Heimlich,
I too played Rugby for about 5 years (college and after). It was a fantastic experience and I only stopped because I severely broke my nose playing basketball (!) and did not want to go through that surgery again.

When I played in an area with many teams, it was fantastic. When I moved to TX it was less fun because of the long travel to/from games. Having played many sports, I would say that the comraderie is definitely the most unique thing about Rugby and stems from the intense, basic nature of the sport. At it's best, this extends to the opponents as well as to your own team mates.

Do it and have fun, but invest in a lot of Advil!

SD

Me 41
W 41
Kids: S9 S7
Married 16 years
Bomb dropped 2/2/07
Still living together!
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