Not actually they claimed that they would "knock people out" and "get six tries" This was coming from people who need shoulder pads to play their sport Rugby would actually be a very difficult game for them to play since American Football allows forward passes, has no offsides or even the discipline on legal and illegal tackles
@@bottom-shotta bro u know nothing ab football for sure. that sport has way more rules than many others including rugby. so sit where u at and respect.
@@SuperChangeVideo i was comparing it to rugbys rules, i didnt say they had no rules. Also the nfl players no nothing abt rugby and they wouldn't be able to get even one try, theres more resttictions in rugby like they cannot pass the ball anywhere and any tackles on the neck and above is dangerous since rugby players dont use those protective thingys. They why i say nfl players are less disciplined, bc if rugby players dont follow those rules the game would be less challenging and players could end up killing each other
@@SuperChangeVideo bro i just searched it and rugby has 21 rules whereas american football has 17, actually do ur research before you say things cause you're gonna look dumb
I would love to see these guys actually play Rugby. They're crazy fit and strong, very professional athletes..... and would probably perform really well at the regional level once they can properly pass the ball
Tom Mulders ah see thats the problem ...the only players that could hope to play top level rugby are running backs, wide receivers,tight ends ,quarter back, safetys and hopefully linebackers ( tacklers yes but ballskillls hmm) the rest are just wrestlers period not footballers by any means . meaning they lack intrinsic ball skills. too late when they have left college to develop the requiste levels needed aswell.. which leads to the truth if the big boys wanted to play rugby they would need to be practicing from a younger age and the training would not be so focussed on size by necessity hence my guess alot of those players would be smaller than they are playing NFL by, i would guess 20- 40 pounds
lachlan kearse Nah, some of the "fat boy wrestlers" are really, really athletic. Guys like Cameron Wake, JJ Watt, Mario Williams, Robert Quinn, etc. would make good rugby players imo. (Cameron Wake was in this video and if you don't know who those others are RU-vid some of their highlights. They really are freakish athletes.) Honestly the biggest obstacle for an NFL to rugby transition would be learning the game. Like the dudes in the video were saying, a lot of them just don't know how to play it. Teach someone like Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch, Dez Bryant, etc. how to play and you'd have yourself a great rugby player.
***** disagree .....too late for them to either develop the ballskills and or play defence and attack too be top level at rugby ,they would invariably fail enough at one or more disciplines to be found wanting ...yes if they had played rugby during their formative years things would/could be different
8span Why aren't I popular in American? What did I do? You have numbers and money but even with that it took you guys 22 years to catch up to a country that didn't exist during that time in terms of Basketball World Cups. Rugby is more skill based than speed/strength based. A lot of the 2nd/3rd tier international teams have some pretty big guys yet they still get smashed by the more skillful teams. In American Football I would only describe the Kickers and Quarterbacks as being skillful players.
Ed Gleeson they won't cause rugby players are ignorant af I go to a school with loads of them and they all think football is bad cause pads but NFL is more popular
I have seen SO many ignorant comments here... if you play a sport... RESPECT other sports. I play rugby and respect these NFL guys... yes I think rugby is the best... BUT I won't put down NFL players...
I respect you for that Peter Chatteris , I myself am only twelve but love rugby and the majority of sports, except soccer, I suck at soccer ( which is ironic because rugby was loosely created to mirror soccer) Anyways, GO ALL BLACKS, NEW ZEALAND FTW New Zealand is best country ever, over here rugby is so popular.
+petnzme01 your boy Hayne was cut yesterday by the 49ers and NONE of the NFL teams claimed him so now hes on the niners practice squad. isn't that funny? one of the world's greatest rugby players is wanted by nobody in the NFL? You're my boy pet but that has to hurt huh?
