I wanted to start a new team sport similar to soccer but that involves more training. Luckily, my best friend's dad is an ex-rugby player and now referee and referred me to the sport for exactly what I wanted. As part of my research, I found that although many people think rugby is extremely dangerous it actually is much safer than football. The rules are more complex, but in short the tackles must be made with the arms first never the body. So after reading this, I at 5'9" 150 pounds knew I would not break my clavicle or backbone in practice or even a match. So I decided to sign-up and watch some intra-mural games at UM.
After watching the games I am extremely pumped and excited. The games are raunchy but civilized. Like baseball, there is an immense amount of tactic and in-play decisions that every player must make to score points and win the match. The game also involves a lot of sprinting, which I love. Overall, I am excited to start the sport and build on my burly man attitude and beard. Hopefully, I will have an update in the coming weeks on how practice is going.
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