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Erotic Videos Improve Rugby Performance
Sex before a match will always be a debatable subject, but according to a recent UK study, erotic movies are not. The recent experiment, involving 12 players from a professional Rugby Union team in the Aviva Premiership, revealed findings suggesting that players watching erotic or aggressive videos can boost a player’s physical performance.
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Imanol Harinordoquy Needs Father to Help in Fights
Imanol Harinordoquy isn’t strange to on pitch scuffles during Rugby matches, especially derby matches between Biarritz and Bayonne. Having is father run up and join the fight, before getting tackled to the ground, is probably a new experience.
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Romana Graham Headbutts Sean Maitland
During the ITM Cup Final in New Zealand between Canterbury (eventual winners) and Waikato, Sean Maitland who plays for the Crusaders in Super Rugby (also reaching the final this year , losing to the Reds) got in a bit of a scuffle with Romana Graham. The Waikato Lock got pissed at Maitland for some reason and after a few shoves and such decided to escalate the situation with a dirty headbutt.
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All Blacks Dominate Australia in Tri Nations (Same Old) With 30-14 Win
Despite all of the changes, the All Blacks had another dominant night at Eden Park, beating Australia 30-14. The Wallabies looked like way in over their heads for most of the match.
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The History and Winners of the Rugby Union World Cup
We’re a month away from the 2011 Rugby World Cup’s opening match between the All-Blacks and Tonga, so we thought it might be a good time to check the pages of history and give you a run down of the previous winners in the relatively young tournament (inaugural World Cup was in 1987, also in New Zealand) which has been contested six times so far.
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How to Perform the Haka
The Haka is the most awesome thing about Rugby to many people. Here’s a funny way of teaching you how to perform the dance.
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Paul Thorburn and the Longest Successful Kick in a Rugby Union Test Match
One of those records that will never be broken – Paul Thorburn of Wales scoring a penalty kick from 70 yards (64 meters) during what was then a Five Nations match between Wales and Scotland in 1986.
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Horrific Aurelien Rougerie Injury
Clermont’s Aurelien Rougerie in a very hard to watch clip of him getting injured quite badly.
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When the Haka is Challenged
Famous incidents of the Haka Dance, preformed by New Zealand’s Rugby Union National Team, the All Blacks, was disturbed or challenged.
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Referees Ain’t Safe on the Rugby Field
A French Rugby Union referee getting injured after getting sandwiched in a French Top 14 match.