+Slotten68 Oh boy... I started this thread to show RESPECT... For a start Hayne is nowhere near the world's best rugby players. For a start he doesn't play nor has he ever played Rugby... he played league... which is very different from Rugby. Plus Hayne was never the best. he was well past his prime. But more importantly League, Rugby and Gridiron are three different games requiring different skills. There are a few that make the transition from League to Rugby and do well... for example Sonny Bill Williams. However Gridiron has a completely different set of skills and I imagine rugby players or league players would find it hard to make the transition. The same would be said for gridiron players to play rugby or league... these games require a far higher fitness level and a far more diverse range of skills. Why not just enjoy what you enjoy and stop trying to one up each other... cheers
daglacier97 It's the ignorant zealots rugby fans that hate on the NFL. All Blacks players Keven Mealamu is big a fan of Ray Lewis and Victor Vito is a fan Denver. But the hate is a two way street for there are ignorant zealots football fans that hate on rugby too.
As a rugby player I respect nfl guys. They have to be very fit and tough some of those hits they make are unreal and the skill of the players is astounding!
I respect the NFL players too, I just cannot respect a game that forces you to watch 100 minutes of commercials plus more takes of people sitting around or standing to get 12 minutes of actual ball play and 17 minutes of replays. I do watch NFLs highlights shows. Those numbers come from a actual Wall Street Journal study done with a university and marketing firm. They are not made up.
sadly it'll never take over a regular rugby match goes for just under 2 hours with 80-85 minutes of gameplay 10 minutes of half time split 6 commentary 4 adds and has around 5 minutes of adds inbetween the game when the ball goes out for a scrum that is 9 minutes in adds compared to american football which goes for 4 hours has 60 minutes of gameplay half an hour at half time split 15 minutes commentary 15 minutes adds and the game has another 20-30 minutes to talk about tactics in game so including half time adds the amount of adds is 2 and a half hours tv advertisers would die if they had to break 2 and a half hours into 9 minutes so major tv companies will never let it happen
chanctonbury63 in australia they have like a replay of the game half time probably goes for 15 minutes not 10 but still half of that is a recap of the first half
@Truth Speaker so there are 6 foot 4 238 pound men who run a 4.39 40 have a 39 inch vert in rugby and what do you mean by ball skills because football has some of the best athletes at juking in the world
@Truth Speaker Throwing a football is quite easy?? Try throwing a football 40 yards downfield into a tiny window that only your guy can get while he has a defender right on his hip...all while 350 pound men are trying to kill you. Try again
Actually the question WHAT IS A TRY was answered very well by these guys. The word 'try' originates from early days. When you crossed the line and put the ball down you could "try" to kick a goal. Back then it was more like soccer. So yes, a try is (was) when you kick the ball to score a major!
it was never like that a try was when u place the ball over the tryline that's a try the kick is called a conversion which is worth 2 points a penalty kick is worth 3
***** Haha yeah I can see why it may seem confusing. You've got to think of it in context though. Think of a commentator yelling "TRYY!" as an NFL commentator would yell "Touchdowwwwn!" Then it
One of the great things about NFL players is how down to earth and humble these guys come across as, in spite of the fact that they have really impressive athletic ability and skills. NOt sure if its just due to media training or a genuine trait, but it sure creates a good impression.
Great to see so much respect coming from the NFL players. Obviously both sports at the highest level represent the peak of human athleticism. I would have to say that NFL players are far more specialized, and therefore the strongest or fastest NFL players would probably be stronger or faster than their rugby equivalents. However, I reckon rugby players are far more complete athletes overall, as every guy on the field has to be strong and tough enough to defend, fast enough to be an effective runner, and fit enough to endure extended periods of non-stop play. Not to mention the fact that a rugby player has to have the balls to tackle or run with no padding whatsoever, and when you have some 120kg forward running full tilt at you and you are a skinny fullback, they need to be some big balls.
I've always seen the idea of not wearing padding as just normal really. I can certainly see why u need it in NFL with the different contact rules but just seems like a real hassle if u want a casual game if u have to have all the gear.
@@mattl1962 "Population who plays rugby is probably like something less than 10,000, whereas NFL has probably got 100,000+ people who play worldwide." French rugby federation got 281000 licensed... and this is a football country... i'm not even gonna try with New Zealand.
I'm Aussie and love rugby and watch NFL casually. For me the world cup is a level of competition that Americans only know at the Olympics. Nothing makes athletes bleed like wearing their nations colours and expectations in a game.
