They're not crushers - they just play a lot - An article about rugby from a local paper. Mentions my club.
Scrumming for Dollars - A short, general interest kind of article. Briefly mentions rugby in the 2004 Olympics.
Tackling rugby injuries - A study which appeared in a British medical journal. If you find yourself getting hurt in tackles, well, you're not alone.
Rugby Injuries on the Rise - Article from May, 2001
Parable of the kingdom: rugby and grace (South Africa) - Race, religion, politics and rugby. Whew.
The Role Of The US In Globalizing Rugby, by Jack Clark
Three Generations on the Same Rugby Field - This is cool!
No Rugby Theme Park, Please - Historical preservationists, take note.
What Britons Play When Cricket Seems a Bit Tame - American football. That's right, Britons playing American football.
Ruggers Aren't Normal People - An example of some really bad rugby publicity.
Rugby's Mass. Appeal - An introductory article about rugby.
Women's Rugby on the Rise - Had to put a women's rugby in here somewhere!
US vs. Wales - An account of the 1987 meeting between the Eagles and the Welsh National Side.
Palmer vs. Life (No Holds Are Barred When Chiropractic Colleges Vie) - Who is Life College? Now you know.
Don't let these marketeers hijack our team - Change the All-Black's kit? Is nothing sacred?
Ban this gear before a serious injury occurs! - An article about the use of pads in rugby. I agree with the author, rugby with padding is not a good thing. (Especially in youth rugby.)
Grassroots Rugby - It's Tough Down There - An account of what unfunded U.S. Division II club rugby is like.
American Rugby Clubs Struggle to Find Fields - Another article describing how tough it is to manage a rugby club here in the good ol' U.S. of A.
As if rugby isn't hard enough! - An odd tale of love, revenge, pregnancy and... rugby!
The Rugby "Season" - Michael Bolan's account of playing rugby in Moscow!
Dave's Rugby and League Phrase Guide, Version 4.6 - With a New Zealand slant, but reading this you'll know what "the treatment" is.
The Idiot's Guide to Rugby - Sort of an addition to the rugby phrase guide above.
Some Rugby Quotes - The first one is especially good.
Why Rugby - More profound than a simple "Why not?"
What's rugby? - A little pre-RWC '99 article describing the American public's general ignorance and indifference of the game and of the Eagles.
Rugby nicknames - A treatise on the phenomena of nicknames in rugby, by Tom Hamill.
A Little Tribute to Juan Grobler - Juan who? Read and find out.
God Defend New Zealand! - But in what language?
These Eagles are Grounded - The US Eagles experience in the 1999 Rugby World Cup
United by Rugby? - Wherein the Economist argues that it is soccer, not rugby, that unifies France.
Aussies Rule - Which is toughest: American Gridiron, Aussie Rules Football or Rugby League?
Scrum as you are - A piece about gay rugby in the U.K.!
Rugby league in the US - What? You weren't aware there was rugby league played in the US?
BYU Rugby - Rugby as played at my alma mater.
Rugby 101 - Highland Rugby in Salt Lake City, Utah
The Rugger Beers RFC of Japan - These guys are cool!
Minus the Pads, Add the Fun - Rugby in Iowa.
Barbarians Loose in Montreal - A Tom Hamill story about quad rugby in Canada.
Rugby thoughts - From the wimmen.
Rugby, Grubbers, Ruggers, & Me - An introductory article from a fellow recently introduced to the zen of rugby.
Road Rules Rugger - James, from California.
The Result of Too Much Beer and the Availability of Pen and Ink - This was distributed on the Potomac Rugby Union mailing list.
An Ode to Rugby - Like an O. Henry short story, this one has a trick conclusion.
The Politically Correct Rugby Stadium - Sufficient loos! (If you're female.)
the "NZ Haka" - US-style football - Yes, they play gridiron in the land of the All-Blacks!
Hong Kong Sex Scrum - I have to admit, this article title really grabbed my attention.
New Zealand Testicle Injury - Another attention-grabbing article title.
Mark Bingham - Possibly a hero from the September 11th 2001 terrorist hijackings incidents.
Missing and Heroic Ruggers - Another story from the terrorist hijacking incidents.
Four of a Kind - More about Glick and Bingham.
