rugby vs american football..
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- Not_Just_Another0
Ha! the difference in total distance covered is pretty crazy...
RWC tomorrow, lets see England win another :-)
- ORAZAL0
No world cup thread yet?
And since when does the USA have a rugby team? Can't wait to see them play.
- lowimpakt0
sorry the graphic is from here..
Could rugby take off in the US?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazi…
- lowimpakt0
ireland are playing the USA on the 11th.
- Not_Just_Another0
er...
"People are a little bit turned off by the word 'rugby' because there's no 'ball' in it, like basketball, football, baseball and softball. And for the sport to be named after a school? That's bizarre, but most people don't know that."
- golf? tennis? hmm not team sports i suppose. Lacross? hockey?Projectile
- we say soccer too.johnny_wobble
- Projectile0
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- HAYZ1LLLA0
I think the real difference has actually been omitted. The impacts taken in a match. Without padding and helmets rugby players also get 'hit' about 10 times as much.
- lowimpakt0
they could also compare the faces and ears of players.
- Chimp0
0.19 miles! Yep this game is definitely from the USA
- vaxorcist0
Concussion Comparison? in a graph somehow?
http://www.newyorker.com/reporti…
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/re…vs
- popfodders0
Indeed, a hypocrisy and I am starting to hate American "Football", you don't use your feet to kick the ball except for about :30 seconds of the entire game or to score if you are desperate late, everything else is gimmees, punts and kickoffs. Rugby is a far better sport, with non-sissyfied athletes and far less primadonnas. It's also far more gentlemen-like.
As for sawker, or football itself, get real. Although Team USA has been making a good show of it lately.
- section_0140
Real football (soccer) is boring as shit. Most of American football is pretty boring, but soccer takes the cake. It's like hockey, but for pussies.
Yeah, American Football should be called handball or whatever, but it's not. So, deal with it.