@@barfingchickens1227 Like say between Argentina and England? Australia and New Zealand? Sorry mate but pro franchise rivalries in a domestic league have nothing on international level grudge matches.
If you think rugby is a marathon watch some Australian Football & get back to me also we hit just as hard as both rugby & american football so AFL definitely tough as the other football codes.
Petrius Maximus no, they’re all sticks. Skinny and flimsy. They aren’t really, but compared to the people that play these sports they are very weak. So it’s not really tougher
"Football like a sprint rips you apart" Only 11 minutes of actual play and a player runs only 1.2 miles, even I runs 3 miles everyday. "Rugby a marathon fatigues your entire body" Ever heard of football/soccer they have to run constantly for 90 minutes or even 120 minutes if the game ends in a tie though I respect the muscular endurance of rugby players.
American football is always going to have a place in my heart. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of listening to Virginia Tech Hokies (my parents' alma mater) football games on the radio (we didn't have TV), and cheering for the Hokies because that was the team mommy and daddy liked. I didn't really understand what was going on; the only thing I ever knew for sure was "Touchdown Tech!" meant our team scored. That was a huge part of my childhood - until MLS began play, but I digress - and I wouldn't trade those memories for the world. However, when it comes to comparing the two sports of American football and rugby, the only thing American football has over rugby is the name of the primary scoring method. 'Touchdown' just sounds SO much cooler than 'try.' Beyond that, rugby trounces American football. The game is continuous, rather than moving in stop motion, and since it is so, it's a more intense and exciting game to watch than American football. The players don't wear battle armor, and so the game is not as violent; you never see players in rugby using their spinal column as a battering ram. The length of the game is a reasonable amount of time. Scrums are cool. Line-outs are SUPER cool. Unless it's a really good game where my team is winning, I get tired of watching American football after about an hour. Whereas, I could watch rugby all day. I really wish it were a bigger sport here in the U.S., because I'd LOVE to have a local major rugby club to support.
That's funny how you thing rugby is better and more "intense". I don't think you're telling the truth about ever seeing a real American football game because if you have, you'd know that football is harder hitting, more exciting , and flat out more aggression than any rugby game
Luke Matthews I *have* seen a real American football game. Many times. The games are played in stop-motion, and they're three and a half hours long as a result.
+Luke Matthews Football is harder hitting overall but then it is padded contact and theres more hitting in Rugby, "exciting" is highly subjective (and tbh many people would probably go with Rugby there due to the flow of the game) and aggression is pretty much a pick em between the two. As far as intensity, again that can be quite a subjective term that could be applied to either sport. and i'm a big fan of both.
1:56 for anyone who would like to know why some players run across the pitch slightly before placing the ball down for the try here is a simple as I can say it explanation from someone who used to play: After a try is scored a conversion kick is taken in line with where the try was scored so the better the angle for your kicker(usually the fly half) the easier it is to get the extra 2 points from the conversion which takes your score for that play from 5 upto 7
As a lifelong Springboks rugby fan, Tom Brady's amazing career made me interested in the NFL. Very interesting, very different. Learning more about it all the time.
I love talking about these two sports, but Everytime I say something about American Football, I have a European Keyboard warrior trying to go on and on about how Rugby is better. The same for people ranting about American Rugby, but I find it mostly Europeans.
This is a cool respectful video. It seems athletes from both sports appreciate each others sports for what they are. It is the fans from both sports that get all butt hurt over which is better? who is stronger? etc. The argument will still go on a long long time after we are all gone. All you bitter fans may as well save your breath.
I think that all athletes respect other athletes who play different sports. It's the dumbs fans who constantly troll one another and saying which sport is better like "football is better than soccer or rugby is better than NFL" I never heard a professional athlete hate on another sport.
petnzme01 what does money have to do with anything? The players can still voice their opinion, a contract doesn't control what they think. Marshawn Lynch is a perfect example.
petnzme01 bro just saying watch videos from rugby players they are actually really nice people on average, and so are most american footballers, so by saying ur comment ur actually just proving you a bitter ‘fan’
Oh yeah man. You definitely heard about those New Zealand all blacks. the best in the world. first to win 2 consecutive world cups in a row. lets go boys.
