It's comparing apple and oranges, because the games aren't played the same. Rugby and football are different, and require different types of fitness. Rugby requires more physical endurance because it's 80 minutes, non stop. The average NFL team couldn't do it. On the other hand, football has bigger players and faster speeds, which means the impacts are harder. About 3x harder, with an average 4800 lbs of force in football compared to 1600 lbs in rugby. That's why they wear the pads and helmets.
Apples are weak and they suck (pansies of the fruit world) LONG LIVE ORANGES ("OJ UNITED" !!! ) ....Oranges, now that's a real man's fruit
Hope Scotland rolls that bunch of manicured princesses from England over tonight. Btw Rooney is the most overrated chimp to play football. Scotland 1-0
Goal!!!!! Just mention my little piece....yes there is diving, little contact allowed etc but frankly because of that the actual play is far more thrilling...artistic almost. Its full of all sorts of dribbles, jinks, stepovers etc etc Each to their own but i have no interest in large men in lycra jumping all over each and occasionally throwing an egg as far as possible. Good for you if you do.
Oh and just what is it with americans being unable to follow a sport unless one ludicrously named team beats another ludicriously named team 46743 - 43793 with endless cheerleaders, fireworks, 5 second song clips and a 'kerrazy' announce man!? Attention span issues much?
It's basic physics, Cupcake. Mass x velocity = momentum. If i hit your ass with a 5kg weight going 5kph it's not going to hurt as much as when I hit your ass with a 10kg weight going 10kph. And money talks and BS walks. Dan Carter was the highest paid rugby player in the world in 2011 with a salary of $1.84 million. The AVERAGE NFL player makes $1.9 million per year. The top players make a lot more. Hell, Tony Romo makes $18 million a year and he sucks. If rugby players could make it in the NFL they'd be there. God knows we already had plenty of kickers who left soccer to play in the NFL.