10 Reasons Why We Love Rugby!

Get ready to tackle a super exciting weekend of rugby, family fun and live entertainment as the Heineken Champions Cup Final comes to the Toon on Friday the 10^thand Saturday the 11^thof May!

If you haven’t been to a rugby match before, you’ll definitely want to go after reading this!

1. It has the greatest fans in the world

They dress up, they sing loud and they mingle together! They are truly the best!

2. The Respect

Unlike other sports…players have respect not only for each other but for the referee.

3. The Passion

Players live and breathe the game.

4. The Tackles

A rugby game is guaranteed to make you wince. You really want to look away, but you never can!

5. The Players

There's no diving or crying off. They know what they need to do, and they get the job done!

Vereniki Goneva in action v Harlequins at Kingston Park last season. Will there be more of the same tomorrow?

Book your tickets online at https://t.co/kAgl3OUKsC pic.twitter.com/GeJiK5iyU2

— Newcastle Falcons (@FalconsRugby) January 4, 2019

6. More points

Football is simple. The ball crosses the goal-line = 1 goal. In rugby, you've got tries, conversions, penalties, penalty tries and drop goals!

7. The Camaraderie

Regardless of the team they play for, if a player goes down they are helped up.

8. All shapes and sizes

Large, small, tall, short there's a place for everyone in Rugby!

9. The Haka

How many other sports can put on such an incredible show before the main even has even kicked off?

10. Those very important locker room shots

Best of luck to the @FalconsRugby lads in your match vs Bath today! Hope you're wearing your lucky Oddballs! pic.twitter.com/xbyMdU9bEz

— OddBalls (@myoddballs) January 27, 2018

Join Justin and Kelly from Heart Breakfast at the Champions Rugby Village on Newcastle's Quayside for family fun, live entertainment, food and drink plus your chance to win. See you there from Friday May 9^th