it is not more ruthless, you do probably need more endurance for it tho. physically demanding is subjective tho.
american football is more ruthless, BECAUSE, of those "tampons, and construction helmets" as you so eloquently put it. for example, the NFL has been looking at ways to make the game safer. one idea that gets thrown around is
to do away with pads altogether.
which makes you think, wouldnt it be more dangerous without pads?
the answer is no. you are too concerned about protecting yourself when you don't have pads on. you are more concerned with proper technique, like tackling to the midsection with your head up, shoulder lowered, wrapping up etc.
with pads, you can missile headfirst into people, and as long as you hit them harder than they hit you, you will come out ok. the other person not so much.
so the whole oh they have pads argument, to me is retarded. if anything it makes it MORE dangerous. the most vicious hits in rugby don't hold a candle to the bottom tier big hits in american football
its just the way the games are.
those "breaks" as you put it, are a huge factor in it as well, you need good endurance in rugby because your on the move alot. that directly effects your BURST and overall speed however.
look at a cheetah. it is one of the fastest creatures there is. what it gains in speed, it loses in endurance. so a big guy in rugby, will have more endurance than a football guy, but he isnt gonna have the same burst, or speed of a football guy.
that video you posted to start the thread, has a guy RUNNING. full go, he's got plenty of strides under him, and he is hitting a guy running maybe half as fast. here is a video in football under the same circumstances in american football
skip to 1:06
thats 6'1 250 meeting 6'3 245
10-21-2013, 04:32 AM
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