u have no pads in the crazy sport! and dont say that football guys aren't real men because they wear pads.
2006-06-06 12:59:18 · 9 answers · asked by leroyjenkinson 2 in Sports ➔ Rugby
FYI, Americans play rugby too - I did in college and a men's league afterwards. Football (not soccer) and rugby are just different. Any rugger who makes comments about football hasn't played. Football style tackles (leaving your feet, not wrapping) are illegal in rugby; the goal in rugby to gain yards, it's to retain possession, so tacklers are less concerned with stopping someone in their tracks. Because of that, the impacts have nowhere near the violence of football. It's not uncommon for football players to come out to play, and break jawbones, orbital bones, etc, because football style tackling has no place without helmets. Don't have the misconception that rugby players do what football players do without pads. Think more wrestling, at speed, with a ball.
That said, rugby has a huge advantage over football, probably the reason most people play, and that's attitude. I have yet to see a football game after which the teams pulled a keg on the field and drank with each other. Show me a football team that would take a visiting team out drinking. Being a rugby player is being in a fraternity, to the extent that we would find jobs and housing for Aussies or Kiwis who wanted to come to the US to play.
2006-06-07 08:52:45 · answer #1 · answered by M3Owner 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
American football is just different, they are pros since long time ago and game evolved for having time for popcorn and beer is just very "american". everybody is obsessed with the pads and helmets... that's not important... the main difference is passing the ball backwards and tackle only to the ball carrier....
2006-06-07 05:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by elgaita3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wear shoulder pads but they are not that gud they jus stop bruising.... fottballers arent men coz they are allways cryin and diving and screaming. they wear shin pads but apparently they dont work coz they start crying wen someone kciks them in the shin and europeans are good a t rugby
2006-06-07 05:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by Andy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've played both rugby and football and rugby everyone touches the ball and its just a blast i would suggest maybe playin it once you'll love it
2006-06-06 14:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by brian M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 points wasted, my friend !!! What a silly question. Rugby is the sport of GENTLEMAN !
2006-06-06 13:04:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do ueropean guys play rugby? BECAUSE IT A FREE WORLD
2006-06-06 15:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by sasa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess you are American it is because you can move faster and easier also we don't try to kill each other sometimes we do but the goal of the game is no to kill the other team just beat them
2006-06-07 08:39:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do americans play football?
2006-06-06 13:06:59 · answer #8 · answered by Animaniac815 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a great question.
ummm they're drunk idiots is the best answer i can come up with.
2006-06-06 13:02:13 · answer #9 · answered by jtownballer5415 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