What position do you play?

chupacabra

As a rugbly player for over 12 years now id like to know what position you guys have played in over the years.

I started as an Openside flanker but moved to Loosehead over the years, thats where i would be playing today had it not been for ant. cruciate knee injuries in both knees that ended my rugby playing.

[Jackass]

Spent nearly all of my playing days at 10 - but also did damage from 12 & 13.

Played one season as a 7, but same as yourself, the knees let me down. To this day still give me trouble...I should really sort out that op I've been meaning to get for about 4 years now!!

Kalashnikov_Kid

I have played in all positions competitively bar prop, hooker, out-half and 1st centre!

I started the 15 man game in the forwards at U-14 (was big for my age). Played 2nd row. Moved to flanker (frickin loved it) and occassional no. 8 when all the other boys started catching up at U-16. Effectively stopped growing heightwise at age 16 (I am now a massive 5foot7/8 lol), so by the time U-18 came around, I played the first season at flanker - but then on the second season took the hint that I wasn't quite big enough anymore, so made the big jump out to the backs . Have never looked back! Mind you, while in 6th year I still played flanker/no.8 for my school and threw into the line-outs lol.

Started out at wing in the backs. Had the pace literally ran into my legs for the first few months in training - was not making the starting 15 for the first time ever - was really tough but the good work eventually came through. It's amazing actually the changes your body muscles go through if you put enough work in - I went from fat calves to lean sprinting machine in the space of a season :cool:

During college years I mainly played on wing but also played scrum-half, 2nd centre and full-back on many occassions too. I really enjoy playing 13 and 15 - both really specialised positions where good attack and defence comes to play. Also handy to have a bit of pace! Dont enjoy scrum-half, even though that's the position most people think I play when they see me :mad::o

Havent played much in the last year, so not sure where I'd play now - I'd guess 11/13/14/15. 9 if you're really stuck. Utility back (as much as I hate to say it) probably. For some reason I have never played 12 in all these years - probably not considered as the battering ram type! Went to pre-season training a few times with the local club here during the summer. I'll make sure to get back into it next week when I'm not so busy. Though I hear they're short of scrum halves atm :mad:

So there's my illustrious playing career in a nutshell hehe. I am glad of the fact that I have had the chance to play so many positions. I think it has helped my appreciation of the whole game as a player and spectator. Would LOVE to play flanker again, you can have so much fun being an absolute b@stard in that position!

chupacabra

Yeah the flankers get the best of it. I would have been a back in school, but i was just too (naturally ) fat so i never had the pace, i like to think i had the footballing skills to be a good 15, years worth of throwing and kicking a rugby ball around at a bus stop will do that to you, i certainly had the skill set. But i just relish the physical side of the game, so i couldn't see myself anywhere but in the pack. You princesses can keep your fancy feet.

Jackass wrote:

Played one season as a 7, but same as yourself, the knees let me down. To this day still give me trouble...I should really sort out that op I've been meaning to get for about 4 years now!!

Aye, i still have problems walking up stairs and doing any rigorous exercise these days. Get awful pains in my knees.

starbelgrade

Midfield.

