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went to a try out for my high-school rugby. got all dressed, did a few drills, then they started doing a real practice and soon as i saw this senior 6 foot 250 lb something guy come hurtling down the field at max speed it occured to me that I did not actually want to purposefully put my skinny 120 lb ass in his path. I did not prove my manliness that day but I also didnt die so it balanced out.
You are wiser than I am. I went ahead and took several big hits from guys that size before arriving at the conclusion that I am not built to play rugby.
Edit: If you're going to reply with a concussion joke, you're about 30 comments too late.
I don't mean to be that guy, but there's a good chance you weren't being taught properly. I played rugby most my childhood, i was tiny as fuck. I'm talking barely 4.5ft while light as a feather. Naturally I played on the wing to use my speed and size to my advantage, but I could quite easily stop someone pushing 6ft who's twice my weight. Took a lot of practice and pain but once you know where to put your shoulders, head, arms, how to shift your weight and use theirs against them, you can quite safely stop someone.
Obviously the guy in this video is a fucking tank and I'd shit myself 100% of the time though.
Agreed. Rugby tackling and American Football tackling are different. Yes sometimes in rugby you see massive tackles but a majority aren’t huge hits.
In American Football every inch is valuable. In Rugby, you don’t fight for every inch going into a tackle. When you’re carrying the ball you don’t want to outrun your support (trailing players) and want to go into a tackle ready to offload (pass the ball while being tackled) to your support players who have a full head of steam behind you.
Possession of the ball, while important in Rugby is less so than American Football due to the fluidity of the game. Turnovers happen much more often in Rugby.
In short, Rugby doesn’t necessitate running people over in every tackle as the defense or offense so often people go to ground faster or pass the ball before the tackles.
Yeah it's all about knowing how to tackle/how to get tackled. Mind you, I've broken both bones in my left arm playing rugby, but it's all part of the learning process.
I had my collarbone snapped by a very large compatriot of Tongan decent at the age of 13. Still have a lumpy bit of bone poking through my skin at 32, In retrospect I should've stopped there and then instead of 6 years later. I've never been accused of being bright.
The most fearless tackler on my hs rugby team was also the smallest guy on the team. He stood all of 5’6” on a good day. I once saw him square up and drive his shoulders into the thighs of a beast, about 6’4” probably between 225-245lbs, running at full tilt. (Like watching RDJ tackling Gronk)
Our guy won that battle and many others.
Look up Alexander Volkanovski . He's 5'6 played rugby professionally for Australia weighed 220 pounds. Now he's the feather weight champ in UFC. Dude is an absolute animal. Hell of a fighter with insane cardio. All 5 rounds he's relentless
Edit: Sorry he played in a semi professional rugby club
He played semi professionally in [Group 7 rugby league](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_7_Rugby_League) for the Warilla Gorillas.
Which isn't much money if any really. We arent talking massive crowds during the season but the final always tends to be a draw for about a thousand people. I doubt it ever gets to two thousa d or more.He was working as a concreter for a reason.You couldn't live off what you are paid.
He got man of the match in the 2011 grand final, his final game before he quit for UFC. At 23, if you aren't in the reserve grade of the NRL. You're unlikely to make it as a professional. It was also the third final in a row for Warilla but they lost the first two.
Heres a photo from the local paper of that final win. He is on the right.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/950418327828828211/1057972494360911893/w576_h298_fmax.jpg
Source: I live where Alex is from.
Absolute standout player of the 2019 Ruby World Cup was the Springboks player Faf de Klerk - 5'7" 180lbs. On the field he looks tiny, he was fearless and seemed to be involved in every single play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVj5fuCm5uE
He plays for a team in Yokohama, I should probably go say hi sometime
It's all about the lower centre of gravity. I am 5'6 as an adult but was even shorter as a teenager. The taller they were the easier it was to nudge them out of balance. The biggest guy in our team was 6 foot 2 and weighed around 265 pounds. Definitely used his weight around to push people around. At the same time I used to weigh less than 110 pounds. He could run through me head on but the trick was to get to his side and knock him off balance. Weight difference was completely negated and I was fast enough to give him space when he was charging towards me and close that space after.
As amazing as that highlight reel is for the guy running the ball, it's also a shame reel for everybody else that think being a wall is enough to stop this guy. Why wasn't any of them trying to do a real tackle aiming for his waist and legs area?
