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Originally Posted by he-fox
I personally love football ("soccer"...), I enjoy American football since I took time to learn the game, but I have to say that rugby is way more dynamic than american football, it can be way more brutal (just take a look at their shoes, they have 2 inch nails, with no protection at all..), they could kill each other if they want to, but the fair play rules, it's truly a sport for real men. And, obviously, american football it's just a version of rugby.
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I modestly disagree.
True, in rugby you don't use equipment, but it is for a reason that you use equipment in American Football. If you try playing "professional" football without equipment you would literally die. In rugby you can only hit the player with the ball, and below the waist I believe. In American Football everyone hits each other. There are blind side hits, there are players running down a straight line, looking back at the ball, and as soon as they catch it get popped brutally by a defender without ever seeing it coming. Also, all the equipment you see on a player is not only used for protection, but also for hitting.
The thing with Amercian Football is that the entire mentality of the game is violent.