Is American football just Rugby for *******?

Question

You don't see Rugby players wearing all that protective gear and taking a break every 2 seconds.

In the Super League Rugby League Grand Final 2012, a guy lost a testicle and carried on playing until the end of the game. Tis true, google it

Answer 1

Dear Americans,

The best rugby players in the world don't come from Britain, they don't even come from Europe.

All the best players and teams come from countries like New Zealand and South Africa.





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"You don't see pansy áss Rugby players blocking and they can't tackle above the waist."

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. In both rugby union and rugby league you can tackle anywhere below the shoulders.



"You DO see pansy áss Rugby players throw the ball away just before they're going to get tackled because they're cúnts who don't like contact."

Errr, yeah again, you have no idea what you're talking about. They're actually trying to do the complete opposite by passing the ball right before they're tackled.

They pass the ball right before they get tackled because they're trying to make the defender engage them and not the person they're passing the ball to. This is called drawing and passing. By drawing the defender and making him tackle you you're effectively taking him out of play and thus your attacking play is allowed to keep flowing.



You got schooled.

Answer 2

Yes, and Bert Trautmann, the Manchester City goal keeper played the second half of an FA Cup final with a broken neck.



Is there some kind of mentality that exists where we think we can improve a sport by increasing its mortality or injury rate?



Would you find the NFL more appealing if the linebackers were armed with chainsaws? Would The Ashes series be more exciting if the Kookaburra ball intermittently turned out to be a hand grenade?



If the answer is yes to either of these questions, then you are still entitled to your opinion, but the rest of the World would still be well within their rights to ignore it.



Rugby Union is the Worlds most dangerous team sport, that doesn't make it better than anything else.

Answer 3

I'm an American living in Japan and I'll tell you what I tell to all the immature Rugby guys from Australia, New Zealand and England who preach about how their sport is so manly (the more mature guys don't feel the need to brag): Imagine in rugby your running with the ball and you take shoulder to ribs. Ouch, right? Now imagine you take that same shoulder to your un-protected ribs (95% of football players do not wear rib-pads)except that this time shoulder is covered by hard plastic. Which is worse? Now imagine that someone wearing a motorcycle helmet runs into you full-speed, head-first into your un-protected ribs. Now remember that in football, you don't even need to have the ball for someone to hit you like that. Which sport is tougher? Just tell a rugby guy the same thing and you'll be fine. I could go on and on but there is no need to. That's all I ever need to say and that shuts them up right there. And I never once say that rugby is a sissy sport because it's not. I have the world of respect for anyone who does any contact sport. All the sports are tough and all the players are tough-guys in my book.

Answer 4

Downs-for-distance is an utterly, fundamentally different and far more violent method for governing the breakdown than that found either version of rugby. Anybody who doesn't understand this -- and I strongly suspect that you don't -- has no business commenting.



As for the Rugby League Final -- well seeing as League is just an inferior, dumbed down version of real rugby -- Rugby Union -- I wouldn't be going on about it either.



Edit: Ragnar -- while I appreciate your sentiment, your facts are wrong. If one actually looks at the sports medicine studies which compare these things, American football (even with the equipment) is significantly more likely to get you seriously hurt than either Rugby Union or Rugby League.

Answer 5

I absolutely love rugby league and I'm a girl but I'm only young so I'm just starting rugby union. I love watching rugby league and I'm a Leeds Rhinos fan. Personally I really don't like American football because I think it is for wusses. If you are going to play a sport like that whats the point in dressing up in useless protection when you are going to stop every 5 minutes?! I find it pointless and rugby is much better. Like footballers will go down at the slightest bump and it's the same with American football, but rugby players are able to deal with pain and they aren't stupid about it.

Answer 6

Yea the protective gear is a joke, but no american will say that. The American response to this will be either of these: no because 9/11, USA USA USA, oooooh rah, Americans are the toughest people in the world, rugby is for wimps, god bless America, or that american football is more violent, which by the way it's not!

I will get a lot of American hate for this so I'm outa here!

Answer 7

What is the weight of the average rugby player? Football players often go 250 pounds (18 stone) or more, especially the linemen.

Answer 8

Come on you can't be serious, let me launch the dome of my helmet into your body and we'll see if you have anything to say... both sports are brutal, but the whole "protective gear" is a soft argument.



I'll concede about the dead clock time on American football though, the sport (including baseball and basketball) has become exploited and commercialized to a point where there is no denying it.

Answer 9

lol All the almost-athletes that got cut from football joined the rugby team, so they could drink beer and have "socials" after the game. Rugby is a "contact sport" Football is a "COLLISION SPORT". And to 18 year old (and BOY your showin'' it).. . . . .Just a little reminder about America. . . . .if it weren't for us youd be "goose steppin' around Big Fuckin' Ben! Can you say "Bailed Out" . . . . .2 times in one Century. . . .owww that must hurt!

Answer 10

Yeah... No... Let's see a little rugby guy play against a linebacker. Im sure all of his bones would break. Let's also see a rugby guy out run a running back like Chris Johnson... You're case is now closed. Have a good day on your jolly farm.

Answer 11

for you brits who dont understand in american football they hit harder then rugby and the people are bigger, stronger and hit faster , i would love to see any rugby player go up vs ray lewis , jason taylor or any good LB they would be knocked out for days

Answer 12

Rugby players are feminized - same as most Brits.

Answer 13

Always the same

Answer 14

Well said Nor Cal!

Answer 15

It wasn't a testicle, it was an ovary.