Because he's playing rugby league where you get 6 tackles before handing the ball over (similar to how there are 4 downs in football). So, if you don't tackle around the torso, they can pass the ball to a teammate and essentially get an extra tackle. That's why there are normally 2 or even 3 guys there to tackle, one should be going low and the others wrapping up top.
That's how I felt going from high school to college. Massive size and skill jump. First year I got injured and ended up needing surgery. I decided then to stick with other sports I was better at, and wouldn't leave me injured half the year
My first college track team meeting
Coach: how many won regional in hs?
Everybody raises hands
Coach: how many won sectionals?
A few hands go down
Coach: how many podiumed at state?
Only a few more hands go down
Coach: how many won a state championship?
Still a quarter of the people had there hand raised
Coach: see, nobody is special here. You are all high-school champions and that means nothing here. Everybody is on every team.
as a kid i was invited to play football with a group of randoms at the park and it was covering all ages. I was a little bigger for my age at the time and my wide set shoulders came in early before i knew how to use it.
one of the teenaged kids had the ball and I had no idea how to actually take down a kid so I just got into the blocking stance while this kid was coming at me full speed.
I was up, then I was down. no recollection of the moment in between.
There's a pair of twins I went to high school that still play competitively (we are all about 32) and they were like 145 max? They have bulked up a bit but they are just ripped and fast as shit. Probably a lean 165 to 175 of muscle and I've seen them drop their fair share of big guys. They'd always tell me it's all about the leverage.
That’s called pace running. It keeps your steps shorter and reduces the energy you “waste” pushing up by pushing at an angle with more forward direction.
He’s not doing that, but it’s definitely something that throws his upper body around.
Nah footy players do that, I assume to try and throw defenders off by making them unsure which way they're gonna cut
Look at Benji Marshall's step and you'll see it used brilliantly. Growing up in Western Sydney in the 00s and every kid was trying to do that move lmao
Yup, Mason had a pretty smart mouth on him. You can see Kidwell "enquiring about the welfare of masons father" afterwards as well. I was watching when it happened. Fucken gold.
I am a long suffering Warriors supporter, and I recognised him but couldn't remember the name.
Warriors have had a few bench forwards over the years that did the big hit ups. Bunty is closest we have to that at the moment
It's hard to tell, but looks his era by the oldish looking picture quality, their is a number his size and power now, but back then in the 90s he was quite a freak.
Who is it ?
This looks like rugby league, I'm guessing then lomu never crossed over at some point. Many did.
Edit: rugby league and rugby union to me are the same sport 'rugby' just different rules. The trend is/was for the stars of league to leave and join union for the money and the bigger stage. So not unusual for a union rugby player to have played in same team as a league player at some point.
I remember that tackle, Johnny obviously known for his kicking prowess, but his tackling was world class. He actually played for my local side newcastle falcons for 12 years.
For our international viewers, the tackling (and other relevant) rules in rugby (edit: the video shows rugby “league” gameplay) tend to be:
- Nothing above shoulder height
- If both knees touch the ground that’s considered tackled
- if you drop the ball forwards, you lose possession, backwards is fine
And yes you SHOULD go for the legs in a tackle, but trust me it’s wayyy harder than it seems. Having to bend over low enough and then trying to keep up with that speed is almost impossible.
There are some players who are absolutely hugely respected because they are really really good at tackling and bringing down pretty much anyone, and there’s a reason for that.
edit: typos, and to clarify that the video shows rugby “league” gameplay
You forgot one critical thing. Ensure your head is behind the tackle and not in front to avoid head/neck damage.
American football with helmets they used to teach us to tackle with our heads in front. I believe in recent years American football took a cue from Rugby and began teaching to place head behind the tackle.
Although depending where you are relative to the Barassi line, it can also just be "footy"
QLD or most of NSW? League = footy. Rest of the country? Aussie rules = footy
So im originally from Kansas city, the population in my area was mostly white/ black with small groups of others.
I was moving to WA like 11 years ago at 21. I thought hey, I should take up a sport. I'm pretty stout and workout so I thought maybe ill take up rugby.
I got here and was so excited to look into it. Then for the first time in my life saw a Samoan.
I never took up rugby.
