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Running a marathon is not the healthiest thing to do either. Even "marching" has a bad connotation in this context.

• gaius 9y ago
  People get necks and backs broken in real scrums too. A real scrum is a violent fight for control between opposing teams. A lot of these analogies were not well thought through. I will wager the methodology merchants behind scrum were neither runners nor rugby players ever.
  • joejerryronnie 9y ago
    Ah yes, the shenanigans that occur in a real scrum are no joke. Some of our forwards would wrap tape around their entire head (including ears) to prevent their ears from being torn off.
    • gaius 9y ago
      We used to play rugby when I was at school, it was banned when a kid in the next town ended up in a wheelchair, then my school switched to tennis or something. Nowadays I only watch, the atmosphere at Twickenham is incredible