Difference in rugby balls?

Question

What is the difference between a training ball, a replica ball and a match ball? They are all the same price.

Answer 1

A proper match ball isn't the same price.

We play with the Guinness Premiership ball,

I think it's about £80, and well worth it. but I've never seen it for sale.

You get different training balls, usually a lot cheaper (25 - £30)

They are tougher, but not as nice as a match ball.

Also, you get different kinds of training balls.

Scrum half balls are a fair bit heavier, you wouldn't want to play with that all day, and your hooker would never hit the lineout.

A replica ball is just a general purpose ball but in club colours

Here's the Guinness ball - when it's freezing cold and raining, you'll appreciate it. Worth every penny.

http://www.lovell-rugby.co.uk/cgi-bin/lr...

Answer 2

better grip on match balls and and the weight is in all the right areas