why the need for all the padding??.. whats the dancing about when they get a touchdown it just makes them look gay??..
I prefer Rugby with proper hard nut challenges what real men play not pansies who are scared of getting bruised..
2006-09-11 03:08:29 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Rugby
Rugby is the toughest sport in the world especially rugby league.
American Football is ok, I dont mind watching it, but it is still a bit gay.
"Yeah yeah, We made 1 yard lets have a dance and tug each other off. wooohooo."
As for them being big as sombody said,? theuy are big but most of them are just tubby lumps of fat, who would get punished for being so unfit if they were playing any code of rugby.
2006-09-11 05:02:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Both Rugby and American Football come from Rugby School in England
2006-09-11 16:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by Mateo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a response to what Stryker said; I don't think that rearranging faces would be necessary. Just to be fair I posted the same question "Rugby vs. Football" under American Football and 7 people said rugby was tougher while 3 said football was tougher (I would say 4 for football but one girl didn't even know what rugby was.)
2006-09-11 18:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock (WWE wrestler and actor) was asked a similar question whether he enjoyed playing rugby or american football and he said that he prefered playing rugby because it was more physical and had to be more fitter and the best thing about it was that there was no pads.
2006-09-12 05:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by dkm2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both these games are very physical. In rugby you are not allowed to tackle a player above the shoulders or while he's in the air. In American football you can tackle a player where ever when ever. Rugby players also wear protective gear, although not so visible to the public. You can be assure none of these two games are for sissies.
2006-09-11 14:52:20 · answer #5 · answered by Barney B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've played both and while I think Rugby is a much better game, by no means is football for wimps. As for the padding in American Football, I'd say it contributes as much to the injuries as it does prevent them.
I'm with you on the dancing bit though.
2006-09-11 11:53:30 · answer #6 · answered by Rockin' Mel S 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is no way American footballers would be able to play rugby without the comfort of all that padding don't think their bodies would take it!
2006-09-12 05:01:01 · answer #7 · answered by Marsie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with you (benks) its makes them look abit gay.im suprised one of the villiage people are not dressed up as one.all that dancing and slapping each other on the ***,is just too much for me.have you ever seen a movie called "space balls" with all those idiotic men running around in a space ship wearing that ridiculous helmuts and padding?take all that armour off and put them in a real rugby game,we`ll see how long they`ll last.anyways what did you make of the boks versus the aussies this weekend?
2006-09-11 15:05:43 · answer #8 · answered by Marsattack 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can you even compare the two. One is a stop start garish made for TV and commercial breaks game trying to sell itself as "intelligent", full of overgrown boneheads covered in poncy body armour who spend more time off the field than on it.
The other is a proper gentleman's sport, made for real normal size people to play without the need for expensive equipment, and everyone plays right to the end, non stop.
Of course to summarise one of the answers above which highlights one of the main differences, if we disagree with the Americans they will rearrange our faces, sounds like their foreign policy too !!!
Easy decision.
2006-09-11 12:27:07 · answer #9 · answered by PolarCeltic 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've played both. I much prefer Rugby. In Rugby, a real mans game incidently, there are no pauses for committee meetings every few seconds.
2006-09-11 10:11:37 · answer #10 · answered by Chief BaggageSmasher 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