I played Rugby in college and then off and on for several years after. I’ve got a good friend in South Africa who played at the provincial level. Rugby is a true contact sport that I loved to play, and I can’t stand to watch it on TV. There are few sports I can stand to watch on TV.

Soccer is only a contact sport by accident. People get hurt playing golf on occasion too, that doesn’t make it a contact sport. Both are about as exciting to watch. About the only sports I can stand to watch are fights, then only if they are good ones, and some of the X game extreme sports are pretty freaking interesting to watch. The best way to watch any sport IMO is to have a look at the highlight reels the next day.

That’s not to take away from the athletic ability of any of these guys and girls. It’s just not something I like to burn my spare time on.