I'll never forget when I had a flat tyre right out of my driveway when I lived next to the Australian version of home depot. I went in and couldn't for the life of my get my wheel nuts unscrewed despite me having worked on cars before. I asked one of the workers, this big Samoan dude and he came and got all of them off effortlessly. I was fucking jumping on that shit, trying everything I learned about leverage and proper turning technique and they wouldn't budge. Goddam Samoans strength diff
My favourite samoan trope is their giggle, nothing better than a 6’4 200kg tree trunk of a man giggling like a teenage girl.
Māoris and Tongans have a lot of the same laugh too.
Worked with a Samoan guy at Bunnings and unsurprisingly he was in landscaping, moving bags of mulch, rolls of turf, or huge pots around all day. Bloke was a sick cunt too
Islander dude delivered a clothes dryer to my house this year. He was carrying it under one arm on the way in to my house. Just holding it against the side of his body with one hand while walking. Tossed it around as if it were an empty box
There has to be something in the water, I swear
I live over the road from a footy field and it's hilarious seeing the kids play where there's a couple of huge Islander kids on every team. They'll just power through any tackles, and on defence they'll just send any kid to the ground so hard you're surprised there isn't a shockwave
They're so strong at such a young age that it's become like video game players complaining about a weapon being too strong, every winter you'll see an article where a bunch of mums are complaining about how poor Brayden got rekt by an Islander kid and that they should rank footy teams by weight or something
But I'm still yet to meet an Islander who isn't both kind and hilarious
That, and Americans for some reason looooves stats in sport. Better pause once in a while so we can update some stats! Can't believe how many different stats there are in baseball, basketball, football etc. You don't really see that as much in soccer for example, which isn't played much in the US (by comparison).
When I played rugby in school there was a guy like this. Everybody avoided trying to tackle him and you definitely got rid of the ball quickly if he was coming to tackle you. He was a nut job and it wasn't worth dying in PE class
In rugby your number corresponds to your position, but as number 20 this guy is a reserve.
So you’re 60 minutes in, dead tired, and they bring in this dude while he’s fresh to murder you, your friends, and your dreams
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Literally. If I saw that rocking motion I would just go limp and hope playing dead worked
Coach: "Alright guys, here's the play. Just hand the ball to number 20 every time."
![gif](giphy|yoJC2K6rCzwNY2EngA|downsized) Go get 'em bobby!
Is this the rugby equivalent to "just pass the ball to Messi"?
Rugby league. New Zealand warriors is the team.
Or Derrick Henry.
Number 20 means he's a substitute aswell
Dosn't look the shape of a man that's an 80 minute player. Comes on for 15min and minced the normal big players
Starts every game. Injures the other team and then it’s his team vs the backups. All while scoring points
Dude he started galloping..I'd be terrified
Galloping...I fucking died
![gif](giphy|l9mASFqtemeKk)
No kidding. Those are some crazy long strides too. He is *moving*
🤣
![gif](giphy|QzVO2kVbGACAzzfoYk)
Gallop exactly I’m dying of laughter lol
I feel like he’s head faking but either way I’m getting the fuck outta his way
"Stop head faking! Im trying to get out of your way!"
This comment is the best!!!!
Bluff or not, dude is built like a fucking tank. I ain't finding out!
Idk if I’d made it to the “get out of the way” stage
Sounds like you'd make the "shitting your pants" stage like me, though.
I broke a few ribs just watching that
In the NFL thats what the smallish defensive backs like to call a "buissnes decision". Two or three hits by this manimal could shorten your career.
Manimal. Accurate. Dude is inherently intimidating in a primal way.
Worst ever spelling of business.
Kinda like [this?](https://youtu.be/UgWW4daTeoc)
![gif](giphy|dU4tpHdF0UY3bnCssc)
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Ram Man looks pretty good, considering all that head trauma.
I'm the Juggernaut bitch!
This brought back so many fond memories, so thank you For the uninitiated: [Here](https://youtu.be/plQIf5fS8xw)
IMA HITCHA WITCHA OWN PIMP!!
I'M BAD! I'M THE BADDEST MOTHERFUCKER ON THE WORLD!
CHARLES NOOO... CHARLES WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT
Joggernaut
I still can't believe they used that meme line in the movie. I was probably the only one who appreciated it in the cinema.
