Quote Originally Posted by Jude View Post
I didn't read the entire thread, mostly because both sides keep saying the same thing, and both are fairly retarded.

I will debunk most of your retarded myths right now.

On the Rugby side people say:

1) Rugby players play then entire game without getting tired, football players only play for X amount of time. They aren't really in shape

This is by far the dumbest idea in the thread. First, Football players have pads on, sprinting with weight on is SHOCKINGLY more tiring than regular sprinting. Also generally rugby player conserve energy during the game, where as football players are expected to sprint and try as hard as possible on every play. These guys get paid millions of dollars to be top-shape athletes, and they are. Even the big guys are extremely quick and agile.
You do realise that rugby players, both league and union play many more minutes of actual footy than american footballers do. Now lets make a generisation, and yes its a generlisation, but its correct.

A simple test will show that rugby union players play approximately 30-40 minutes of actual football in an 80 minute game. An american footballer will play between 10-20 minutes a game. A rugby league player will play between 50-60 minutes of footy per game. Now using these figures we can see that it goes american football < union < league for endurance. These players have pads on...wow...must REALLY increase their weight and therefore their endurance to wear them. Bullshit. Thats pulling at straws there. Any normal person would realise that most american footballers would not have the endurance to last the fast paced rugby action for 80 whole minutes. Imagine I'm watching a game of american football. We start, the quarter back throws it, someone gets tackled. 10-20 seconds of play. Lets break for a minute. Another play, quarterback throws it, it goes to ground. Oh no. Another 1-2 minute break. These guys get so much time to rest. Anyone who knows the game of league knows that fat DOES NOT HELP YOU AT ALL. You have to be very fit to play the game. In union, fat helps a little but not much.

Quote Originally Posted by Jude View Post
Also generally rugby player conserve energy during the game, where as football players are expected to sprint and try as hard as possible on every play.
You know what happens to rugby players when they dont play there heart out? They get dropped. They go back to training and the reserve grade and learn to fix their attitude. That comment is just bullshit. American footballers get far more time to rest during their games. Wow they play their ass off for 10-20 minutes a game. These rugby players play their ass off for upwards of an hour.