Rugby players are trained gentlemen, too. Nor do players perform sometimes classless celebrations after scores or victories, as we see in the NFL. Later in the week, in Blenheim, I stopped at the Moa Brewing Company for a beer—and to egg on more conversation. In eight months here Michael has picked up on the subtleties of rugby that American football lacks.
And me? Damond Talbot. Click to comment. You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply. Amar Patel explains the hand injury to Bills tight end Dawson Knox and Then you better listen to Ron Were the Buffalo Bills players riding a high horse with all the media love about them headed to the Super Bowl? I am a diehard Buffalo Bills fan, but I am on record saying the Could the Steelers be without T.
Watt in their first game against the Bills? TJ Watt wants a new contract, and he is not happy. This measurement can be described as a type of acceleration that causes the accelerating object to experience pressure acting in the opposite direction. The force is measured in units called gs.
What you need to know is that gs represent the impact felt by an athlete. To put it in perspective, a high-speed roller coaster can exert anywhere between 3 and 6 gs on your body. But how does this compare to the force felt by these athletes? There are many elements that impact the force of a tackle. Rugby players can experience hits with more than 10 gs of strength multiple times during a game.
On the other hand, American footballers may experience an average tackle force of more than 25 gs, but with far more padding. Overall, American Football takes this. While the destructive force of both rugby and American football tackles can cause some serious damage, we also want to look at the number of tackles in a game.
Jerrell Freeman from the Chicago Bears led the league with just over seven tackles per game. This gives rugby another point, especially if you consider the protective gear American footballers have. Note: There are also more collisions in rugby such as rucks, mauls and scrums. Direct comparison between sports is difficult due to differences in playing time and the severity of injuries that take place. Injury rates in professional rugby are reported as 81 per player hours in games. More fatigue, plus more contacts equal more chance of injury even if each individual collision may not be as great, or the risk per contact being lower.
We also need to consider the type of severe injury. The long term impact of head injuries have been well documented in American football, and increasingly rugby, with rule changes reflecting this in both sports over the last few years. With these things considered to decide the difference in danger and injury factor between sports is difficult. But in this round, due to the repeated nature of the rugby collisions and the impact of cumulative fatigue and injury risk, we have to say that in the current form of both games, rugby is hardest overall on the body….
Winner : Rugby. They can have the biggest hits and fastest players but when it comes down to it, rugby is the toughest sport in the world. Give us a follow on Instagram for more content like this and to keep an eye out on our new collection launching October The tackle ends the play in American football, which is followed by a whistle.
Both sports give rise to physically impressive players. We all know about football players, but few US sporting fans have seen the top rugby players in action. Watch a top Australia vs New Zealand game and you will be impressed with the power and speed of the players. Both of these sports require many years of dedicated training in order to get to the top. Not one of the professional players could transfer from football to rugby or visa versa and expect to succeed straight away.
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