The most dominant sports team in history from any country with a winning ratio around 80% from 1905-2018.The All Blacks are going for a hat trick at the 2019 RWC.
Yes but they wear pads only where you are not allowed to hit in rugby. There is no high tackle foul in American Football. If you were allowed hit head to head in Rugby it would be mandatory to wear protection the minute the first two players heads explode on impact lol.
Kit McIntosh Wilfork is a beast for 5 seconds at a time as long as you keep the oxygen mask close by. He'd be a walking heart attack in rugby though lol.
It actually used to be a 'try at goal' in rugby, the attempt was earned by 'touching the ball down' (sound familiar) between the posts. The 'touchdown' was not worth any points and the goals were the deciding factor as to who won. This was the rules from rugby around 170 years ago mind.
NFL players play for power, explosivenesses and short bursts of speed. Rugby players play for strength, stamina and endurance. Both sports produce amazing athletes. I just wish there wasn’t so many constant breaks in the NFL though.
I am a proud brit and a rugby player, i follow both sports and have respect for players in both. There is no point arguing because it all comes down to national pride which in my case doesnt matter
Lads, lads. The British, nor the Spaniards created American Football, the AMERICANS created AMERICAN Football. It was adopted from Rugby, which was brought from Canada, later brought down to the U.S., where Walter Camp and different lads from the the N.E. created different versions of the Sport. Then it turned into it's modern version, and now there's American Football. The Canadians created the rugby version first, but the Americans created the Tackle Football version first. Now there's two types, today. American and Canadian, and American is the better one. No offense, lol. To all the ignorant Football haters, go read a history book. Lol, I'm Irish and I'm at least being opened minded to the Americans. We owe others respect, do we not? I love both Football, and Rugby. Anyone else miss the "Heineken Cup"?
Robert Henderson Thank you someone that actually knows some fact about our sport! I admire Rugby and its players, it looks like a great team sport! If I wasn't born in the states I probably would have played Rugby myself.
i think rugby players have to be tougher overall, but nfl players are probably stronger and either quicker/bigger. rugby doesn't have 300 pound linemen hitting smaller players. but rugby players probably have much better endurance and are tough as nails.
There are definitely some 300 pound guys in rugby. But it's rare to come across players that are that big and still able to play a continuous 80 min game. But I would say nfl players are quicker/faster. The game require different types of athletes. In the nfl they specialise on certain qualities. For example running backs and receivers need speed whereas linemen need to be big. In rugby the players need a mix out of those qualities. They need a big variety of talents. That's why usually there aren't the same numbers when it comes to speed for example, even though there are a lot of rugby players that are just as fast as the fastest guys in the nfl. But just because they specialise on something doesn't mean they are a better athelete. And steroid use is a big problem in the nfl so it's hard to say wether or not the performance is natural.
Bernd Bananenbieger _And steroid use is a big problem in the nfl so it's hard to say wether or not the performance is natural._ So there's *zero steroid use* in rugby?
shinlanten No, there is probably also some steroid use in rugby. But they are a lot stricter when it comes to controlling it so it's VERY likely it's a lot less.
ALL I WANT IS TO SEE NFL PLAYERS AND RUGBY PLAYERS PLAY BOTH SPORTS AGAINST EACHOTHER. Is that so much to ask? Yes, I know they will probably suck at eachothers sports but that is what's going to make it entertaining.
I think it would probably be more possible with NFL and Rugby league even though I am a Union man because there is less of the very technical side of union
Jaks2much A survey done by Durex (I think) showed that New Zealand women had the highest number of sexual partners after Finland. As for our sheep population we have more cows, and we don't touch either of them, as I said 86% of people in New Zealand live in urban areas, the only time most of us see sheep is when we're driving between said urban areas assuming we're in a place that isn't suitable for dairy farming.
