what is the different betwen rugby and american football?

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Answer 1

Rugby is for real men

Answer 2

It would be easier to ask what is similar because the two sports are very different in terms of the number of players on the field at any one time, the number of players in a match day playing squad, American Football is governed by rules whereas in rugby the regulations that control play are called laws and these laws are totally different from the rules of football.

The most obvious differences between the sports are :

In AF players wear body armour and helmets, in rugby some regulation padding is now allowed but it is nothing like as solid as AF padding
In AF players wear helmets, in rugby they don't.
In AF you're allowed to throw the ball forward, in rugby that's an offence.
AF phases end as soon as the attacking player in possession of the ball is stopped by a defender or a fault. In rugby play continues after the first attacker is stopped and the opposition have the right to "fight" for possession of the ball and then launch multiple phases of attack until a score, fault or the ball leaving the playing field occurs and play is stopped. Hence, phases of play in rugby tend to be much longer in rugby.
Tactical kicking is much more prevelant in rugby, with kickers kicking for position, possession and using the kick as an attacking weapon. In AF kicking is a last resort or just a way to restart the game.
In rugby a player is not allowed to leave the field and return to it unless injured, meaning that the majority of the XV players starting a rugby match are likely to finish it. In AF you have attacking teams and defending teams, in rugby, players play a dual role as attackers and defenders depending on who has the ball.

Check out the Wikipedia definitions of the two sports but to conclude my answer, I'd say that the similarities between the two sports are that they are both games where players run with the ball in hand and they are both collision sports allowing for a variety of physical builds depending on the positional requirements. The ball is a similar shape but far from being the same as the principal pass in AF is a long forward pass whereas the principal pass in rugby is a shorter backward pass.

Answer 3

In rugby, the first thing to know is that you can only pass the ball backwards. There are also no plays and downs. The clock doesn't stop when the ball is downed. Another player comes along and picks up the ball and starts running with it again. A score is called a try and is only scored when you pass the try line and place the ball on the ground.

Answer 4

Maybe you should watch a game of American football and then rugby cause there is a huge difference.

Answer 5

Very little time to catch your breath, a continuous flow of play regardless of possission versus a lot of time spent switching teams.
One official (with whom their is no discussion) and two sideline judges who indicate when the ball is OB or thru the goal posts.

Teams go celebrate surviving the game together afterwards by singing rugby songs and imbibing in something refreshing and invigorating.

Answer 6

Rugby is for real men, as you wear no protection. You pass the ball backwards and tackle the person with the ball.

Answer 7

Rugby is for men that like to touch other men that are half naked. Football is for men that wont touch other men unless there is something like padding separating them. Rugby players better wear cups otherwise I am really gonna laugh.<------I found out from a question above that they do not wear cups so......ROFL