The New York Vintage Whines Guide To Over 35 Golden Oldies Rugby
(Idea stolen from the Vancouver Legends and embellished accordingly)
- The Game
- The Team
- The Ball
- The Rules
The Game...
- is called rugby union and shouldn't be confused with rugby league. Rugby League has 13 very fit players per team while over 35 rugby has 15 very unfit players per team. Rugby union players are usually better beer drinkers and singers than rugby league players. Cauliflower ears are prevalent in both games but Vintage Whines Golden Oldies are often distinguished by their cauliflower rears.
- The Team...
- can comprise 15 players plus a bench of as many as you want. There is also a Captain (known, in the case of the Vintage Whines, as the Grand Poohbah) and Manager. Traditionally the Vintage Whine Manager rarely plays but when they do, they always stand out by their particularly bad form.
- The Ball...
- is oval not round, so that players who fail to catch it have an excuse. It also helps simpler players who only have to decide between two ends when trying to kick it.
- The Rules...
- are not relevant. On each field there will be 30 people trying to play and one person, the referee, trying to stop them. Because the laws (rules) have changed so frequently in recent years, few of the players are actually playing to the same set. The referees have similar problems and could also be deaf and blind.