Jaks2much It's effectively asking for a confirmation, for example: Kiwi 1: She's pretty hot aye bro? Kiwi 2: Yeah bro. It's one of those things that just fits in with every day speech in New Zealand, everyone understands it. Kind of like how foreigners always get confused when we answer questions with "Yeah, nah", it can mean a few things depending on tone and what it's followed by, for example (continuing from the aye bro example): Kiwi 1: She's pretty hot aye bro? Kiwi 2: Yeah, nah she's mint as. or Kiwi2: Yeah, nah yeah. Translation: Yes she's very attractive. vs Kiwi 1: She's pretty hot aye bro? Kiwi 2: Yeah, nah. Translation: No not really.
Rugby: endurance, both physical and mentally (there's no breaks where your team gather to take decisions, you have to adjust it with your team without sharing a word)American Football: raw strength and agility, more tactical
Rugby is by far the most entertaining sport. It is non stop for 80 minutes contact unlike American football, each team can compete for the ball and win it back at anytime (playing defence and attack can switch in a second), it is without all the ad breaks, shoulder pads and helmets. All shapes and sizes play on the field at the same time. Rugby players can step and catch like a wide receiver, tackle like a cornerback, physicality of a running back, kick like a kicker and direct play and throw accurate passes (behind themselves) like a quarterback. Rugby is also played internationally rather than just the Americans with football.
I love both rugby and football so here goes. Both rugby and football players are equally as tough and generally equally as fast. Some NFL positions however require the players to have more speed such as receiver, running back, and linebacker. Rugby player are however far fitter. Strength is also about the same although some positions in the NFL require more strength. But these are two different games with running and tackling the common denominators. Rugby is a free flowing game that conceptually has more in common with basketball that the NFL. In rugby it's about tactics and quick decisions. Football is about positional play and strategy. Rugby requires continuous play which requires a higher degree of fitness. Positional play requires play recognition and bursts of speed. Rugby players are given maybe (I believe, perhaps I'm wrong) 5 or 6 outlines of plays and players adapt and improvise their tactics along those lines. The playbook in football looks like the Oxford English Dictionary. However don't believe that because the NFL use pads this makes rugby tougher. The use of pads makes certain types of tackling more dangerous, such as below the waist where there is little to no padding; such as the use of the helmet in the midsection or below the waist. Which is why you see a preponderance of knee and joint injuries in the NFL. Because of the use of the helmet the NFL sees a larger amount of concussions than rugby, although rugby has its share. And pads themselves hurt and chafe. Another area of difference is blocking. It's a devastating tool and at least half the injuries in the NFL occur during blocking. Let's not forget the large amount of artificial fields in the NFL. The IRB has introduced a few in rugby, but nothing like football. The continuous flow and tactics of rugby make the sport beautiful to watch. The accuracy and speed of the players passing, the quickness of their decision, the grit and grind of the game makes the game exciting for me. American football is a miniature game of war where precious territory is gained and measured in inches. Where as in war each person has a rank and specialization. Where as in war minutes of boredom is replaced by seconds of terror and excitement. Given time and training SOME NFL players could learn to be effective rugby players. Given time SOME rugby players could play SOME football positions. Both games have great athletes, and anyone who thinks either game has the greater or the lesser is greatly underestimating both.
For everyone arguing about what sports are better in the world; All sports are great really. They allow you to be competitive, and have fun. Rugby,Football (USA), Hockey, Basketball, Cricket, Baseball, Golf, Gaelic Football, Hurling etc. They are all great! And we call it soccer because of the England if anyone was wondering. It's from AsSOCiation Football. That got shortened to soccer
No, it really isn't. Rugby is almost exactly like soccer, except they run with the ball instead of kicking it, and they are allowed to tackle. NFL football is completely different from rugby in almost every way.
DeadlyDanDaMan you blatantly dont have the slightest idea what you're talking about. Why comment on something that you are so out of your depth on? it just makes you look dumb.
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I love how the players of both sports are extremely full of respect and admiration about the other while fans feel the need to talk smack and offend for no reason at all
I want to point out that in American High-school, football training is the most physically demanding thing in the world. There are no rules or limits to what the coaches can have you do. I went to a very small high school in a farming town, and the football training involved having players run up and down a very steep slippery dirt hill, every single day. Many of the guys I went to school with bench pressed over 300 lbs and weighed only 175 lbs. As an American, I was terrified of football training, it was like signing up for the military, so I never volunteered to be part of my school football team. I think if other countries saw how hard the training is, they would have a new found respect for the athletes who are actually selected to be part of the NFL.
