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daniel696
· 10 years ago
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You may also get some crotch protection, if you're lucky.
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kurukuruguy
· 10 years ago
Does that mean a jockstrap, an athletic cup, or both?
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daniel696
· 10 years ago
Just the cup.
thealmightypenis
· 10 years ago
If you look at the hits in american football compared to rugby u understand why.
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metalman
· 10 years ago
In American Rugby many places give you pads. Studies show that hits in American football are significantly harder than that of rugby because if I'm wearing and pads and the next guy is wearing pads I can hit him harder because I know that I'm less likely to hurt him and the same goes for the other guy. Football hits are significantly harder than Rugby.
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esaj22
· 10 years ago
Not just harder, they're around the torso area with all the organs and vital shit, u can't tackle high in rugby
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deathmonkey0606
· 10 years ago
i don't care if I hurt someone while tackling in rugby if they are goman play the sport they should deal with the pain, and I think that football players are pussies for thinking that the can't handle the same stuff that happens in our game ^o^
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metalman
· 10 years ago
Have you ever played American Football? Apparently not. Rugby is about speed and stamina more than actual physical strength. American Football is more about physical strength and how hard you can hit someone.
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sablad
· 10 years ago
looks like the same sport to me, plus iv played rugby and i can assure you its all about straight and physical contact.
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deathmonkey0606
· 10 years ago
Yeah and actually I have played American football and I hated it, to much time sitting around and it's just a terrible sport in my opinion
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guest
· 10 years ago
If your sitting around then that means you arent starting. Which also means you arent good enough to start or even play second string
johnnyjohnster
· 10 years ago
Dont call football players pussies. Im a football player, and the hits Ive taken, given, and seen taken are much harder than anyone without pads has hit me with. If you value rugby more than football, I understand, but dont call football players pussies just because you think rugby players hit harder.
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sablad
· 10 years ago
but they are pussies!
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guest
· 10 years ago
How exactly are they pussies?Have you not even watched football,on a field or on a screen?They hit HARD.
guest
· 10 years ago
Here I end this debate on which is more hardcore. It's ice hockey
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deleted
· 10 years ago
American football is mainly about strength with some stamina due to the fact that there are generally short plays, but in rugby you need stength and stamina because there are fewer turnovers of the ball
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perksoftheanchor
· 10 years ago
ok? the reason American football has so much padding is because studies have shown that plays receive significant brain damage. So yes they have a lot of protection because they need it. Honestly rugby plays probably have a lot of brain damage as well and probably should wear more protection.
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sablad
· 10 years ago
Girls wear pads not men!
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guest
· 10 years ago
Lol
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guest
· 10 years ago
studies have also shown that wearing helmets like those in american football can increase damage caused by hits
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deleted
· 10 years ago
Rugby tackles are a lot more difficult than an American football tackle is, rugby you need to grab peoples legs but in football you just throw all your body weight into your opponent
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kanyewest
· 10 years ago
This is such a pointless argument. They're two completely different sports with two completely different styles of play. Just because they have similarities doesn't mean they're related. It's apples to oranges.
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guest
· 10 years ago
Aren't there also leather cap "helmets" for rugby?
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esaj22
· 10 years ago
Optional, and they're not really for hit protection
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deleted
· 10 years ago
We dont wear leather caps but we do wear scrum caps to stop cauliflower ear
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jimmoriarty
· 10 years ago
Yeah scrum caps will protect your brain about as much as a piece of cardboard
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confederacy
· 10 years ago
I'm gonna add to this. First of all metal man is right about the studies of rugby and football. Second, sadlab you are an idiot, shut up you don't know what you are talking about. But anyways I used to work with 2 guys one from Scotland another from England, and they both told me that rugby does have hard hits and there are injuries but they are way stricter on where you can and cannot tackle. They said a big difference ( and I may be getting this confused with a different spot) but in rugby you can't tackle from behind whereas in football it happens all the time. If anyone (besides slabtab) that plays rugby, please correct me if I'm wrong about the tackle from behind.
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link9090
· 10 years ago
They exaggerated the football pads so much...
confederacy
· 10 years ago
Well if you remember football used to only have leather on your head, until someone realized it wasn't safe
link9090
· 10 years ago
Well for me, I only wear the shoulder pads, knee pads and thigh pads, and helmet when I play and I haven't gotten injured and I play very often in a game and during practice.
guest
· 10 years ago
Hahaha!! My brother plays heaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaps of rugby so he's really tough... but its a lot easier to get injured in rugby!
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link9090
· 10 years ago
That's debatable.
deleted
· 10 years ago
I think you would see more broken bones in rugby but more concussions in football
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link9090
· 10 years ago
It really depends on how you play I suppose.
deleted
· 10 years ago
Yeah a forward is more likely to be concussed than a back
link9090
· 10 years ago
However tackles from behind could cause back injuries easier...
thethirdi
· 10 years ago
Oops don't fuckin care
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megmegz
· 10 years ago
Stop denying you American football players are pussy
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guest
· 10 years ago
Shut up Meg
link9090
· 10 years ago
Meg, I would like you to watch one of my games and tell me if I'm weak or not... There have been some really hard hits. Also, in football it's not about being able to take hard hits, it's also about being able to get up and take another hit after another after another. Not to mention that there is a lot of running around involved.
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