Rugby league invades black cat's field. Ftfy
this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2025
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The average housecat can run 20 to 25 miles per hour. So unless the rugby team has an elite sprinter, it's likely that nobody there can match its speed. (And even if they could, good luck picking up a cat while you're sprinting at your very top speed.)
I reckon they could persistence hunt it tho. Or just use a laser pointer.
The average housecat can run 20 to 25 miles per hour
I'm guessing no rugby player has ever been as fast as 2009 Usain Bolt, let alone over 2 mph faster..
Perry Baker and Marcos Moneta are two absolute flyers in the men’s game, clocking top speeds of 11.2m/s (40.3 km/h or 25.1mph). This helps them consistently finish among the top try scorers in tournament after tournament.
https://www.world.rugby/news/910469/how-fast-must-you-be-to-make-it-in-rugby-sevens
Why would I not simply wait for it to get tired?
It'll run to the top of a really tall tree. Cats can sit idle and wait for a really long time, like a week.
Well, the context is that they're at a rugby game, so presumably they want to finish the game in a reasonable amount of time.
I struggle to believe that two rugby teams are incapable of corralling a cat off a field, but you have a point.
I'd pay good money to see the cat unleashing chaos.
He so plushy and he got LITTLE LEGS!!!!
#🤯
the rules don't say cat's can't play!
Yeah, but that one doesn't have the right gear on. Section 4 of the laws of the game say:
3(a) For ease of identification, players’ clothing must have the numbers 1 to 13 with additional numbers for the substitutes.
4(b) A player’s normal gear shall consist of a numbered jersey of distinctive colour and/or pattern, a pair of shorts, socks of a distinctive colour and/or pattern and studded boots or shoes.
4(f) Studs on boots or shoes shall not have sharp edges or pose a risk of injury to other players.
If there's one thing I know about cats, it's that their booties have sharp edges that pose a risk of injury. That cat is going to get a red card as soon as it enters the playing field. Only language some players understand.
Look, I know rules are rules, but look at that face. That purrmuffin would never ever claw another player.
(not unless they had it coming.)
If the cat and the Raccoon that ran onto the field a while back joined a team, they would be unstoppable.
That's clearly an All Blacks haka given corporeal form. Hide your weak souls, loose tongues, and quivering hearts, all enemies of Whakapapa! 🤪🤘🏼