Rugby players ex and current: Do you have fractures & injuries from playing? SRS

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 07:43 PM

At least in football they wear padding and helmets but you guys are just exposed.

daverick89 · 11-09-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by joemoran

At least in football they wear padding and helmets but you guys are just exposed.

Broke my ribs, went back a year later, fractured one of the "wings" coming off of your L1 vertebrate in your lower spine.

Stopped playing, still the greatest game ever.

Achilles87 · 11-09-2009, 07:47 PM

The only old injury I have is $hit range of motion in my left ankle.

cell__tech · 11-09-2009, 07:50 PM

Dislocated my right shoulder during provincal tryouts, had to get surgury and haven't played since!

Best sport I have played to date though

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 07:51 PM

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The only old injury I have is $hit range of motion in my left ankle.

You tore a ligament or something?

Mr.Garfiield · 11-09-2009, 07:53 PM

cracked my sternum

sprained both ankles at the same time.

havnt played since im out of high school

Sir_Captain · 11-09-2009, 07:55 PM

I never had any real injuries from it. Although I saw one of my mates brothers break both his arms while playing.

Edit: Actually I did **** up my right shoulder, the shoulder blade got moved down to sorta on top of the ribs where it wasn't supposed to be. A forward was charging at me. I went in real hard shoulder first. He got owned and my shoulder got ****ed.

jwest529 · 11-09-2009, 07:56 PM

6 stiches in the head
tore acl (not from rugby), came back and played 8 months later
broke my wrist (didnt know i broke it, going to need a surgery down the road, 1 bone is right now two seperate bones)
severe dislocation of the finger (i have to have it in a brace for 6 weeks and cant move the middle joint

gonna play in the spring for my final semester of college, then play mens. until i break my back ill keep coming back

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 07:57 PM

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The only old injury I have is $hit range of motion in my left ankle.

Whats the most commone injury in rugby? In football its the unhappy triad the ACL, meniscus and medial collateral ligament.

Achilles87 · 11-09-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by joemoran

You tore a ligament or something?

Partially tore ligaments and then sprained it multiple times after that.
Also i'm pretty sure I have a deviated septum from taking a shoulder to the face.

I have big scar on my knee from when I sliced my knee open and fuked my shoulder a few times but they don't give me any problems now.

Achilles87 · 11-09-2009, 07:59 PM

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Whats the most commone injury in rugby? In football its the unhappy triad the ACL, meniscus and medial collateral ligament.

Probably concussions and shoulder dislocations.

Frannycakes · 11-09-2009, 07:59 PM

Dislocated my finger in September, just buddy taped it every game, can't fully extend it, waiting till the end of the season to get it checked. And I got hit in the face pretty good this weekend, cut under my eye, a little bruising.

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Probably concussions and shoulder dislocations.

x2.

Eric-B · 11-09-2009, 08:00 PM

I played wing and luckily never had any serious injuries. I was witness to quite a few though...broken neck, femurs, etc. $hit happens.

cell__tech · 11-09-2009, 08:03 PM

A friend of mine stiff armed some kid and broke his cheek bone, it was one of the most disgusting things I have seen

Triple6 · 11-09-2009, 08:04 PM

broke 3 ribs, then packed a scrum, let me tell you that wasn't easy.

since then got spear tackled (head driven into the ground) and tore muscles in my shoulder and kneck, and have not played since, that was 4+ years ago... the guy who took my spot broke his neck when the scrum collapsed on him, he is lucky to be walking, one of those stories where the Doc tells you a mm each way...

have also dislocated my shoulder numerous times

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Achilles87

Partially tore ligaments and then sprained it multiple times after that.
Also i'm pretty sure I have a deviated septum from taking a shoulder to the face.

I have big scar on my knee from when I sliced my knee open and fuked my shoulder a few times but they don't give me any problems now.

If you still have pain in that knee I would get it checked out because you could get arthritis or chronic pain later on.

In fact you should get physical therapy...go see a physiatrist. (Srs)

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 08:06 PM

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broke 3 ribs, then packed a scrum, let me tell you that wasn't easy.

since then got spear tackled (head driven into the ground) and tore muscles in my shoulder and kneck, and have not played since, that was 4+ years ago... the guy who took my spot broke his neck when the scrum collapsed on him, he is lucky to be walking, one of those stories where the Doc tells you a mm each way...

have also dislocated my shoulder numerous times

wow..breaking the neck (spinal column) is the worst thing. The surgery itself is controversial.

Sorry..."scrum" ????

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 08:07 PM

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A friend of mine stiff armed some kid and broke his cheek bone, it was one of the most disgusting things I have seen

so hes got no cheekbone?

Triple6 · 11-09-2009, 08:08 PM

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wow..breaking the neck (spinal column) is the worst thing. The surgery itself is controversial.

Sorry..."scrum" ????

yeah he has metal rods inserted into his kneck (around the spine)... as for scrum.. I will find a picture... basically its 8 guys pushing against each other

Achilles87 · 11-09-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by joemoran

If you still have pain in that knee I would get it checked out because you could get arthritis or chronic pain later on.

In fact you should get physical therapy...go see a physiatrist. (Srs)

Nah there's no pain it's just a bit tight because of all the scar tissue in there.

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 08:15 PM

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yeah he has metal rods inserted into his kneck (around the spine)... as for scrum.. I will find a picture... basically its 8 guys pushing against each other

So that's done as an exercise or part of the game?

Achilles87 · 11-09-2009, 08:20 PM

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So that's done as an exercise or part of the game?

Used to restart play after a knock on which is like a fumble in american football.

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 08:22 PM

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Used to restart play after a knock on which is like a fumble in american football.

thx

Moh7 · 11-09-2009, 08:26 PM

i dont mean to be "that guy" but saturday was my last highschool football game of my life. The final score of the game was 8-14 loss because we couldnt get 2 yards with 30 seconds left at there 6 yd line.

I play cornerback, one of the least contact positions on the field.

At the end of the game i could barely stand. My lower back was too messed up, iv had 2 straight days of massive headaches from a huge concusion. After the game i was hurting so much that i was shivering non stop for about 4 hours. For those 4 hours chills came from my back non stop.

But it was worth it.

(srs)

joemoran · 11-09-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Moh7

i dont mean to be "that guy" but saturday was my last highschool football game of my life. The final score of the game was 8-14 loss because we couldnt get 2 yards with 30 seconds left at there 6 yd line.

I play cornerback, one of the least contact positions on the field.

At the end of the game i could barely stand. My lower back was too messed up, iv had 2 straight days of massive headaches from a huge concusion. After the game i was hurting so much that i was shivering non stop for about 4 hours. For those 4 hours chills came from my back non stop.

But it was worth it.

(srs)

Wish I had the chance to play in high school..unfortunately I was way too weak and scrawny back then.