Fake blood! - Like professional wrestling in the U.S.
Heavy toll strikes at rugby's soul - About NYC ruggers.
Rugby and math (1.2 MB .pdf file) - How geometry and calculus can help you optimize the position for a goal kick!
Islanders - Rugby's Biggest Winners - An article about New Zealand "white flight."
NYC Firemen article - When duty and political correctness meet.
Mixed messages on sex - More political correctness, campus-style.
Rugby excerpts from James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."
"Papa Bear" - About Cal's Jack Clark.
Bitten finger - Ow.
Richard Harris: "Limerick rugby full of heroes" - This fellow really likes rugby...
151-0 loss - Ouch. That publicity hurts.
Brotherhood of the Dented Heads
Sexy novel shakes rugby world - Frankly, I don't think it did.
Weighty Considerations - From Michael Bolan of the Moscow Dragons.
No Hanging Up The Boots - Again, from Michael Bolan of the Moscow Dragons.
A Rather Ill-Tempered Affair - Geez.
Rugby English-Maori translation guide
Inside the scrum - Rugby and Quidditch.
Worf Plays Some Football - and learns about a similar game.
Antarctic Rugby - The pitch is a bit smaller, but, hey, that's okay. We'll forgive them.
Full Contact - A 1999 article about women's rugby in the U.S.
"They Got Game" - How overseas rugby influences the restaurant business in America.
X-Box Review - What do those nancy boys know? They ought to put down the video games and get out to the pitch.
The Ruck, the Maul and the Joy of Surviving it all - Middle age - the weariness, the boredom. Time to take up rugby!
The Biggest Star in Our Galaxy Sits within a Rugby-Ball Shaped Cocoon - No, this isn't describing the location of Jonah Lomu's residence.
The Hero Inside All of Us - Isn't rugby a "call to adventure?"
Rugby Gear Not Much Use Against Injury - I'm still not giving up my scrum cap...
Buck Shelford: Errant Stud - I cringe just reading it.
On a Wing and a Prayer - Rugby is a religion in Southwest France. No, really.
From the Online Etymology Dictionary
Up and Scrumming - An article about scrotal committment.
Rugby and Sheep - the end of the affair
Scrum-halves used in Russian military systems - Scroll down to "radar."
Fear Factor - Bears rugby in California.
Japan's Sadayoshi Morita, the World's Oldest Active Rugger - For you guys who think you're too old to start playing...
The Jonah Lomu/Robin Williams connection - Who knew?
Haka aimed at All Blacks, not rivals - By none other an authority than Sean Fitzpatrick.
There Once Was a Very Small City.
Ruggers see sport as a way of life.
Pads and Helmets: Rugby vs. Gridiron.
Why hasn't rugby caught on in the States?
Is rugby a safe sport for America's youth?
All-Blacks DNA poster - A rather unique advertising concept.
Is Rugby A Sport? - Two timid weenies from NYC weigh in.
Twenty Ways to Kill a Rugby Club - Or, indeed, any other club.
Bells and Whistles - Diary of a new ref by Chris Wheal.
Stormers 'slap' settles aggressive Qantas passenger
Underwater Rugby - Played in Europe and Massachusetts.
Quad Rugby FAQ by Tom Hamill - Tom Hamill broke his neck propping for Morris RFC in 1985. He now plays quad rugby for the Philadelphia Rebels.
Murderball (Wheelchair rugby) - Here's another article on Quad Rugby.
Read all about barefoot rugby in South Africa here.
And finally, there is "Kissing Rugby," as practiced by the students at my alma mater, Brigham Young University. I will allow one of them to explain it: "Kissing rugby is an aggressive sport where rug burns are as common as kissing. It's played with a large group of boys and girls. Each boy gets a number assigned to him and the girls are assigned letters. Everyone makes a circle with boys on one side, girls on the other. Someone gets in the middle and calls out a number and a letter (i.e. D--5) and then "D" and "5" enter the circle and attack the member of the opposite sex. If a girl is in the middle to start then the boy "5" attacks her while the girl "D" attacks "5." A point is scored when either "D" or "5" lands a kiss anywhere on the face (ears count) of the other person. Whoever is kissed has to remain in the middle, call out a number and a letter, and avoid getting kissed in the next round."
