These are supposedly the rules of rugby, but they’re all wrong. This isn’t even rugby! I don’t care if you call it “rugby” and have the world rugby association notarize it, I don’t believe anything is rugby anymore. Regardless, here are a bunch of oily, almost naked ladies explaining the sport to you in Zack Snyder slow motion, so enjoy that. (via Bob’s Blitz)

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Oh Bekki, you left your socks on just for me!

Old Boys University is not actually a college, despite what I would think when trying not to care about it, but it is in fact a rugby union club in the Wellington Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. That’s where Lord of the Rings was filmed. *gives self wedgie* But I’m not here to pretend to know anything about rugby, because this little story involves boobies, and that’s something the entire world understands.

The Old Boys women’s rugby team is having trouble drawing fans each season, so gals like Bekki Abernathy up there grabbed a camera, ditched their clothes and they made themselves a little calendar. Hoping to escape the classic assumption that women who play rugby are butch goblins with ham fists and bulbous bearded clams, the ladies are not only using this nudie calendar to attract male fans, but also to show more women that hot chicks can also get drunk and beat the crap out of each other.

From the Old Boys Women’s website:

Our classy and artistic 2011 naked calendar rails against this myth by contrasting the concept of the seductive and submissive pin-up girl with images of women who assert themselves as strong athletes and empowered women.

Our calendar only presents images of women who play for our team and we see it as a great way to break down the stereotypes of Women’s Rugby and encourage potential Womens players to see that you dont have to be a certain size, temperament or demeanor to play.

And I think that’s both an outstanding attitude and BLAH BLAH BLAH BOOBIES!!! But don’t go getting any ideas, WNBA. I’m not sure that the 2011 “Luscious Layups” calendar will go flying off the shelves.

Only 1,000 Old Boys calendars are available, and they’re a hot item… or maybe not. Stick around after the jump for ordering details…

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This is a tale of resilience, which people often refer to as “resiliency,” but I’m pretty sure that that’s not even a word. But anyway, it’s also a cautionary tale to anyone considering sleeping in a tent at the bottom of a hill, especially in the vicinity of any sort of rugby team, who decided to push a cylindrical grass roller into the tent of sleeping Emma Winch.

The ‘prank’ also left Emma Winch with facial injuries after she was crushed by the huge cylinder, which was rolled down a hill. The 26-year-old had been camping at Aberaeron Rugby Club, near Aberystwyth, West Wales, where she was due to play in a competition.

After she was discharged [from the hospital] last night, she said: ‘I heard it coming. There was like a lot of banging and then I heard people laughing. ‘I stopped the roller with my head. My face was numb so I couldn’t feel much. I have had a lucky escape.’ via, via.

Twenty-one members of an under-19 club were arrested and kicked out of the scheduled tournament. Winch was more critical of the parents on that team than the players themselves, claiming that the team had been drinking all day and night. And really, I just wanted to post this image of Winch, because I’ve never been so turned on by a woman with two black eyes before. This must be why Warren Moon was beating his wife for all those years.

In yet another edict, the NFL is trying to become less violent by mandating referees eject players for flagrant helmet-to-helmet hits:

"Officials will be reminded this week to pay strict attention to these rules and disqualify the fouling player if the action is judged to be flagrant," [NFL supervisor of officials Mike] Pereira wrote in the memo sent to the 32 NFL teams. "Actions that involve flagrant helmet to helmet contact are the likely acts that will include disqualification. Our commissioner and this office remain very focused on the safety of our players."

Yes, I suppose the safety of the players is important. But what of the enjoyment of the fans? When all those Christians were being "severely injured" in the Colosseum, did the Caesars call for rule changes? Did they penalize the lions for going after the tasty, tasty organ meat in the torso? No, because they knew what put Roman asses in the seats. I wonder how the great Marion Motley (pictured) would have reacted to all the rule changes that have enervated the NFL through the years. I imagine he would strap on his helmet (sans face-mask) and run the ball to house while destroying as many Caucasian defenders as he could along the way. Oh well, if you want some hard-hitting action this weekend, you can watch the U.S. Women's Rugby Club Championships in Sanford, FL. -KD