Rugby and American Football Rugby and American football are very common with each other although there are a few differences between them. In each sport there is a required amount of padding each player must wear in order to be eligible to play on the field. Rugby‚ unlike football‚ only has a certain amount of plays that are legal. Regardless of the sport one it takes a great athlete to play and stay conditioned. In American football players are required to wear shoulder pads‚ helmets
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Comparison/Contrast Essay American Football/Rugby The field ] Dimensions Although both codes are played on similar sized rectangular fields‚ the dimensions of rugby union fields can vary up to maximum size that is larger than the fixed size of American football fields. Rugby union fields are limited to a maximum length of 144 m long (and 100 m between goal lines) and width of 70 m‚ while American football fields have a fixed length of 120 yd (110 m) long and width of 160 ft (48.8 m). Both sets
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Rugby vs American Football General purpose: to persuade & gain the audiences interest Specific purpose: to get the audience to want to learn more about rugby‚ and hopefully pass their interest onto their friends and family Thesis: Rugby is everywhere; understanding just a little about the game would bring a common interest between you and the rest of the world Attention: When will our nation (US) get its head out of their asses and realize we are focused on the wrong things for entertainment
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Superbowl! The National Football League championship game is played annually between the champions of the National and the American Football Conferences. Fans from all over come to watch the two best teams facing off to see who wins! “Football is so popular in the United States that the 2015 Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks set a new mark‚ averaging 114.4 million viewers per minute on NBC’s Sunday night broadcast‚ becoming the most watched event in American TV history.” But
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For those in the know‚ American football and rugby are very different sports‚ but for the inexperienced spectator‚ the two sports can look rather similar. So what are the differences? For starters‚ there are two different versions of rugby: league and union. This article refers to the Rugby League‚ as the union type differs greatly. Union rugby is rougher and the rules are looser‚ which means the game can turn violent at times. American football and rugby‚ however‚ share some common rules that make
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resent that I observed and will be talking about is the sport Rugby. I’ve heard of Rugby before but I did not know what it was. Therefore‚ it was interesting learning about it. From what I heard from Tyus Rugby is like American football. And from the picture I saw‚ the ball is a combination of a soccer ball and a football. Tyus also said that Rugby can play with 15 players or 13 players. The objective of the game is the same as football‚ the player must score as many points as possible by kicking
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Living in America all you hear about if football. You a lot are either a Patriots fan or Giants. During football season‚ you do not want to be friends with someone rooting for the other team. This season gives you an excuse to eat all the junk food possible and drink as much beer as humanly possible‚ without getting looked at funny. Even if you don’t like sports you still have a team you want to win‚ or at least you know not to root for the other team your friends are for. But what most people
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you rather do‚ go to a football game or a rugby game? Would you rather yell at the “scrum” or cheer for the completed “flea-flicker”? Do you prefer pads or shorts? Well‚ first you should probably know the differences between them before you choose. There are many similarities and contrasts in these two sports: the ball‚ contact-aspects‚ and how points are scored. The football is a smaller ball than a rugby ball. Which also means that they are use in different ways. The football is 28cm long‚ has a
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physical that come to mind are football and rugby. Each sport would be called physical because there are big hits and both require physical and mental toughness. Though football and rugby are similar‚ they are different along the lines of equipment use‚ rules and players. There is also a major difference in the salary cap between the two sports. Equipment use amongst football and rugby players is different. In the NFL they’re main concern in football is safety. Football players use a helmet‚ hip pads
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soccer and not all Cubans like baseball; some sports may interest some people‚ but have no effect on others. For example‚ rugby is a sport that is also played in Europe‚ people in the United States don’t watch rugby to the extent as people in Europe do mainly because to many Americans‚ rugby is not interesting. We all have different interests‚ one of mine is American Football‚ mainly the NFL. I find it entertaining because of the complexity of the game‚ the physical aspect of it‚
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