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October 21st, 2004
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Post; Is Rugby thougher or easier than American football?Looking for an argument? Ive a feeling it going to be biost.
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October 21st, 2004
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| Primus Pilus | I have to go with rugby. I am a huge NFL fan, but they play with pads and there are a ton of rules on how not to get hurt, rugby is like hockey and football with no pads and little rules. |
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October 21st, 2004
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| Buttercup  | Post; Re: Is Rugby thougher or easier than American football?Quote:
Never having played a real game of rugby myself, I really can't say, but my roommate a couple years ago played for his university in Chile and traveled around the world with his team (he said the South Africans were the biggest and roughest team they ever played, by the way), and from the stories he told me, I'd agree with Sooners that as far as getting yourself busted up goes, rugby takes the cake. On the other side though, if you did some of the hits you see in football without pads, there would be a lot more dead players. | |
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October 21st, 2004
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| Tribunus Laticlavius  | One interesting fact is that NFL style football, because of its helmets and pads allows the athletes playing to cut loose a bit more. You can hit harder without likely hurting yourself. There are no rules about setting people down nicely if tackled in midair. Those are the only exceptions I can think of. Otherwise, Rugby is a much more brutal game. The action doesn't stop like American Football and the players are just badass. Just so happens that I love both games!
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October 21st, 2004
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | rugby definately is the more violent of sports, but only becuase football has like a bijillion rules to prevent guys from killing each other.
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October 23rd, 2004
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Quote:
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October 26th, 2004
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| Primus Pilus | Rugby, broken my nose for the second time last week and im a winger! The hits look hard in NFL but rugby is more non-stop, ive played in the pack and even on the wing im used to being raked, stamped on, punched etc. |
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October 26th, 2004
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| Milforum Moderator  | I said rugby...But you should see 3rd league soccer games here...  
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October 28th, 2004
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Ye all think Rugby. Now do ye think Ice hockey is tough? Wellimagine itwith out protective gear!!!!! Wellthats our lovely nationalsport of Gealic Hurlingwith out the ice. Anyonehear of it? http://www.ict.mic.ul.ie/websites/wo...ennan/Hurl.ipg The best one need to see http://www.icr.mic.ul.ie/websites/wo...otogallery.htm doesnt work?try shortenit? www.anfearrua.com www.gaa.ie/page/all_hurling.html try www.photocallireland.com for nice pictures www.anfearrua.com/ViewSection.asp?folder=photos |
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October 28th, 2004
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| Optio | Quote:
Broken tailbones, broken legs, severed tendons. That's what lower league soccer is about. The guys think they're Maradonas when in fact they're not even near. I managed to sever my achilles tendon in a division 4 game in here. | |
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