I've played HS football in the US and I've been playing rugby since college. Both sports are really great to watch and play. I enjoy watching football just as much as I enjoy watching great rugby matches.
I believe the NFL has the best athletes in the world. USA Rugby is very poor bc. It isn’t a professional sport. Maybe one day we will have professional rugby in the US.
American Football is the most violent team sport in the world. In case you dont know, there is a reason why players use pads and helmets in American Foootball. It cannot be played without them.
In Rugby you can only hit the guy with the ball - In football everyone gets hit.
In Rugby there are not blindside hits - In Football you can get from any side at any given time.
In Rugby there are not head-on, automobile-style collisions - In football there is practically one in every play.
In Rugby blocking is not allowed - In Football you can get killed during a block
Another point is that pads and helmets are not only used to protect, they are used to hit. Simply compare the amount and seriousness of injuries in pro football to those in rugby and there is a clear difference.
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Furthermore, not only is american football more violent, it is of a much more violent mentality. It is a war-like game with war-like strategies, war-like terms and, like I said, war life mentality. It is impossible to talk about football if you never put on the pads.
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American Football is the most violent team sport in the world. In case you dont know, there is a reason why players use pads and helmets in American Foootball. It cannot be played without them.
In Rugby you can only hit the guy with the ball - In football everyone gets hit.
In Rugby there are not blindside hits - In Football you can get from any side at any given time.
In Rugby there are not head-on, automobile-style collisions - In football there is practically one in every play.
In Rugby blocking is not allowed - In Football you can get killed during a block
Another point is that pads and helmets are not only used to protect, they are used to hit. Simply compare the amount and seriousness of injuries in pro football to those in rugby and there is a clear difference.
In Rugby you can only hit the guy with the ball - In football everyone gets hit.
Technically that is wrong. You can get hit in a maul and during a ruck.
In Rugby there are not blindside hits - In Football you can get from any side at any given time.
Wrong again as you can't heat a player outside the tackle box from behind.
Originally posted by J. Falcon
American Football is the most violent team sport in the world. In case you dont know, there is a reason why players use pads and helmets in American Foootball. It cannot be played without them.
In Rugby you can only hit the guy with the ball - In football everyone gets hit.
In Rugby there are not blindside hits - In Football you can get from any side at any given time.
In Rugby there are not head-on, automobile-style collisions - In football there is practically one in every play.
In Rugby blocking is not allowed - In Football you can get killed during a block
Another point is that pads and helmets are not only used to protect, they are used to hit. Simply compare the amount and seriousness of injuries in pro football to those in rugby and there is a clear difference.
I played rugby, and I beleive that as the years go on and more and more insurance premium increases etc. etc. we have seen the game get a tad softer on all fronts.
American league certainly is not pussy from where i sit, it is totally diffrent tactically, and technique wise and would excert just as many strains on the human body as rugby would. They hit without conscience where-as rugby in my mind always had a sense of respect for my foe at the same time as test both our limits. I played a range of positions including breakaway, centre and a short stint as hooker(gained a few kilo's at one stage) until i dislocated my shoulders in a scrum that collapsed.
American Football is the most violent team sport in the world. In case you dont know, there is a reason why players use pads and helmets in American Foootball. It cannot be played without them.
In Rugby you can only hit the guy with the ball - In football everyone gets hit.
In Rugby there are not blindside hits - In Football you can get from any side at any given time.
In Rugby there are not head-on, automobile-style collisions - In football there is practically one in every play.
In Rugby blocking is not allowed - In Football you can get killed during a block
Another point is that pads and helmets are not only used to protect, they are used to hit. Simply compare the amount and seriousness of injuries in pro football to those in rugby and there is a clear difference.
You obviously did not see many rugby matches, because you're wrong. I recommend you to watch the World Cup, in September this year.
Rugby is a fair-play sport, not a "war". Only think that those men are wearing 1 inch nails shoes which can easily be use to crack heads in a mawl, but they avoid stepping on each other's heads.
A rugby player is in continuous movement almost all the 80 minutes of the game.
Most of the "football" players only play effectively a few minutes. Quite athletes there. 90% of them could not finish a rugby game, they would choke on the field, I'm talking especially about the defense players.
And, above all, "football" is a derivate of rugby, anybody can see that, since rugby was invented in the 19th century, then brought in and modified in America.
I'm not putting down american "football", since I enjoy watching it, but rugby is more of a men sport in my book. But that's just me.
You obviously did not see many rugby matches, because you're wrong. I recommend you to watch the World Cup, in September this year.
Rugby is a fair-play sport, not a "war". Only think that those men are wearing 1 inch nails shoes which can easily be use to crack heads in a mawl, but they avoid stepping on each other's heads.
A rugby player is in continuous movement almost all the 80 minutes of the game.
Most of the "football" players only play effectively a few minutes. Quite athletes there. 90% of them could not finish a rugby game, they would choke on the field, I'm talking especially about the defense players.
And, above all, "football" is a derivate of rugby, anybody can see that, since rugby was invented in the 19th century, then brought in and modified in America.
I'm not putting down american "football", since I enjoy watching it, but rugby is more of a men sport in my book. But that's just me.
Dude thats all fine and I agree with some of the things you said, but I don't see you proving that I'm wrong at all. In fact your post has nothing to do with mine.
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A rugby player is in continuous movement almost all the 80 minutes of the game.
Most of the "football" players only play effectively a few minutes. Quite athletes there. 90% of them could not finish a rugby game, they would choke on the field, I'm talking especially about the defense players.
Cornerbacks, safties, running backs and wide receivers can run laps around any rugby player. Those guys are physically gifted.
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Dude thats all fine and I agree with some of the things you said, but I don't see you proving that I'm wrong at all. In fact your post has nothing to do with mine.
of course it does, read the first line, please. I recommend you to watch some rugby and you'll see you are completely wrong.
In Rugby you can only hit the guy with the ball - In the mawls everything is about physical contact. Of course, it's about fighting for the ball, not violence.
In Rugby there are not blindside hits - you've never seen a tackle from the back, while running?
In Rugby there are not head-on, automobile-style collisions - mawls, front tackles, penetrations.
Blocking is not allowed, indeed, but in the mawls, which are kinda the same thing, you can get killed, too, if someone steps with a 1 inch nail and 250 lbs on your chest or head.
Simply compare the amount and seriousness of injuries in pro football to those in rugby and there is a clear difference. - I doubt that. Prove it.
American Football is the most violent team sport in the world. In case you dont know, there is a reason why players use pads and helmets in American Foootball. It cannot be played without them.
In Rugby you can only hit the guy with the ball - In football everyone gets hit.
In Rugby there are not blindside hits - In Football you can get from any side at any given time.
In Rugby there are not head-on, automobile-style collisions - In football there is practically one in every play.
In Rugby blocking is not allowed - In Football you can get killed during a block
Another point is that pads and helmets are not only used to protect, they are used to hit. Simply compare the amount and seriousness of injuries in pro football to those in rugby and there is a clear difference.
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