2006-07-02 16:36:22 · 18 answers · asked by Robert G 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
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2006-07-02 16:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say Rugby requires more physical condition...
I played rugby to get in shape for football..."lock"
But American football is by far more "physical"...
High impact collision sport...
i currently coach semi - pro American football in Germany.
We have a lot of Rugby players that just hate the beating they take. They are in fantastic shape...they just hate the pounding.
Ever been in a bad car accident??
You'll suffer that same feeling at least 5 times a game.
2006-07-02 23:41:48 · answer #2 · answered by Warrior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rugby
2006-07-02 17:11:15 · answer #3 · answered by lizzardkingone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rugby
2006-07-02 16:38:43 · answer #4 · answered by ??? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having played both as a kid, I'd say rugby as you are out there pretty much the whole game and I'd be huffing and puffing by the 80 min marek. At least in football, I could rest a bit between plays or when our defense went on the field.
The hits are much more wicked in the football though which has to do with the helmets mainly. I always seemed to get clipped by a helmet once or twice a game even though I was a wide receiver. It hurt like hell when you get it in the ribs or stomach.
2006-07-03 15:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are under the misconception the rugby is more physical because they don't wear pads and there are more injuries. However, football players hit each other running at full speed, and there is more blocking involved in football. So the correct answer is football.
2006-07-03 10:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by Lord of Sport 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
football is far more physical than rugby. rugby is a contact sport, football is a COLLISION sport. in rugby they grab on each other and wrestle around. in football the players get a running start and CRUSH each other. the rugby players in alstrailia or whatever would not be able to stay on the field with the bigger, stronger, faster, more skilled american football players.
2006-07-02 17:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rugby, hands down. There is nothing like the scrum in American football.
2006-07-02 16:44:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definetlly Rugby
2006-07-02 16:42:59 · answer #9 · answered by E_Derevko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people you have to understand that the reason rugby players do not wear the protective gear is because THEY DONT HAVE TOO!
watch some fotoage from the 50s and 60s of american football, they didnt wear the protective gear that our players do now. but they also had a shorter "life span". thats the reason for the evolution of protective gear worn by our players. so that they can do what they do best, longer and we can continue to talk about when "Randy Moss" (fill in "X" player) willl break rices records. Protect the players sell more jerseys, sell more tickets, etc. its elementary.
THEREFORE, football is rougher
2006-07-02 22:39:20 · answer #10 · answered by redirus92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rugby, but I prefer to watch football.
2006-07-02 16:41:50 · answer #11 · answered by Tommy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