The Fundamentals of Rugby
QIC: Wooly Bugger
Date: April 29, 2024
PAX: Dr Toot, Frostbite, Greenspan, Green Acres, $5 Footlong, Lambchop, Frank and Beans.
The Iron Throne was once again the venue as we continued our year long survey of strange British games. 8 strong lads gathered in the pre dawn gloom to work on the basics of Rugby Union, a hooligans game played by gentlemen.
After standard opening pleasantries – we moseyed over to the pitch.
One key to rugby is to win your set pieces, so we started working on our line out jumps with a squat to overhead press using blocks in lieu of an actual rugby ball.
Of equal importance is to win the break down, so we practiced staying low and getting in a strong ‘jackal’ position over the ball by doing plank jack burpees/navy seal burpees.
We did a 15-1 ascending/descending ladder in honor of there being 15 players on a rugby pitch. 15 SOHP / 1 Burpees until you get to 1 SOHP / 15 Burpees.
Based on the chatter in the squad it seems the burpees were especially enjoyed and appreciated. Rugby Union is a simple, brutal game after all.
As the clock ticked into the red – we had just enough time for a long mosey back to finish with a Welshman’s Mary. Some WW2’s were done, will leave to Lamb Chop and Dr. Toot to declare their totals.
Stay tuned next month when we work on some Snooker techniques. @Rubber Ducky – I left the keys in the Twickenham Sheds.