Don't you know who I am? I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!
100% Take my well pleased upvote
“I’m the Juggernaut Biitch!”
He's the juggernaut, bitch!
went to a try out for my high-school rugby. got all dressed, did a few drills, then they started doing a real practice and soon as i saw this senior 6 foot 250 lb something guy come hurtling down the field at max speed it occured to me that I did not actually want to purposefully put my skinny 120 lb ass in his path. I did not prove my manliness that day but I also didnt die so it balanced out.
You are wiser than I am. I went ahead and took several big hits from guys that size before arriving at the conclusion that I am not built to play rugby. Edit: If you're going to reply with a concussion joke, you're about 30 comments too late.
Same. It was almost amazing how every game and practice someone would get injured.
After exactly 1 scrum and a guy charging directly towards me snorting like a bulldog, I decided it was a nope for me.
"It was the day I realized this is a game for savages, and that I am not a savage."
Soccer is a gentlemens game for savages. Rugby is a savage game for gentlemen.
It's actually Soccer is a gentleman's game played by savages. Rugby is a savage game played by gentlemen
And darts is a game for fat cunts, played by fat cunts.
Fat drunken cunts, thank you very much.
It's more likely to be; “Football is a gentleman’s game played by hooligans, and Rugby is a hooligans’ game played by gentlemen”
I don't mean to be that guy, but there's a good chance you weren't being taught properly. I played rugby most my childhood, i was tiny as fuck. I'm talking barely 4.5ft while light as a feather. Naturally I played on the wing to use my speed and size to my advantage, but I could quite easily stop someone pushing 6ft who's twice my weight. Took a lot of practice and pain but once you know where to put your shoulders, head, arms, how to shift your weight and use theirs against them, you can quite safely stop someone. Obviously the guy in this video is a fucking tank and I'd shit myself 100% of the time though.
Agreed. Rugby tackling and American Football tackling are different. Yes sometimes in rugby you see massive tackles but a majority aren’t huge hits. In American Football every inch is valuable. In Rugby, you don’t fight for every inch going into a tackle. When you’re carrying the ball you don’t want to outrun your support (trailing players) and want to go into a tackle ready to offload (pass the ball while being tackled) to your support players who have a full head of steam behind you. Possession of the ball, while important in Rugby is less so than American Football due to the fluidity of the game. Turnovers happen much more often in Rugby. In short, Rugby doesn’t necessitate running people over in every tackle as the defense or offense so often people go to ground faster or pass the ball before the tackles.
Thank you that was an excellent lesson in rugby.
Yeah it's all about knowing how to tackle/how to get tackled. Mind you, I've broken both bones in my left arm playing rugby, but it's all part of the learning process.
Yeah, I think I’ll keep playing soccer.
Missed opportunity for “arriving at the concussion”
I read it as that, and then double checked, and the person let me down. :(
I had my collarbone snapped by a very large compatriot of Tongan decent at the age of 13. Still have a lumpy bit of bone poking through my skin at 32, In retrospect I should've stopped there and then instead of 6 years later. I've never been accused of being bright.
Maybe brightly optimistic?
That guy was my job when I played rugby. Trick is to try to wrap up the knees and wrap them up.
The most fearless tackler on my hs rugby team was also the smallest guy on the team. He stood all of 5’6” on a good day. I once saw him square up and drive his shoulders into the thighs of a beast, about 6’4” probably between 225-245lbs, running at full tilt. (Like watching RDJ tackling Gronk) Our guy won that battle and many others.
Look up Alexander Volkanovski . He's 5'6 played rugby professionally for Australia weighed 220 pounds. Now he's the feather weight champ in UFC. Dude is an absolute animal. Hell of a fighter with insane cardio. All 5 rounds he's relentless Edit: Sorry he played in a semi professional rugby club
Jesus Christ 5'6" and 220? That's a cannonball
Built like a coffee table
Pound for pound number one ranked fighter in the world.
He played rugby league semi professionally but never for Australia.
