| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? 01:52 - Sep 1 with 6279 views | quirkie |
I'm from the West Country, how I come to support Ipswich is a long story but I'm the black sheep of the family as I mainly follow "Soccer" instead of proper football "Rugger", it's a West Country thing.
Now my question for you lot living in East Anglia is why in a rural area, where I'm making an assumption people are a bit more "manly", is Rugby not more popular.
I'll be honest down here [it's considered] not for real men.
Now East Anglia must be quite rural, only Nodge and Ipswich major towns, so lots of burely men about, so why has Rugby not caught on really in your region. Could you imagine an Ipswich rugby team in the Premeriship alongside Saracens, Bath and Leicester?
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 01:59 - Sep 1 with 5476 views | jeera |
Stupid post all round. [Post edited 1 Sep 2018 2:28]
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 02:45 - Sep 1 with 5436 views | Ryorry |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:17 - Sep 1 with 5423 views | quirkie |
So far I got a stupid post and a do not feed the troll.
Seriously!!
ffs It is a genuine question. | |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:28 - Sep 1 with 5418 views | jeera |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:17 - Sep 1 by quirkie |
So far I got a stupid post and a do not feed the troll.
Seriously!!
ffs It is a genuine question. |
Suffolk is littered, littered with rugby clubs and rugby fans.
Your OP was daft as feck. [Post edited 1 Sep 2018 3:29]
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:32 - Sep 1 with 5413 views | SpruceMoose |
Only Norwich and Ipswich as major towns? Somebody best call Cambridge and let them know...
And no. Please don't use the term poofter. It's offensive. [Post edited 1 Sep 2018 3:33]
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:37 - Sep 1 with 5401 views | jeera |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:32 - Sep 1 by SpruceMoose |
Only Norwich and Ipswich as major towns? Somebody best call Cambridge and let them know...
And no. Please don't use the term poofter. It's offensive. [Post edited 1 Sep 2018 3:33]
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'Poofters' aren't real men.
It's like going back in time.
Thank feck we have posters like Guthers and Edward Stone et al who frequent the West country...
Edit: AND IT'S NOT SOCCER! [Post edited 1 Sep 2018 3:41]
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 05:11 - Sep 1 with 5364 views | Townly |
It's the same with cricket OP.
Both games are played extensively at amateur level, but never provide teams to compete very highly on a national basis.
Neither Norfolk nor Suffolk have ever played in the County Championship and the same applies to Devon and Cornwall. I think they have provided the occasional England player because cricket is played in schools. Not so much rugby .... well my grammar school was a football school at least where rugby was an alien game that few understood.
Football was a bit of a late starter too.
Perhaps it's a population thing, especially a population spread in the earlier days. |  | | |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:11 - Sep 1 with 5165 views | Sporall |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:17 - Sep 1 by quirkie |
So far I got a stupid post and a do not feed the troll.
Seriously!!
ffs It is a genuine question. |
A genuine question, yes. Worded appallingly. |  | | |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:20 - Sep 1 with 5138 views | BloomBlue |
Well if people in the West Country are still using the word poofters that tells you all you need to know. I've always found that part of the Country a bit backward, stuck in the 1800s. |  | | |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:23 - Sep 1 with 5118 views | Guthrum |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:37 - Sep 1 by jeera |
'Poofters' aren't real men.
It's like going back in time.
Thank feck we have posters like Guthers and Edward Stone et al who frequent the West country...
Edit: AND IT'S NOT SOCCER! [Post edited 1 Sep 2018 3:41]
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Not forgetting Harry from (the very Rugby city of) Bath. |  |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:28 - Sep 1 with 5093 views | Guthrum |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 03:32 - Sep 1 by SpruceMoose |
Only Norwich and Ipswich as major towns? Somebody best call Cambridge and let them know...
And no. Please don't use the term poofter. It's offensive. [Post edited 1 Sep 2018 3:33]
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Questionable whether Cambridge should be included in East Anglia. Anciently, it was pretty much bounded by the Stour, the Devil's Dyke and the Fens.
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:29 - Sep 1 with 5088 views | Guthrum |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:20 - Sep 1 by BloomBlue |
Well if people in the West Country are still using the word poofters that tells you all you need to know. I've always found that part of the Country a bit backward, stuck in the 1800s. |
They mostly aren't.
Tho the rest of it might be fairly accurate ... | |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:51 - Sep 1 with 5026 views | Binner |
But the west country only plays soft southern rugby. Real men play RL. |  |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 10:00 - Sep 1 with 4993 views | PhilTWTD |
I've removed the rather anachronistic element of the post. |  | | |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 11:07 - Sep 1 with 4906 views | Ryorry |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 10:00 - Sep 1 by PhilTWTD |
I've removed the rather anachronistic element of the post. |
Can you remove the "manly" comment too please. Or do several million women playing rugby worldwide not count?
The OP is quite possibly the stupidest "non-trolling" post I've seen on here in 20 years. | |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 11:09 - Sep 1 with 4896 views | Ryorry |
1890s more like!
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 12:28 - Sep 1 with 4788 views | Ryorry |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:51 - Sep 1 by Binner |
But the west country only plays soft southern rugby. Real men play RL. |
But didn't you know that "real men"  only live in rural areas and "softies"  only in towns & cities?!   | |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 12:33 - Sep 1 with 4775 views | Jonnosdreadlocks |
East Anglia as a whole is a wasteland if you want to see top level Rugby or Cricket. That includes Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. I don't consider Northamptonshire or Chelmsford (Essex south of Colchester) in East Anglia. |  |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 13:40 - Sep 1 with 4706 views | Binner |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 12:28 - Sep 1 by Ryorry |
But didn't you know that "real men" only live in rural areas and "softies" only in towns & cities?! |
"Softies" doesn't apply to northern towns and cities. | |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 13:45 - Sep 1 with 4693 views | J2BLUE |
Anyone who prefers rugby to football needs to take a serious look at themselves. |  |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 13:52 - Sep 1 with 4677 views | m14_blue |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 13:45 - Sep 1 by J2BLUE |
Anyone who prefers rugby to football needs to take a serious look at themselves. |
Sometimes, when all the play acting and obscene money in football depresses me, I think I'll maybe give rugby a go.
And then I watch a match... | | | |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 13:56 - Sep 1 with 4671 views | TractorWood |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 09:28 - Sep 1 by Guthrum |
Questionable whether Cambridge should be included in East Anglia. Anciently, it was pretty much bounded by the Stour, the Devil's Dyke and the Fens.
Agreed on the second part. |
I've run the devil's dyke. It's a monster and really exposed to the elements.
I'd say Cambridge is East Anglia and it's a thriving, cosmopolitan city. |  |
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| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 14:01 - Sep 1 with 4660 views | Ryorry |
| Why is East Anglia A Rugby outpost? on 13:52 - Sep 1 by m14_blue |
Sometimes, when all the play acting and obscene money in football depresses me, I think I'll maybe give rugby a go.
And then I watch a match... |
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