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The Search for Adrenaline

Cornell Rugby players talk about the intensity and skill within their sport

April 4, 2008 - 12:00am
By Evan Carr

Athletes thrive on the intensity of competition. Determination, teamwork, talent and greatness — this is what we all love to see in great sports.

While channel-surfing on TV, many sports junkies have probably caught a glimpse of a rugby match — the brutality, the speed and the vicious hits that are involved. When a pad-less player gets drilled by an opponent, sending the ball airborne, a resounding “Oooooooh!” echoes through the audience. So what are these guys thinking?

“Rugby players have a different mentality,” said freshman rugby player Kyle Sullivan. “You have no pads, no protection — it’s just you against the other guys. Fifteen guys on fifteen guys just hitting each other — it’s awesome.”