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Article: RUGBY: A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOOTBALL

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September 6, 1987
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PHOTO - 2 Eric Schroeder (left) makes a lateral pitch to Mike Young (right). Matt Lissner defends on the play during a recent Northwest Indiana Rugby Club practice. Rugby rules permit lateral and backward passes, but not forward passes. (Post-Tribune photo by John Mitchell) A soccer ball is compared to the football-shaped ball used in rugby. It is kicked, passed and carried as in American football. (Post-Tribune photo by John Mitchell)

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It's not American football, although the contact can be violent. It's not soccer, although it demands quick feet and the ability to boot a ball a long distance.

It's rugby, a first cousin ...

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