pappyodaniel

I haven't played competitively in 5 years, although to my shame i'm still of playing age, 29 now. Underage I was used anywhere in the backs outside of 9&10. The coach's son and i were always the smallest players so i was leftout of my favourite position of scrum half.
At under 16 level I played at hooker and loved the physical side of it, although still I was the smallest man on the pitch. My throwing was top notch and and I had an uncanny knack of winning against the head (due to my fellow front-rowers not expecting much of me as a scrummager).
As my fitness and skills developed, scrum half was becoming my position but I could not budge the regular scrum-half who also attended the same school as me. In my last year playing schools rugby I remember one season where I played inside centre but would perform lineout throwing duties. It worked a treat as our hooker was destructive in the loose and did damage up the middle, other teams copped onto it though.
Junior rugby I made the full transition to scrum half, an 11 stone hooker at junior level would literally get killed, or at least get a bad spinal injury. My passing was good on both hands, could box kick off both feet but my problem was i took on too much ball, it was the hooker in me trying to get out. I think as a forward you don't trust those outside you to retain possession as much as you think yourself can. I done well there but I never fully nailed down a first team position. I captained the seconds for a good few years but was never satisfied with it.
I picked up my first proper injury at 21. Tore ligaments in my left ankle and then a year later I did the right. I was never a big drinker but during my injury lay offs I started. The drink was a curse in the respect that I loved it. I was very serious about the game so during the years when my mates were going out gettin pissed and having the craic I was at home in bed before the match the next day. But that changed when I knew i didnt have to be up in the morning.
Coming back after the injuries, I just didnt have the same enthususiasm for the game as i once had and didnt have the same commitment to the game. So for a couple of years until I was 24 I drifted in an out of the game.
So now I'm just a frustrated ex rugby player. On the positive side,I haven't put on any weight. On the negative side, I'd be lucky if i could run 2 laps!

You reckon there's still time for me to go back? new season an' all.

irishbucsfan

Always 6 or 8. Now a little 7 added in.

I could play anywhere in the backs though because they're all a bunch of lazy pussycats

OldJay

halfback or 10 in rugby union and hooker or halfback in rugby league.

Edit: Stopped playing 6 yrs ago.

Depp

Prop, maybe eight when we're stuck.
I could probably play centre but im to slow and too lazy to da anything about it.

stephen_n

Currently inside centre but over the years of playing club rugby i have played in nearly every position on the pitch apart from 10. Predominantly I have played openside or inside centre though as these positions most suit my build although I'm a bit too short for openside at higher levels!

Downtime

Started at 15 and 14 at U13's. By the time I was seniors I was at 8 and sometimes seven. When I got to college I played 12 mid week and seven at the weekend but moved to tight head due to the lack of props. So I finished in 2001 playing prop for my club and hooker for college. My last game I played 8 as the 8 didn't show and got milled. I now play referee and appreciate the delicate nature of propping, crooked ins at lineouts, early breaking by flankers and ball robbing at rucks, high tackles by centres and why 15's never pass the ball. I still dont understand why scrum halves talk so much when no one is listening, especially the ref.

Risteard

Hooker or Wing-Forward mostly. Sometimes play Loosehead but I don't like it that much. I won't be playing for a while so hopefully when I get back it'll be in one of those two positions.

siltirocker

10. Had a mean eye for the drop goal:cool:. Played at 12 a few times but disliked receiving hospital passes from half-backs:(

Theus

I've only played rugby for a year, but I've always been a Tighthead in that period.

funky penguin

Waaaaaaay back in school I was an outside centre, only played a few games before I started taking music seriously. Couldn't risk an injury!

shoutman

Downtime wrote: »

I still dont understand why scrum halves talk so much when no one is listening, especially the ref.

It's because we know and see more then the ref, the other team is constantly cheating, always and forever.

Also Stephen I believe we're playing you lads on saturday, looking forward to it, although if our training is anything to go by our team will be all over the place.

maherro

Tighthead - at least until I tore my other ACL!

eroo

Played wings last year. Going to try move onto openside flanker this year. If not I'll go for it next year, add some more weight in off season.

Four-Percent

Hooker or prop at a very big push

stephen_n

siltirocker wrote: »

10. Had a mean eye for the drop goal:cool:. Played at 12 a few times but disliked receiving hospital passes from half-backs:(

Did you notice the irony of your statement :pac:

CoDy1

Scrum half

RHunce

centre forward

started playing wing and then moved to the centre

siltirocker

stephen_n wrote: »

Did you notice the irony of your statement :pac:

Certainly did my man:cool:, guilty of it myself more than once!

Trojan

Hooker, and tight-head when required.

mikedragon32

Four-Percent wrote: »

Hooker or prop at a very big push

Isn't that the point?