***** Really? Our Chess coach had us living in the wild like animals to condition us for the for the mental strain of chess....as well as the for the sorrow we would face upon defeat.
That’s true for a lot of NFL players, actually. A lot of them are well spoken. There’s a misconception (usually by non-Americans) that NFL players are brutish because of the collision-nature of American football.
During a standard NFL game there is only 12 freakin minutes of actual gameplay.. its a waste of their talent. rugby could become big if marketed properly and introduced earlier...
How much time is actually played in rugby? Cause I've watched staff attending injuries on the field with players just standing around. Though players stopped playing, the clock doesn't stop in rugby.
171TITO huh?? you clearly haven't.. its 80 minutes.. and there are hardly any real stops.. lineouts and scrums.. they are constantly jogging.. Injuries occur, but not frequently..hardly anytime taken of.. NFL on the other hand is seconds of action.. then adverts
Vankai I was just looking at wales vs. NZ on youtube. Dude, they certainly didnt play 80 min. Str8. Somebody just replied that its actually 30-40 mintues played out of 80.
JulioAbel90 maybe rugby isn't the ish in your country but for others such as south Africans , Australians and the new Zealanders it is.for most it forms part of their culture, sorry for drifting from the actual topic bra, I get so excited sometimes. I always wanted to place a game of american football but these fuckers in south Africa doesn't want to.
Rugby rocks full stop. I have nothing against American football as a sport as I have never played it, but gosh it is so dramatized with advertising and so many show offs and little respect and huge ego's during the game(as advertised). You not sure what you watching a game or entertainment? I have tried watching a game but lose interest to quick. That is no down talking on the athletic skill it takes to play the game, and the athletes who train hard. For Rugby the game is the entertainment in my opinion. With football being 15 mins a quarter, with some players only getting roughly 5 mins game time which is modest game time given. Why play a game you hardly play? I doubt they also quicker as some say, yes way bigger with so many players with crazy big muscles looking uncool kind of big. Why I say not quicker even though there are quicker players, but can they keep there speed for 80 mins? If I only have to come on for 5 mins a game not so demanding to remain quick, South African player Bryan Habana even at the end of a game is still pushing out 10.4 to 11.0 on 100m . But Rugby as a game has and is becoming a lot more quicker game, with endurance needed. But both games need players with strength and players to be tough. We are also seeing faster and faster players joining the lines in rugby, and even scrum player becoming quicker. but Rugby is all round with limited players on the bench, it takes mental, and physical ability, loads of discipline and focus with each player being vital for victory. You can't afford to lose a player, because you don't have what seems to be a endless stream of players for back up if something goes wrong. But respect to all athletes and the time put in training. I just find it funny, wasteful of talent, and frustrating that you train so hard for a average of between 3 to 5 mins of game time, but yes the money is way better with American Football.
Yes agreed. We need to get back to pure sports again. So much I could still say about how it has shifted and become more about money. Hopefully rugby can remain a sport. Team sports rock.
I'd be keen as to see a game between the US Eagles and a team made up of allstar NFL players (maybe in their off-season with a fair amount of practice behind them).
Anybody commenting on here about NFL players being bigger than rugby players, have clearly never seen a rugby player in real life. They are just as big as football players but without the fat. Don't forget, American Football came from rugby, so the athletes have more in common than you might think. And p.s. I'm an American who works at an international airport, so I see these guys all the time.
+David French NO rugby player has ever played in the NFL and no NFL player has ever played professional Rugby. Not sure where they got notorious for cherry picking from?
+Pizza Creepa Jarryd Hayne has never played Rugby in his life, he joined the NFL after a career as a Rugby League player. Rugby League is a derivative of Rugby Just as American Handegg is a derivative of Rugby
I love both games, and think there both great, it's awesome to see that NFL players appreciate Rugby, personally, I like and play Rugby more, but most people say "Rugby players would be trash in NFL" but Rugby is more intense and there are often more collisions.
