Rugby football

Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by Josh Carlin is an extraordinary read about a nation that no one ever thought would come together as one. As a politician of South Africa and eventually the president, Nelson Mandela, always seemed to know how to win others over. Not only would he win them over, he would develop a connection through his words that made the people feel adoring to his nature. The drive and motivation combined with the smooth talker he was led him…

English, the word “invictus” means undefeated. This book’s main goal was to show how unity is undefeated. John Carlin’s book Invictus details the story of Nelson Mandela’s fight against apartheid rule. More interestingly, this book explains how he used rugby to win the fight. Apartheid rule was the separation of people by race in South Africa. This prevented a lot of the black population in South Africa from having the same opportunities as the white people. Black South Africans were not…

Written component My chosen sport for my analysis is Rugby, my strength is based in the front row, but particularly when I play as loosehead prop. However, I have been in a number of positions since I have been playing for a number of years in school rugby such as the colts A but also at my club. In the modern day for scrummaging you need explosive strength which means to put maximal power in your muscles against the opposing weight e.g. The opposite team and static strength which is key as the…

object there are always many things overlooked. To properly observe something you must use all the senses available. The senses of touch, smell, taste, sight, and sound are useful in describing something that is completely foreign. When touching a football glove the many different textures can be overwhelming. The palms have a smooth texture but they also feel tacky, to help them catch a ball. The back of the hand has a soft fabric that is padded to help protect from an incoming blow. After a…

Rugby and Football Injuries Rugby and American football are both very physical sports with many injuries but which is the more dangerous sport? Most people will say that the more dangerous sport is rugby because there is little to no protection for the body that is required. As for football they must have their protective gear. While playing football everyone wears the required protective gear such as helmet, shoulder pads, and girdle (leg/lower body protection). In contrast, while playing…

Why American Football is a Shallow Sport Every team sport has many similarities, such as a point system, some sort of object to catch throw, hit, or kick, and a large array of rules. However, some sports, such as Football in this case, have many qualities that make fans of other sports scratch their heads. It’s not only the sport itself that has problems, but the morals of the people who lead and own the NFL as well. Some thoughts are based on opinion, while others are based on fact.…

The first thing to know about football is how it became the most famous sport in America. In America NFL (the National Football League) is considered the highest point in football. When you talk NFL history, January 12, 1969, needs to be high on the list. That's the day Joe Namath's New York Jets of the AFL upset the mighty Baltimore Colts of the NFL. This was the first AFL-NFL championship that was referred to as the Super Bowl, the name coming from Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt after…

the sport football began? In 1869 the sport rugby was popular in colleges around the world. People would play the sport rugby and they played it a lot. But in the sport of rugby the people would get hurt because they played with no pads on the players. In 1880, a rugby player from Yale University, named Walter Camp changed the rules of rugby and transformed it into American football. Walter camp is known as “the father of football”, he was apart of the group called Intercollegiate Football…

Tough aint enough Last month saw the finals of the women's world cup football with the UK coming in a respectable third as they played off against our favourite rivals Germany and the Americans, who still feel the need to call the game soccer, won over Japan - kudos. Certain things that stood out again, not only the level of skill proving every bit entertaining as their male counter parts, yet again proving just how tough these female athletes are some journalists comparing them to the men.…

16 September 2015 Football is one of the most popular and electrifying sporting events in the world! According to Nolan Feeney, “A total of 114.4 million people watched the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24”. The championship game, known as the Super Bowl, has broken a majority of the records in television views in the United States. However, football has come a long away. Many people in the United States did not always like the game of football. In the beginning of the…