Tighthead for me... (retired)

curts82

the most important position on the field!!! The referee!!

donmeister

Played centre and wing two years ago,took a break last year because my shoulder got ruined in a tackle Making the comeback in a couple of weeks cant wait to get back to it!

Guy:Incognito

I've just got back playing after 12 years out. I was a winger back then, but thats well beyond my scope (and waistline :-)) now, so I seem to be settling in as a flanker (either side but I injured my right shoulder in the first pre-season game so for the moment I'm sticking with openside. Deputised as a prop and 2nd row in training and game without incident too.

stephen_n

curts82 wrote: »

the most important position on the field!!! The referee!!

Hate when referees think that :pac::pac:

Max Power1

Now retired, spent 6 years playing the game from 12/13 to about 18/19. 1 Year at flanker, 1 year at hooker, and the other four alternating between loose and tighthead prop. Tighthead being my fave.

ScrubsfanChris

Scrum half, play wing sometimes if I'm needed or there is an injury.
We have no U21 team this year (small numbers) so I'm starting my first year at Junior level (J1) for the club.

emergingstar

played underage outside centre, have moved into flanker now

Four-Percent

mikedragon32 wrote: »

Isn't that the point?

Tighthead for me... (retired)

Poor show

ScrubsfanChris

Mabey this thread need a poll, 1-15 or something?

big neilly

Played tighthead or second row underage couple of games loosehead , 4,5 6,7 or 8 at openage gone in as hooker uncontested couple of times though at 6' 2" think i wont try it contested, think 7 or 8 my best posistions would love to try inside centre dont think the outside would see much ball though

eoferrall

hi, thinking about getting back to rugby so thought I might as well particpate rather than just read all the threads here!!:D

played openside wing forward at u-13 & u-14 then number 8 juniors and colts/ same year played wing forward for senior 2nds a fair bit, then one match in colts i was feeling exceptionally lazy and stayed on the wing when play moved across the pitch... OH kicked cross field kick i chased caught and burnt the winger & full back... played wing ever since (well up to first year in UCD)

UCD was a bit serious for me so one year was enough and I switched to hockey (let the abuse begin!) but thinking of starting again as have played tag and really enjoyed it the last two years - rekindled the enthusiasm after about 5 years out of the game & alot of fitness and thus pace lost!

Been to a few pre-seasons with Seapoint, but damaged ligaments in tag which are nearly better so might head out - but think il find a club closer to home!

thats my essay and intro to the rugby boards!:cool:

pappyodaniel

eoferrall wrote: »

UCD was a bit serious for me so one year was enough and I switched to hockey (let the abuse begin!) but thinking of starting again as have played tag and really enjoyed it the last two years:

Hockey! dahahaha.

I remember years ago gettin the DART from Bray and going past a hockey field somewhere. Some guy on the (rapid!) train quipped, " oh look...protestants"

Made me laugh.

eoferrall

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Hockey! dahahaha.

I remember years ago gettin the DART from Bray and going past a hockey field somewhere. Some guy on the (rapid!) train quipped, " oh look...protestants"

Made me laugh.

Could have been Pembroke wanderers - they have pitches in ballsbridge/sandymount & the dart runs along the side of the pitches.

Oh and rugby is a very catholic sport!

remus808

eoferrall wrote: »

UCD was a bit serious for me so one year was enough

Which UCD team did you play for?

eoferrall

karmabass wrote: »

Which UCD team did you play for?

eh UCD u20's, this would have been about 6 years ago now though! wasnt the most social team around - gear cleaned and hanging on pegs for us on match days etc :eek:

sickpuppy

Played second row till 14 then switched too the wing with the odd show at centre up till under 20s and final year at under 20s at no 8.

After a 13 year break and considerate weight gain and loss of fitness trying to play no 8 again with stillorgan rfc or anywhere they will play me currently19 stone and 6 4 so some weight loss and fitness getting better will help.

Fishtits

Played 7 for Bath, years ago. Haven't played since.

Old and fat now, enjoying the when in my day etc.