Underwater Rugby

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wampa-stompa on July 31st, 2017 at 20:02 UTC »

Underwater rugby (UWR) is an underwater team sport. During a match two teams try to score a negatively buoyant ball (filled with saltwater) into the opponents’ goal at the bottom of a swimming pool. It originated from within the physical fitness training regime existing in German diving clubs during the early 1960s and has little in common with rugby football except for the name. It was recognised by the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) in 1978 and was first played as a world championship in 1980.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_rugby

PlaidBaron on July 31st, 2017 at 22:22 UTC »

I wonder what the odds of drowning are in this sport.

FirstManofEden on July 31st, 2017 at 23:34 UTC »

IIRC, this isn't accidental, it's a photo shoot.