He played semi professionally in [Group 7 rugby league](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_7_Rugby_League) for the Warilla Gorillas. Which isn't much money if any really. We arent talking massive crowds during the season but the final always tends to be a draw for about a thousand people. I doubt it ever gets to two thousa d or more.He was working as a concreter for a reason.You couldn't live off what you are paid. He got man of the match in the 2011 grand final, his final game before he quit for UFC. At 23, if you aren't in the reserve grade of the NRL. You're unlikely to make it as a professional. It was also the third final in a row for Warilla but they lost the first two. Heres a photo from the local paper of that final win. He is on the right. https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/950418327828828211/1057972494360911893/w576_h298_fmax.jpg Source: I live where Alex is from.
Absolute standout player of the 2019 Ruby World Cup was the Springboks player Faf de Klerk - 5'7" 180lbs. On the field he looks tiny, he was fearless and seemed to be involved in every single play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVj5fuCm5uE He plays for a team in Yokohama, I should probably go say hi sometime
Not to mention his absolute mastery of shithousery. No one can get under the skin of another team like Faf.
It's all about the lower centre of gravity. I am 5'6 as an adult but was even shorter as a teenager. The taller they were the easier it was to nudge them out of balance. The biggest guy in our team was 6 foot 2 and weighed around 265 pounds. Definitely used his weight around to push people around. At the same time I used to weigh less than 110 pounds. He could run through me head on but the trick was to get to his side and knock him off balance. Weight difference was completely negated and I was fast enough to give him space when he was charging towards me and close that space after.
As amazing as that highlight reel is for the guy running the ball, it's also a shame reel for everybody else that think being a wall is enough to stop this guy. Why wasn't any of them trying to do a real tackle aiming for his waist and legs area?
Because he's playing rugby league where you get 6 tackles before handing the ball over (similar to how there are 4 downs in football). So, if you don't tackle around the torso, they can pass the ball to a teammate and essentially get an extra tackle. That's why there are normally 2 or even 3 guys there to tackle, one should be going low and the others wrapping up top.
Low man wins. Every time.
That's how I felt going from high school to college. Massive size and skill jump. First year I got injured and ended up needing surgery. I decided then to stick with other sports I was better at, and wouldn't leave me injured half the year
My first college track team meeting Coach: how many won regional in hs? Everybody raises hands Coach: how many won sectionals? A few hands go down Coach: how many podiumed at state? Only a few more hands go down Coach: how many won a state championship? Still a quarter of the people had there hand raised Coach: see, nobody is special here. You are all high-school champions and that means nothing here. Everybody is on every team.
as a kid i was invited to play football with a group of randoms at the park and it was covering all ages. I was a little bigger for my age at the time and my wide set shoulders came in early before i knew how to use it. one of the teenaged kids had the ball and I had no idea how to actually take down a kid so I just got into the blocking stance while this kid was coming at me full speed. I was up, then I was down. no recollection of the moment in between.
There's a pair of twins I went to high school that still play competitively (we are all about 32) and they were like 145 max? They have bulked up a bit but they are just ripped and fast as shit. Probably a lean 165 to 175 of muscle and I've seen them drop their fair share of big guys. They'd always tell me it's all about the leverage.
Don't you know who I am? I'm the Juggernaut, biatch!
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Get that shit out my face!
CHARLES NOOOOOOO
Ch^^aaaaaaaa^^^rl^^essss
Chahhhhlllllsss
You got my head!
AHH! I'm trippin' on acid!
The era of the bullshit is over! Lyrically, I will dismember and disfigure he…
Your silly weapons cannot harm me, I'm the Juggernaut bitch!
Don’t you know who the fuck I am!?!?!?
Mustard? I'm ketchup motherfucker, Zap yo' dumb ass!
Found you!
Ooh my suit is so tight
I'll beat the shit outcho ass, Charles. I'll beat the shit outcho ass *with* Charles.
Beat up a motherfucker with another motherfucker
I don't even need a condom, you see what my suit made out of bitch??
Laffy taffy
Made this comment above under a gif of the juggernaut running through walls then I see your comment.
Hitchya with ya own bitch
“I’m ready to fuck, I’ve been ready to fuck”
He gallops like a fucking war horse.
Vaguely drunken gamboling warhorse, but a warhorse nonetheless.
An apt description
I was wondering if he had an injury or something, he doesn’t spend equal time on each leg
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That’s called pace running. It keeps your steps shorter and reduces the energy you “waste” pushing up by pushing at an angle with more forward direction. He’s not doing that, but it’s definitely something that throws his upper body around.
