Which is the harder sport,Rugby or American football? VOTE NOW!!!

[porkypara]

Both are tough team sports with a funny shaped ball.Both sports are played by blokes that look like brick shithouses.Some are fat others lean and mean.

The hits are harder in American football but they are like robcop's with all the protective gear on.Its also very stop start with burst of action.

In rugby they are more carfull when they tackle coz if they dont they could break there necks.They have no protective gear apart from gumshealeds and in a few cases scrum caps.


Which do you think is the harder sport?

[El Kabong]

Football by far!

Yes America sucks at rugby, but Football requires more strategy and the forward pass is a good difference in the two sports

[Munkymagic]

Football by far!

Yes America sucks at rugby, but Football requires more strategy and the forward pass is a good difference in the two sports

Lyle i think you have mis-interperated what porky meant by "hard"

I'll let you figure it out

p.s ruggers all the way!

[El Kabong]

...ha......ha......ha.....Munky that joke was as gay as rugby

[Munkymagic]

Hello sailor!

[porkypara]

Football by far!

Yes America sucks at rugby, but Football requires more strategy and the forward pass is a good difference in the two sports

Why do they called it football?

More like hand ball.

[SimonH]

I have played both (if you mean Rugby Union).... poorly

American Football does have bigger single hits, but Rugby is more physically demanding, and takes a lot more out of you. To start of with there is no scrummaging, rucking or mauling in American Football. But I suppose there are less legal cheap shots in Rugby....

[El Kabong]

I would argue with you but I have no idea what "rucking" is and I don't know how you mean "mauling"....in football we don't (usually) bite people like dogs or anything but it does get pretty bad sometimes.

Yes football has the better athletes (barring most linemen but look at yall's fullbacks, about the same) and the bigger hits and therefore is harder to play because of such things. Rugby is to football what Cricket is to baseball...more boring and less skilled

[Munkymagic]

I would argue with you but I have no idea what "rucking" is and I don't know how you mean "mauling"....in football we don't (usually) bite people like dogs or anything but it does get pretty bad sometimes.

Yes football has the better athletes (barring most linemen but look at yall's fullbacks, about the same) and the bigger hits and therefore is harder to play because of such things. Rugby is to football what Cricket is to baseball...more boring and less skilled

Comedy genius.

Sorry mate...Amercian football has the better athletes? You are somking some pretty strong stuff. Rugby is a much more physically demanding game and you have to be much 'fitter' to play the game with any level of success.

I would say Rugby players are much more rounded athletes than American football players simply because the game is non stop physical exertion. American football relies on a bunch of fatass blockers (ala 'the fridge') and a guy who throws it to the one fit guy in the team (wide reciever) who then scores. Also its very start stop so no real sustained level of physical activity is required before the ref blows his whistle.

[SimonH]

I would argue with you but I have no idea what "rucking" is and I don't know how you mean "mauling"....in football we don't (usually) bite people like dogs or anything but it does get pretty bad sometimes.

Rucking: When a player is tackled, and deemed to be on the floor, he must release the ball. But if he can turn his body to his own side, his team mates can run over him, and 'clear' the opposition, and a player can then come and pick the ball up and continue possesion. A player from opposing side must stay on his feet when a ruck is formed, and can only gain the ball himself, if comes from behind the foot of the furtest player directly behind the ball. If he fails to do this he is deemed offside and he is punished with a penalty.

Mauling: Is similar to rucking, but occurs when a player is tackled but stays on his feet. His team mates are entitled to push him forward by 'binding' on to him or a team mate, providing they 'bind on' by approaching the maul from the furthest player in a direct line with the ball. The opposition in turn is entitled to push the person with the ball, back by the same means.

I am sure that is as clear as mud

[El Kabong]

....yeah, ok this time in American

[Munkymagic]

....yeah, ok this time in American

As britkid said but inbetween every 3rd line insert "runs off to get fried chicken and a hotdog"

[El Kabong]

uh huh....what about beef and kidney pie (a Brit making fun of food HAHAHA...yeah you just go right ahead and talk yourself into a hole!)

[Munkymagic]

uh huh....what about beef and kidney pie (a Brit making fun of food HAHAHA...yeah you just go right ahead and talk yourself into a hole!)

Lol!

I'm gonna give you a click for making me laugh at my desk. Fair play mate

[El Kabong]

Thank you very much, back at you