Thread: Rugby vs. American football

Originally Posted by monaroCountry

Whats so intimidating about that? I think this Brian Dawkins guy would get owned on a rugby pitch.

This statement alone shows that your opinion is worthless in this matter. You don't even know who dawkins is and you assume he would get owned in rugby. He would end lives.

edit: lol I didn't even read that last post you made, you are dumb.

Originally Posted by Killuminati

This statement alone shows that your opinion is worthless in this matter. You don't even know who dawkins is and you assume he would get owned in rugby. He would end lives.

edit: lol I didn't even read that last post you made, you are dumb.

In saying that you dont know how good these rugby players are and how skilled they are to think that this Dawkins fella can come in and kill them. These rugby players are some of the best athletes from multiple countries, not just from one.

Brian Dawkins
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)




Lesley Vainikolo (Winger)
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 17 st 8 lb (112 kg)
This guy actually qualified for the 1998 World Junior Athletics Championships for sprinting before choosing rugby league as his profession. Lesley is a dual international athlete having represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union.



Lote Tuqiri (Winger)
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
A powerhouse winger who went from rugby league to rugby union, is also a dual international rugby star.



Wendell Sailor (Winger)
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Another powerhouse winger and dual international who played for Australia in both rugby league and rugby union.

Well that is a wide and not at all confirmable generalization

Which NFL player is regularly called upon to do the kicking, running the ball, do the catching, defend and tackle, do the passing and do all the trick plays? I selected the three wingers above because as wingers they should be able to kick a ball, catch a long cut out pass, catch a cross field kick and drop punts, do tackles and score tries as well as anyone.

Can anyone confirm that NFL players would kill a rugby player when both are not wearing paddings? No. Can anyone confirm that deaths would occur every game if NFL players were to take off their paddings? No. Do you have proof that Brian Dawkins, Roy Williams and Ray Lewis can destroy a rugby player? No.

Originally Posted by monaroCountry

In saying that you dont know how good these rugby players are and how skilled they are to think that this Dawkins fella can come in and kill them. These rugby players are some of the best athletes from multiple countries, not just from one.

Brian Dawkins
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)




Lesley Vainikolo (Winger)
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 17 st 8 lb (112 kg)
This guy actually qualified for the 1998 World Junior Athletics Championships for sprinting before choosing rugby league as his profession. Lesley is a dual international athlete having represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union.



Lote Tuqiri (Winger)
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
A powerhouse winger who went from rugby league to rugby union, is also a dual international rugby star.



Wendell Sailor (Winger)
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Another powerhouse winger and dual international who played for Australia in both rugby league and rugby union.








Which NFL player is regularly called upon to do the kicking, running the ball, do the catching, defend and tackle, do the passing and do all the trick plays? I selected the three wingers above because as wingers they should be able to kick a ball, catch a long cut out pass, catch a cross field kick and drop punts, do tackles and score tries as well as anyone.

Can anyone confirm that NFL players would kill a rugby player when both are not wearing paddings? No. Can anyone confirm that deaths would occur every game if NFL players were to take off their paddings? No. Do you have proof that Brian Dawkins, Roy Williams and Ray Lewis can destroy a rugby player? No.

Brian Dawkins is only one example -- there are dozens of guys in the NFL who are bigger and just as fast.

Brandon Jacobs
193 cm
18 st 13 lbs


Mario Williams
200 cm
21 st
7.6% bodyfat


Julius Peppers
200 cm
20st 3 lbs
4% bodyfat
Played both football and basketball for the University of North Carolina, one of the top college basketball programs in the United States.



Vernon Davis
191 cm
18 st
4.38 40-yard dash


Jevon Kearse
193 cm
18 st 3 lbs
4.43 40-yard dash


That's just off the top of my head -- don't wanna get banned for image spam after my first post

No, I don't think any of these guys will kill any rugger -- especially not those hard-assed islanders (many of which, like Troy Polamalu, play American football over here) -- but I do think that, if they worked hard enough on their conditioning and all-around skills, they could hold their own in rugby. Not DOMINATE, necessarily, but hold their own.