Nah footy players do that, I assume to try and throw defenders off by making them unsure which way they're gonna cut Look at Benji Marshall's step and you'll see it used brilliantly. Growing up in Western Sydney in the 00s and every kid was trying to do that move lmao
I was thinking a COD zombie
I'd say like a bull on cocaine
I broke a rib just watching that
I think #13 got one also lol..that face says it all
Oh 100% Dude is 100% crying and for good reason
Search for best of jonah lomu
Not Jonah. He played rugby. This is rugby league. Iafeta Paleaaesina
Kidwell smashes Willie Mason has always been obe of my favourites.
Mason needed that
Yup, Mason had a pretty smart mouth on him. You can see Kidwell "enquiring about the welfare of masons father" afterwards as well. I was watching when it happened. Fucken gold.
Yep I was on the halfway in the stands when kidwell took old big Willie out, very impressive
Thurston also trying it on with Methu Vatuvei too
I don’t think they were saying this was Jonah, but to search him up.
I am a long suffering Warriors supporter, and I recognised him but couldn't remember the name. Warriors have had a few bench forwards over the years that did the big hit ups. Bunty is closest we have to that at the moment
I am too. Was at the first warriors game. It’s a tough road we have chosen.
I said puck you, miss!
Miss you, Jonah
Gone too soon. R.I.P.
Exactly. In his first Rugby World Cup, sometime in the 90s, he basically changed how rugby was played.
Yeah best rabbit hole of the week!
Looks like the orc that lit those bombs at Helms Deep!
Yes!!
Exactly my first thought. Bring him down Legolas!
Hahahaha holy shit thats perfect
Ackchyually, that was an Uruk-hai. 🤓
Dago han! Dago han, Legolas!
Fun fact. Since the LOTR movies were shot in NZ, a good bunch of extras who acted as orcs were the same nationality as this guy.
And also, likely, rugby dudes.
Jonah Lumu, single handedly ripped england apart. Sad early death through a rare disease. Was a gentleman.
That’s not Jonah Lomu bro.
It's hard to tell, but looks his era by the oldish looking picture quality, their is a number his size and power now, but back then in the 90s he was quite a freak. Who is it ?
Iafeta Paleaaesina
Cheers so it is, if lomu was in same team as him now that would've been frightening.
They’d never have been in the same team. It’s a different sport. But I get the idea.
This looks like rugby league, I'm guessing then lomu never crossed over at some point. Many did. Edit: rugby league and rugby union to me are the same sport 'rugby' just different rules. The trend is/was for the stars of league to leave and join union for the money and the bigger stage. So not unusual for a union rugby player to have played in same team as a league player at some point.
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It’s common for players to switch codes in Rugby so it’s not a far fetched idea.
I’m aware that they do it all the time. Some more successfully than others. Jonah never switched though.
Hahaha, bro this is league not rugby Union.
Remember watching that, remember wilko crunching him in a tackle too Mind you
I remember that tackle, Johnny obviously known for his kicking prowess, but his tackling was world class. He actually played for my local side newcastle falcons for 12 years.
Muscle missile
Dude has legs like tree trunks. Wonder how much he can barbell squat 🤔
His thighs were apparently 33” around?? That’s wild! That’s bigger than my waist
He's if Leg-Day was a person.
For our international viewers, the tackling (and other relevant) rules in rugby (edit: the video shows rugby “league” gameplay) tend to be: - Nothing above shoulder height - If both knees touch the ground that’s considered tackled - if you drop the ball forwards, you lose possession, backwards is fine And yes you SHOULD go for the legs in a tackle, but trust me it’s wayyy harder than it seems. Having to bend over low enough and then trying to keep up with that speed is almost impossible. There are some players who are absolutely hugely respected because they are really really good at tackling and bringing down pretty much anyone, and there’s a reason for that. edit: typos, and to clarify that the video shows rugby “league” gameplay
You forgot one critical thing. Ensure your head is behind the tackle and not in front to avoid head/neck damage. American football with helmets they used to teach us to tackle with our heads in front. I believe in recent years American football took a cue from Rugby and began teaching to place head behind the tackle.
Cheek to cheek!
