Thread: NFL is a game for little girls, real men play Rugby
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Old 04-27-2008, 08:25 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Kris P Lettus View Post
Ok then,



Either way, to say that Rugby players are tougher and/or more elite athlete is pretty fucking retarded..
For sure it is. However, there are guys just as fit/in as great shape as Reggie Bush in Rugby. However, I see the whole argument as irrelevent, mainly due to the fact that in Rugby, there isn't much difference in sizes. They seem to range from small and stocky to big and stocky/fat who are on the field for the full game, with one stoppage. In American Football, there are all sorts of sizes and shapes, from piss thin kickers to fat OL guys with all sorts of machine linebackers, mad athletic backs etc in between. Some of those guys I have no doubt could atheltic/cardio-wise play rugby but not everybody.

In comparisons between the two games, I see the NFL as a high impact game. The pads are there because in rugby, you quite simply don't have a 200+lbs guy in peak physical condition running into you as quickly and as hard as he possibly can. There isn't enough space and like somebody mentioned, tackles must be made 'properly', not just trying to destroy the other person. My main worry in rugby I think would be getting trodden on.

Anyways, pointless argument. Again.
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