Read this entire thread and didn’t see one comment about the difference in officiating. Rugby Union - 1 referee/30 players. 2 touch judges. NFL - 5 referees (I think - way too many anyway) / 22 players. Video replay up the ying yang, average play 7 seconds, stop, flag for an offence IMMATERIAL to the outcome of the play, referee conference, plea bargain, ruling, do over. GAAAAAAHHHH! Kills the spirit of the game.
Thanks. They’d transition well. Most non-Americans think NFL players are wimps because they’re “fat” (that’s not true and it just shows how ignorant people can be about the athleticism of NFL players) and wear a helmet and shoulder pads-in reality, the two sports are played too differently to really compare.
Oh, my mom and I love watching sports together. We got into rugby because a channel in my country was showing the World Championship and it was awesome! I really want to get into NFL, but I have no clue to where I can watch it :/ We might just have to do it with (EU) football for now. However, I really hope they will air the NFL as well on maybe a separate channel. They already show NBA so that's the first step... right?
These guys are world class athletes. The competition to even make into a the NFL team is one the highest in any sport. The whole pad argument shows a complete lack of understanding of the human body. The hits in Rugby are les than the NFL because of no pads. The games are very different. Rugby players have much greater endurance for the 80 minute game. NFL is high intensity for shorter periods.
BAsically it's about risk compensation, you take more risks the more you feel protected, it's the same with car drivers and airbags/seatbelts, cyclists whom wear helmets (proven to be more injuries with those wearing them), same in boxing, hence the ABA have banned them due to more concussions not less.
Sorry but you are just plain wrong, the facts speak for themselves. whilst there are some head injuries in rugby the effects by defintion of not launching onself directly at the head of another (even non deliberate head to head) means the forces involved are massively less than those involved in gridiron. This is exctly why we now see the effects of micro conussions or worse in huge huge numbers in the US. The 'busted open' aspect doesn't in itself lead to a brain injury, cuts can be nasty but a fractured skull in rugby league or union is extremely rare. Yes concussions do occur but the long term effects have not being proven to be anywhere near to that of those experienced in gridiron and the wearing of helmets is the root cause of this.
Any American football team would beat the all blacks in an American football match just as the all blacks would obviously beat any American football team in rugby until they make a game which combines the two sports we won't know for fact who is better at their craft
The one thing that is a bit surprising is how little those guys know about rugby and all the terminology when here in England American Football is petty well known. Its a shame to be honest as it just means rugby isn't popular enough for USA to develop a strong side that can challenge the big guns in Europe and the Souther Hemisphere
yeh.. rugby is bigger in areas with irish people NY boston ect... or french people for canada.. most nfl players come from the south or other areas and probably hv never heard of it unitl they got older.. there is some rugby played in texas. but thats because football coaches wanted to train there players in off season and there is a limit on how much work you can do iwth ur team year round in highschool.. texas hs football is insane.. its growing quickly though and we have some good hs teams over hear.
Honestly, I think the main issue is that its not played in most schools. Universities, yes. But football and soccer are played in every high school in the states and so every kid has exposure to both growing up and it isn't until one goes to college that they become more aware of rugby. That being said, we yanks love our sports, so I'm sure there a bunch of amateur leagues somewhere. :P
Oliver Horsman You are absolutely right, the Eagles will never be competitive until rugby is offered in public schools, scholarships are common in colleges and there is a sustainable professional league in the States. Until then our talent pool will never be able to compete in the top ten, forget the top five. USA Rugby
frank erck agree with you, ive had friends and family from new zealand go to chicago to play rugby, i mean they were ok here but were considered pretty good over there. i hope rugby takes off in the states, maybe in the next 5-10 years?
American football is like a violent game of chess the couches have to come with different plays to outwit the opposition, as well as pure the athletic ability of the players.
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Rugby will never be popular in the US because you need to start cultivating the sport at school level. American parents are over protective will not allow there kids to play a sport as brutal as rugby without protection.
Nonsense American parents really like the idea of their kids playing rugby. They aren't exposed to it for the most part. I coach a kids team and the mentality of the parents is almost barbaric. If it's physical then they want their boys to do it.
