Inventing a sport doesn't mean its not boring.
Rugby is pretty intense. You're always thinking "oh I'm about to die" so you have lots of adrenaline to run like .
I wouldn't say that American football is less tough because of the pads, though. American pro football players are monsters, they'll kill each other without some protection at least.
In general rugby is probably more brutal, especially as a youth sport, but what about at the pro level? I'm ignorant of the average size and strength of pro rugby players. How do they compare to pro football defenders?
Very true... football players and rugby players are built for different purposes. Football player's bodies are conditioned for fast bursts of speed in a relatively short amount of time while rugby players are usually conditioned more along the lines of traditional soccer players... but more physical.
race vs marathon.
I enjoy both soccer and baseball and have never understood why fans of one feel the need to bash the other. I can't get into hockey unless there is a fight, but that doesn't mean that I make fun of those who love it. Different strokes.
I would say that football has a big advantage on rugby in terms of quality of the athlete... but like I said before, they are built for different purposes. If you took an average lineman and told him to play forward on a rugby team, his stamina probably wouldnt let him last too long. I'm not sure about the back positions... I think those would be interchangeable between the 2 sports.
I have the ability to think a sport is not enjoyable to me without thinking there is something wrong with those who do like it. It's a matter of respect. And that's all I'm asking.
They were playing against Iran. At any moment the player they were facing off against could blow up. Literally. No wonder they were nervous.
Both are fun to play, but boring to watch.
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Sounds similar to what I'd say about any team sport in the world but basketball and football (soccer).
Baseball is one of the worst invented sports ever.
Rugby and American football are completely different, both require tough athletes, but rugby is more of a marathon than a sprint, as already mentioned.
I play varsity football, but I've never played rugby before. I really want to play though, it sounds fun. My dad was a really good rugby and soccer player growing up in Argentina, but I never got the chance to play rugby because our family moved from Buenos Aires to the US when I was 1.
I've never actually watched a game of rugby, at least not one that I can remember. How hard are the tackles??? I heard somewhere that you're not allowed to spear someone or something along those lines...I thought you were though.
When you are comparing the hits of football and rugby, it's pretty versatile. Although you have a lot more padding in football, a lot of it is hard material. Shoulder pads aren't what I call really soft material, and a heavy, metal caged helmet to the ribs sucks.
Soccer is pretty damn boring to watch. The action comes in bursts but most of the game is pretty dull. You couldn't pay me to watch a soccer game that wasn't during the World Cup.
That said, the World Cup is pretty awesome. The entire world looks forward to it and the emotion involved is unmatched. That alone makes the games fun to watch.
But that doesn't mean that I like soccer. I don't think anyone who just watches the World Cup could be considered a soccer fan.
And as far as who I root for, it depends. I had a grandfather who played for Argentina so they usually are up there. Other than than, I usually root for the underdog. The US is usually filled with whiners who weren't good enough to play other sports, so I don't make a habit of going out of my way to root for them.
Anybody remember watching Australian Rules Football on espn?
Pretty entertaining game....except the refs wearing the safari hats looked kinda funny.
Those are some crazy bas s.. I remember even rugby players called them insane.
Really???
That's pretty cool. What was his name?
Isn't New Zealand to rugby as Brazil is to soccer????
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