The saying goes that rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen, and the converse is true for football.

That four-minute video we featured last week, covering some iconic moments from years gone by, certainly ticked the ‘gentlemen’ box, but this week we’re looking at something a little different.

SA Rugby Mag, as part of their efforts to give fans their sports fix whilst there is no on-field action, uncovered this compilation of rugby fails and funny moments, and it offers some light relief amidst the doom and gloom of sporting tournaments being pushed back, or cancelled outright.

Not the sort of relief Ozzie cricket captain Tim Paine is talking about, but it’s worth a watch.

Off we go:

I would add only listing Pieter-Steph du Toit as the world’s fifth-best player to any list of rugby fails.

The same YouTube channel also put together a compilation of 2020’s biggest hits, for those keen on something a little more brutal:

Earlier this week, it was announced that New Zealand’s Super Rugby teams will play their own domestic series, starting from June 13.

That means we should have live rugby on our screens just over a month from now.

Small victories.

[source:sarugbymag]