nolite te bastardes carborundorum

1. Trust me: With a few years under your belt, and after a few years on the pitch, you’ll look back to pictures of yourself, and you’ll recall in a way you cannot possibly grasp now - how great you actually felt after playing a whole game, and how fabulous your face and legs really looked (once upon a time).

2. Ruck.

3. Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what the hell you’re doing for the first couple of years you’re playing. The most knowledgeable rugby players didn’t know what the hell they were doing when they started out. The most honest of the most knowledgeable ones admit they still don’t know everything about playing the game.

4.  Enjoy your body. Wait a minute, scratch that - you play rugby. Abuse it. Don’t be afraid of what people think of it … wait a minute scratch THAT - you play rugby - such fear doesn’t exist. 

5. Be nice to your teammates. They’re the only ones to whom you never have to explain WHY you’re playing this sport. 

6. You’ll get bruised, you’ll get sore, but you’ll also get slaps on the back, and will chug beers with the chick who knocked the wind out of you 30 minutes earlier. You’ll become part of a whole.

(Source: gnawlybra)