TAG Rugby!
With summertime just around the corner, all the lazy people will be looking for ways of trying to get active without having to exercise to much physical strain. And one of the many healthy options available to them is the new hype activity that is TAG Rugby. It's a mix of both rugby codes, without all the brute force, i.e it's a non-contact sport. A bit like playing darts with a shuttlecock or hurling with a ping pong ball and bat.
TAG Rugby isn't a sport now is it? It's more a social event. It's a glorified kick about or throw about in a field and an excuse for drinks after. Seeing as each official venue has clubhouse facilities or is associated with a nearby pub adds weight to my argument. I'm sure no rugby coach goes in search of new players at an event like this as it fails to teach people many of the basic skills needed for the game along with the rules. As one of my fellow contributors El Commandant P remarked to me recently 'it's a sport for desperate early 30s single types'.
It also seems to be quite a sexist activity - in matches between mixed teams, females tries are worth 3 points while a male's is worth a solitary one. Are we saying women are three times worse than men at this game? Or is the male to female ratio in need of a change in the females favour to help build more relationships at TAG Rugby?
Granted it might be fun for some people but for me, rugby is about great attacking flair by quick and agile players able to fend of tackles in the pursuit of a try, crisply executed plays, the sheer physical force of a defensive tackle, players showing their technical ability and tactical know-how by the half backs. Not a game of tag played by a group of people with one thought on the game and the other on the pub afterwards. Go have your fun, but don't dare call it a sport....hear that El P?
tags: tag rugby
Published by Francie.
TAG Rugby isn't a sport now is it? It's more a social event. It's a glorified kick about or throw about in a field and an excuse for drinks after. Seeing as each official venue has clubhouse facilities or is associated with a nearby pub adds weight to my argument. I'm sure no rugby coach goes in search of new players at an event like this as it fails to teach people many of the basic skills needed for the game along with the rules. As one of my fellow contributors El Commandant P remarked to me recently 'it's a sport for desperate early 30s single types'.
It also seems to be quite a sexist activity - in matches between mixed teams, females tries are worth 3 points while a male's is worth a solitary one. Are we saying women are three times worse than men at this game? Or is the male to female ratio in need of a change in the females favour to help build more relationships at TAG Rugby?
Granted it might be fun for some people but for me, rugby is about great attacking flair by quick and agile players able to fend of tackles in the pursuit of a try, crisply executed plays, the sheer physical force of a defensive tackle, players showing their technical ability and tactical know-how by the half backs. Not a game of tag played by a group of people with one thought on the game and the other on the pub afterwards. Go have your fun, but don't dare call it a sport....hear that El P?
tags: tag rugby
Published by Francie.
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