InterCultural Exchange!
When we played that game as kids, it was called Red Rover. Red Rover, Red Rover, Come Over! Then it’s like that, only tags instead of tackles.
In the Pool, it’s called Sharks and Minnows.
In wrestling, we just called it Bulldog. You crawled on hands and knees (down referees position in Folkstyle Wrestling) and the Bulldog had to turn you onto your back.
Rugby version looks a little rougher. But no rougher than a real game? Would an actual rugby practice include that game?
Possibly. Depends on the coach. I remember once we had to get someone on our back and run around in a small square trying to knock other pairs over. I was a carrier, and when we fell the guy on my back put his arm up as I came down and it broke in two places.
Ouch!
Hardcore Training vs Effective Training!
Our version of this was to have two teams line up opposite of each other. The teams linked hands to form a wall. You took turns calling someone out (calling them over). That person ran and tried to break through the wall. If they didn’t breath through then they became part of the team. If they broke through then they took someone with them back to their team. I don’t recall actually finishing a game though…
Our game ended when a kid got a shoulder dislocated and the teacher freaked out and wouldn’t let us play anymore.
I am adding this to my team’s “fun” day events during practice. Great tackling drill
My gosh I am soooooo late, but happy birthday!
My old rugby training was simple. Tuesday was contact night, Thursday was skills night Saturdays was game day.
Contact night night would be everything from defensive drills, pad work and when your younger (sub16) bull dog. And as you get older you just add a ball!
Bull dog is part of the rfu’s development program form under 5’s up! It teaches defensive patterns and cohesive line speed. Along with tackling for the middle guys. For the attackers it teaches running into space and how to take contact.
Btw having played rugby and America football - rugby is less forgiving. Even training was more gruelling.
My rugby training consisted of lots of pints of beer, large roast dinners and the occasional 10 yard sprint !!!
i think they’re great for building the deadlift, but for size gains not so much.
@Frank_C kroc rows are definitely my favourite.
Lol.
@planetcybertron Thankyou!
Todays Food
1 bowl of cereal
x2 Toast
3 Bananas
x2 Muesli Bars
x2 Apples
Some cake
x1 Ham,Salami, salad roll.
didnt eat much during the day and to make up for it had three plates of food at dinner (Roast beef, Potatoes, Carrots, Pumpkin, Peas and gravy)
if this doesnt happen than its not a proper game of british bulldogs 
T-Bar rows are great too, it feels a lot more natural than BB rows
I tried to do them with tripled bands last weekendw, it felt really good
have you ever tried them with chains?
I haven’t but I’d imagine chains work even better as you don’t have to tie the other end somewhere like you do with bands. I did get some weird looks when I moved the landmine behind the 45 degree back raise and started putting bands on the bar and onto the bench’s foot supports (I wanted the resistance to be pretty vertical and that was the only way)
Todays Training
2 hours of sport in the sun at school. Aussie rules football doing lots of handpass drills etc
after school Training
Single arm suitcase deadlifts. Liked these lots more than regular deadlifts. Kinda annoyed because may have to scrap these ( one of the college staff came in and was like “That exercise will damage your back, it’ll get all twisted up and youl break it”
then i showed them some videos of people deadlifting single arm / regular and Eddie halls 500kg deadlift and they eased up a bit but apparently they’ll get back to me tomorrow if i can “do them” or not.
then some clean and presses and pullups and done
Show dominance. Do a front lat spread and hiss. Then go with “Do you even lift” or “Come at me bro”.
Oh I did. They walked in on my first rep so i just kept reppin out and Grunting loudly.
Not alpha enough though