Just for Laughs - Links to Funny, Interesting and Odd Rugby Clips and Stories!

I have pressed 'like' on a few Facebook groups so get a load of rugby clips and links to stories coming through each day, and I expect a few of you do too. So I thought I'd start a thread for us to share and relieve some of the stress from the more serious threads we have to face.

WARNING - there will be video clips/YouTube links on this page, so be careful if you're in work!

Here we go then.  First one.  Ashley Johnson's attempt at the Smash-o-Meter on BT Sport!

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Adam Jones he aint: Sale prop with horror drop goal attempt vs Bath:

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Last one for today. A good bit of French thuggery. Or assault as it's called today. Are we glad this has largely gone from the game, or is there a part of us that secretly hankers for a return of the rough stuff???

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ha ha!

There's two old clips that I love, one the French winger kneed the ball out of his own hands when over the line and Carling was actually picked up in the try area and then carried over the goal line without grounding the ball.

My favourite rugby fail clip of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gpzFZadcQ

Scarpia wrote:My favourite rugby fail clip of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gpzFZadcQ

That's the one thought it was for England for some reason but hilarious all the same lol.

Hah, I was just going to post about that Carling one! Never gets old.

Here's a Japanese Sevens Player trying to do a Chris Ashton... and getting it horribly, horribly wrong

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bedfordwelsh wrote:

Scarpia wrote:My favourite rugby fail clip of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gpzFZadcQ

That's the one thought it was for England for some reason but hilarious all the same lol.

That just made my day.

Any excuse for the Carling clip. One of the funniest things ever, even to England fans.

As for rugby stories, my Dad played to a reasonable level in the 70s (at Morley, alongside Brian Campsell, the international ref). Other than stories of kdnapping players from Durham, his best story was of the time Hawick visited - a fine team featuring several Scotland internationals of the time. Arrived in Leeds on Friday, drank the bar dry on Friday evening, played on Saturday when surely hung-over but still thoroughly out-classed Morley, then proceeded to drink the bar dry on Saturday night. And then had another go at it on Sunday before heading home.

Scarpia wrote:My favourite rugby fail clip of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gpzFZadcQ

And THAT is why Ash Splashes! Don't be giving out to him ever again folks.

SecretFly wrote:

Scarpia wrote:My favourite rugby fail clip of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gpzFZadcQ

And THAT is why Ash Splashes!  Don't be giving out to him ever again folks.

Perhaps this is a reason why he shouldn't!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1914XF8afo

Yeah, well there is that..............

..so any embarrassing stuff out there concerning the 'safest' route of all - the sliders???

Offload, was just about to post that myself! The dangers of the Ash Splash!

Here you go 'Fly. They just need a ball now!

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Griff wrote:Offload, was just about to post that myself!  The dangers of the Ash Splash!

One of my favourites. Must confess that one or twice I've watched Ashton and hoped for a repeat.

So there is no fail safe try scoring method.

Oh well....back to football we go. I knew rugby would never last.

Anyone find the French one I am on about when their little winger few years ago kneed ball out of his hands before touching down.

They showed a clip from the Welsh Premiership on Scrum V on Sunday where the guy touched the ball down outside the in goal area doh

bedfordwelsh wrote:They showed a clip from the Welsh Premiership on Scrum V on Sunday where the guy touched the ball down outside the in goal area doh

with a half-splash too.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/31790192

Gav "Terk chucker" Henson.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnkTwVQxaw4

Cardiff Dave wrote:

bedfordwelsh wrote:They showed a clip from the Welsh Premiership on Scrum V on Sunday where the guy touched the ball down outside the in goal area doh

with a half-splash too.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/31790192

Hehehehe, right in front the fans to lol

bedfordwelsh wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:

bedfordwelsh wrote:They showed a clip from the Welsh Premiership on Scrum V on Sunday where the guy touched the ball down outside the in goal area doh

with a half-splash too.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/31790192

Hehehehe, right in front the fans to lol

The half dozen or so unofficial TMOs behind the posts, simultaneously finger pointing got that try disallowed I reckon.

bedfordwelsh wrote:Anyone find the French one I am on about when their little winger few years ago kneed ball out of his hands before touching down.

If i am not mistaken you are on about christof dominecee (spelling) was it not in a rugby world cup game?

majesticimperialman wrote:

bedfordwelsh wrote:Anyone find the French one I am on about when their little winger few years ago kneed ball out of his hands before touching down.

If i am not mistaken you are on about christof dominecee (spelling) was it not in a rugby world cup game?

Sounds about right maj

I know the one you mean Bedford, and yes Maj I think you're right, but can't find anywhere.

Here's a few more bombed tries. These guys on Australian Fox sports have a hell of a laugh in their show. They do a different funny segment like this each week:

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The game was France v Italy in the 2004 Six Nations-Christophe Dominici.   That's all I could work it down to.

Video of the game must be worth a few cases of gold bullion though because I can find footage of virtually every game in 2004 except that one!

I recall Tana Umanga dropping the ball for Wellington too instead of scoring the try.

Brenden Venter being an a*se. What was his reason?! Did the media p*ss him of????

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I know nothing about the guy or the background but I love that Venter interview.  

This was funny for us at the time but maybe needs a bit too much living through it to carry far:  http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/exclusive-said-robbie-deans-biography/

My man Sean Maloney has this one well in hand:

They took the wrong camera last week and showed the big boy suited up but wearing thongs (jandles / flip flops / Japanese riding boots).

Bit of a three way

Griff wrote:Brenden Venter being an a*se.  What was his reason?!  Did the media p*ss him of????

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Being a delicious ar*se. I loved it at the time. I think he got into trouble for speaking his mind in interview yet was expected to still speak 'his mind' to the media. So he showed up the hypocrisy of it - 'only answer the question we the media put to you and you'll be fine. Say things we don't want to hear and haven't asked you and the fines start coming in.'

Three Cheers for Venter. I still laugh.

ebop wrote:Bit of a three way

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Ha ha! That is a bit awkward!

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/15/mike-tindall-dwarf-throwing

My personal favorite, dwarfs others into insignificance, and a member of the Royal Family to boot.

The Honey Badger Nick Cummins is an absolute legend in interviews. I could listen to him all day! Not sure what he says half the time, but I get the gist. I think...

saw this one on the bbc, and the bit right at the end made me laugh about Mike Phillips' job if he wasn't a pro rugby players
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/31831203

Fla getting his timing a bit wrong vs the French always gets me;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jniAZEJn7fU

Some of the stories from old Lions tours are truly ridiculous as well;

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jun/14/history-lions-tours

Andy Powell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwALbEsl8U