About how Leonard Peters picked up rugby quickly, USA rugby head coach Al Caravelli said:
"Leonard started playing in July, and he's really picked up the game quite rapidly. The passing is different, so sometimes he has a little difficulty with that. But he knows the rules probably better than most referees." (LVS)
LVS Note: "Peters, who played college football at Hawaii, joined the team last year after the Bears cut him from their practice squad. When the coaches explained to him that the sevens version of rugby was all about quick games, Peters thought the sport would be easy to adjust to. He was in for a rude awakening."
About how it was hard to adjust to rugby, Peters said:
"When I heard it was only 20-minute games, I was like, 'Man, I would kill that. I've played two-hour games in college and the NFL.' The first game I ever played in rugby, after two minutes, I was begging the coach to take me out." (LVS)
"The running in rugby is unbelievable. In football, you run for nine seconds and rest for 30 seconds. In rugby, you run for seven minutes straight." (LVS)
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/13/two-former-nfl-players-fill-usa-rugby-teams-roster/
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/13/usa-rugby-team-hopes-strong-showing-home-turf/
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