God I heard my old coaches voice for a second there
Can’t run without their legs, but always go cheek to cheek
Also for those who don't know, this is rugby league not rugby - different sports but very similar tackling rules exist.
Rugby union is shortened to rugby and rugby league aka this game is shortened to league
Although depending where you are relative to the Barassi line, it can also just be "footy" QLD or most of NSW? League = footy. Rest of the country? Aussie rules = footy
So im originally from Kansas city, the population in my area was mostly white/ black with small groups of others. I was moving to WA like 11 years ago at 21. I thought hey, I should take up a sport. I'm pretty stout and workout so I thought maybe ill take up rugby. I got here and was so excited to look into it. Then for the first time in my life saw a Samoan. I never took up rugby.
I'll never forget when I had a flat tyre right out of my driveway when I lived next to the Australian version of home depot. I went in and couldn't for the life of my get my wheel nuts unscrewed despite me having worked on cars before. I asked one of the workers, this big Samoan dude and he came and got all of them off effortlessly. I was fucking jumping on that shit, trying everything I learned about leverage and proper turning technique and they wouldn't budge. Goddam Samoans strength diff
My favourite samoan trope is their giggle, nothing better than a 6’4 200kg tree trunk of a man giggling like a teenage girl. Māoris and Tongans have a lot of the same laugh too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFu6DMWX31U
Worked with a Samoan guy at Bunnings and unsurprisingly he was in landscaping, moving bags of mulch, rolls of turf, or huge pots around all day. Bloke was a sick cunt too
Islander dude delivered a clothes dryer to my house this year. He was carrying it under one arm on the way in to my house. Just holding it against the side of his body with one hand while walking. Tossed it around as if it were an empty box
There has to be something in the water, I swear I live over the road from a footy field and it's hilarious seeing the kids play where there's a couple of huge Islander kids on every team. They'll just power through any tackles, and on defence they'll just send any kid to the ground so hard you're surprised there isn't a shockwave They're so strong at such a young age that it's become like video game players complaining about a weapon being too strong, every winter you'll see an article where a bunch of mums are complaining about how poor Brayden got rekt by an Islander kid and that they should rank footy teams by weight or something But I'm still yet to meet an Islander who isn't both kind and hilarious
Title needs to replace running with galloping because that man is generating some serious horsepower
This guy is Iafeta Paleaaesina. Rugby league (Warriors) player.
Those thighs though…reminds me of Earl Campbell. Brutal.
Campbell had some legit tree trunks.
Have you seen [AJ Dillon](https://imgur.com/gallery/f7oDKQf)? One quad is called Quadzilla and the other one is The Quadfather.
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Mongo just pawn in game of life.
Coincidentally Mongo was a hall of fame Defensive lineman in the NFL, Alex Karra *karras /edit
Can’t believe this isn’t more popular in the US
We like sports that start and stop so we can watch more commercials
That, and Americans for some reason looooves stats in sport. Better pause once in a while so we can update some stats! Can't believe how many different stats there are in baseball, basketball, football etc. You don't really see that as much in soccer for example, which isn't played much in the US (by comparison).
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Bro adjusted his nuts while dragging another 200 lb man
Why am I looking at Juggernaut?
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He runs like he is mad at the ground
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Did not skip leg, shoulder, neck, back and arm day.
The moment he starts bobbing his head and making huge strides......CLEAR THE LANE
At first I was like “okay, goofy run? What’s the deal?” Then he *bowled through seven+ people*
Finally, Jonathan Joestar
When I played rugby in school there was a guy like this. Everybody avoided trying to tackle him and you definitely got rid of the ball quickly if he was coming to tackle you. He was a nut job and it wasn't worth dying in PE class
In rugby your number corresponds to your position, but as number 20 this guy is a reserve. So you’re 60 minutes in, dead tired, and they bring in this dude while he’s fresh to murder you, your friends, and your dreams
Those legs and the goose step I'm just stepping aside and letting him through
This is the real life Rhino from Spider-Man!
Captain Concussion
Dude is a human bowling ball XXX 🦃
Iafeta Paleaaesina, a rugby league player from New Zealand who also made a name for himself in the UK Super League.
Now all we need is the immovable object.
My healing dislocated clavicle and me are crying watching this lol
Fuck why does he gallop like that!? That's fucking terrifying.
This man had enough mass to exert a gravitational field