I have been thinking about giving Rugby a try for quite some time and have found a local club which plays touch in the summer in prep for the season in September.

I have never played (except a day or two in gym class in Jr. High and EA Sports Rugby 2008 ) but am fascinated by the game and think it looks like a blast.

Who on Xmarks plays? and what would you recommend for someone that enjoys watching the game, but has very little understanding of the game?

I am not the fittest or most athletic person in the world, but have started playing soccer once a week (2hrs full pitch) with friends, weight train 3 days a week w/ cardio, and am also thinking of training with the local Aussie rules football team once a week. I figure at 6'4 and around 280ish lbs that I am built for sports like rugby rather than tennis

Any advise?