other sports

**DirtDiva** · 10-13-2005, 12:16 PM

Yes, well. You could get away with saying that the ABs hadn't peaked in a world cup year since 1987. I hope NZ gets to host in 2011.

**crazycanuck** · 10-14-2005, 03:01 AM

Hey RC..if you want, i'm more than happy to tape you some of the super 14 games...i know about the zones for vcrs but mine works in the north.

Oh..to watch brendan cannon, george gregan, justin marshall (*sniff* he moved north...), douggie howlett, percy montgomery, daniel carter...the list goes on...

I felt sorry for the wallabies..they're a great team...what happened? I still say the saffies need to stop the eye gouging...

Is rugby union popular in the US???? I'm curious to find out how many people (not including the expats) actually understand the game...and watch...

On that topic..long post..what about Netball? Is that a growing sport in the US??? Or is it just played in the commonwealth????

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**RedCanny** · 10-14-2005, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Hey RC..if you want, i'm more than happy to tape you some of the super 14 games...i know about the zones for vcrs but mine works in the north.

I felt sorry for the wallabies..they're a great team...what happened?...

Is rugby union popular in the US???? I'm curious to find out how many people (not including the expats) actually understand the game...and watch...

On that topic..long post..what about Netball?

c

Well, thank you! But my VCR died a couple years ago & I'm resigned to DVDs for the time being. It's been awhile since I knew any big rugby names like Zinzan Brooke or Jonah Lomu; perhaps it's time I get back to being a fangirl?

Well, from the looks of that England-Australia World Cup final in 2003, I'd say the Wallabies got demoralized at that point; hopefully they still aren't feeling that way. Of course, who wouldn't, if you had to play against a bunch of lycra-clad cyborgs from the UK? I was pleased that England won for once, but I prefer the southern style of rugby. Seems more fun & adaptive. Better California clubs have historically played a similar game.

As for rugby union being popular in the US.. well, I wouldn't say "popular", but it's growing at a good clip. In Minnesota alone there are 3 senior women's clubs, 8 senior men's clubs, 14 women's college clubs, 18 men's college clubs, 16 high school boy's clubs, and 14 high school girl's clubs. The growth is not surprising to me- it's amazing to watch a new player come in from other sport, pick it up, and just go like a madwoman.

When the fixtures actually get into the local papers, and regularly, I will feel that it is "popular." Until then, it's still rather marginal. The average yokel just doesn't hear about it. God I wish it ran on broadcast TV! Such a better game...

I have no idea about netball.

**DirtDiva** · 10-14-2005, 08:11 AM

I'm pretty sure netball is pretty much just the Commonwealth and the Caribbean. It's a great game to watch if you've got two really good teams (i.e. a NZ vs. Australia test), but it really doesn't do much for me otherwise.

**Trekhawk** · 10-14-2005, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by crazycanuck

On that topic..long post..what about Netball? Is that a growing sport in the US??? Or is it just played in the commonwealth????
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Someone here asked what sports kids played in Aust I mentioned Netball among them and everyone just looked at me with a glazed expression. So my guess is no Netball does not have a big following here.

**DressageAB** · 10-24-2005, 05:20 AM

Horseback riding at home (and i'm an instructor)
Lacrosse at school
general gym stuff to keep in shape when i'm not home- running, stairs, free weights, spin classes, elliptial, swimming

**EinZwei3** · 10-29-2005, 06:54 PM

I think that I have a strange combination that brought me to cycling. I started as a ballerina, then my body was simply too muscular so I switched to competitive gymnastics. Unfortunetly the same thing happened. Kind of like a Mary Lou Retton thing... So I tried basketball, but although I was the fastest on the team (it was all in the leg power), I was way too short at 5 '4", so I got into cycling. Perfect for my vertically challenged body and my big powerful legs. I went from Road to the Velodrome and back to the Road after several yrs off. Once back on the Road, everyone has dropped hints re. my body type and so I will attempt a come-back at the Velodrome once again. I no longer multi-sport or cross-train as, for me, it defeats the purpose of pursuiing a cycling career. Neverheless, more power to the ones who " Do-It-All "...

cheers!

**Number 7** · 03-30-2006, 04:07 AM

i play ice hockey...left wing. cycling all summer, hockey all winter. it makes for a good year.

**Roadrunner** · 03-30-2006, 05:59 AM

Occasionally myself and hubby go horse riding. We don't swim as much as we used to. We also used to do a lot of hillwalking, maybe we'll start again this year. Life just seems to get in the way of things just now. I recently started tai chi. I love it, several folk have noticed a change in me since I took it up.

**DebW** · 03-30-2006, 07:46 AM

My current sports:
hiking and backpacking
cycling (road)
canoeing and kayaking (mostly flatwater these days)
snowshoeing
cross-country skiing (mostly backcountry)

Previous sports:
canoeing and kayaking (class IV whitewater)
rock and ice climbing (never very good at this)
softball (center fielder)
swimming
running
triathlons (just a few 20 years ago)

Maybe it doesn't count as a sport, but I spend a lot of time maintaining hiking trails. Sawing through blowdowns by hand is good exercise. So is carrying bog bridge material on your shoulder for half a mile.

**withm** · 03-30-2006, 05:14 PM

Chalk up another (sea) kayaker, and north Atlantic wreck diver. Talk about 3 equipment intensive sports! Need a huge car to hold dive gear in the way back, boat on the roof, and bike on the back. LOL.

**uk elephant** · 03-31-2006, 04:26 AM

I also would like to think of myself as a rock climber, but for the past 5 years, have done very little of it living in some of the flattest parts of the world. Maybe one day I'll get back to mountains and can do more climbing again. I also hike mountains when I can (Scotland this easter with Bikeless in WI and respective hubbies) and cross country ski in the winter (back country of course). In my younger days I also did figure skating and some roller blading. Would love to do more of all those things, but how to find the time and money?!

**Kimmyt** · 03-31-2006, 04:57 AM

Rock Climber here. Skiier in the winter.

The problem is trying to figure out what I'm going to do on weekends, climb or ride.

Climbing usually wins, but for after work, cycling is the key (though I figured that the trail I ride on once in a while runs right past my rock gym... which means I can get two type of training in one night!! Score!)

k.

**SJCzar** · 03-31-2006, 07:45 AM

Lots of skiing in the winter. Started snowboarding late this season and I am loving it, so my skiis probably won't get much use next year.

I plan on trying wakeboarding this summer. I figure that can be my snowboarding fix for the summer. It will also ensure more quality family time with my teenage daughter... since she's really anxious to give it a try as well. My hubby loves to get us up to the cottage so he can pilot the boat for us.

**Popoki_Nui** · 05-09-2006, 05:52 PM

Anything in, under, or around water. Surfing/boogie boarding, snorkelling, scuba (before bad sinuses set in), waterskiing, tubing, wakeboarding, boating of any kind.

~S.

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