haha I did and it was delicious ! <| sep |> I know you don ' t want to be a prop , but that ' s about the right size for one at the highschool level . Props aren ' t fat guys anymore , it ' s become a very dynamic position . They ' re strong for the scrum , fit enough to run from breakdown to breakdown , and need to be smart enough to know where they need to be next . A lot of defensiveoffensive play happens at the fringes of a ruck and the props are of the the ones who make the decision to contest or not . It ' s not a running position , but it does involve a lot of hitting the ball up and tackling . If you ' re afraid of getting hurt in the scrum , don ' t be good technique means that you ' ll be safe . In terms of preparing for the team , the springbok have this cool resource for conditioning . % 20 Physical % 20 conditioning % 20 for % 20 rugby . pdfHowever the biggest advantage would come from working on skills and doing your best to understand how rugby is played . It ' s a complex game , with a lot of rules and , when compared to football or Gridiron , you don ' t get many chances to stop and think about what ' s next . Do you know what touch rugby is ? It ' s a noncontact version of rugby which forces you to rely on ball skills and running lines , typically played in the summer . There ' s bound to be a competition in your area , and it would be more valuable than all the physical training in the world .