Thinking about starting women's rugby?

UMDavies
UMDavies Posts: 87 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all! I'm starting a Master's course in a couple of weeks and I'm really excited, but I also want to improve my fitness levels and make sure I stay on plan with my weight loss. I really enjoy watching rugby and I was thinking that the regular training sessions would be a good way to stay accountable - much harder to sack off exercise when it's done in a group who will notice if you don't turn up! And it would be a good way to meet new people too as I did my undergraduate degree at a different university, so I don't know anyone yet :)

So does anyone else here play women's rugby? I enjoy watching it but I've only ever played tag rugby in school, so I don't really know the rules. I'm also not very fast - do you think this would be a problem?

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I'm a former youth rugby coach and my daughter played (she loved it, really increased her body confidence)....

    "Don't really know the rules" - don't worry, most players don't!!
    "Not very fast" - speed is important for some positions but not all, there's a place for all shapes and sizes

    Touch rugby is far more popular now as well as full contact.

    Worth a read http://www.englandrugby.com/my-rugby/players/

    My shirt, my daughter. :smile:
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  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    What he said: the beauty of rugby is that there is a place on the field for every size and shape.
    I was told once that 40 percent of rugby players in the US are female. Having been to a fair number of tournaments, I believe it.
    Being on a team is a great way to make exercise fun.
    (Regarding the rules, I once tried to read "Rugby for dummies" to try to get a better handle on them. I gave up after maybe 20-30 pages. I am pretty sure that there about 120 hand signals the referees can make for different calls?)
    Good luck!
  • scorpio516
    scorpio516 Posts: 955 Member
    There's also rugby for all levels.
    I've got a pair of friends who play on a local travel club team. The club has that team, a "jv" team, and a social team. At tournaments, the social team - which is made up of less athletic and older athletes - play by their own rules. For example, they don't do break aways. If a winger gets into position to sprint down the field, they'll stop or turn the ball over. Less competitive? Sure, but they all are having fun
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