep

If you've ever wondered who would win in a match-up between football and rugby league players, don't miss the Half and Half Challenge on August 1 when the Jacksonville Knights take on the Jacksonville Axemen. Both teams play football for the first half, then take off the pads and helmets and play rugby league for the second.

To make matters worse for the Knights, the Axemen just finished their season undefeated. Ouch."

Jacksonville Knights
Jacksonville Axemen

Game will be played at UNF's Hodges Stadium at 5pm.
Tickets start at just $5, and kids under 12 get in free.
Football vs Rugby Flyer Page (http://www.jaxaxe.com/FootballvsRugbyFlyerPage/tabid/199/Default.aspx - broken link)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 07-30-2009, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
2,740 posts, read 5,506,210 times
Reputation: 753
Is there Rugby Union in JAX? League isn't my cup of tea although I do respect it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-31-2009, 05:26 PM
 
Location: Black Hammock Island
4,620 posts, read 14,986,983 times
Reputation: 4620
I love rugby and understand the game (tho you'll never find me in a scrum that's for sure). However, I'm clueless about "union" and "league" - what's the difference between the two?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-31-2009, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
2,740 posts, read 5,506,210 times
Reputation: 753
league is 13 people, no ruck, uncontested scrums, no lineouts.
union is what you usually see on TV being played between 15 people on each side.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-31-2009, 06:43 PM
 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
2,740 posts, read 5,506,210 times
Reputation: 753
Comparison of rugby league and rugby union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-01-2009, 06:16 AM
 
Location: Black Hammock Island
4,620 posts, read 14,986,983 times
Reputation: 4620
Thanks for that link! I was a "rugger hugger" so the game I know is union. Um ... wonder what I'll think about league play? Sounds more, um, less rough-n-tumble than what I'm used to.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-01-2009, 06:19 AM
 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
2,740 posts, read 5,506,210 times
Reputation: 753
the tumble isn't there, but in league you can leave your feet to tackle, so there are some hits.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida > Jacksonville
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:50 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top