Rugby vs gridiron - what's tougher

Memnoch · 04-25-2002, 04:40 AM

So what's tougher, rugby or gridiron? I've played both, and I can tell they are both @#$% tough.

Memnoch · 04-25-2002, 04:42 AM

You're all more than welcome to post pro- and against- arguments here. I'll leave off on my opinion till I've heard some feedback. Suffice to say I've played both games and have a pretty clear idea of what is tougher.

Warhammer · 04-25-2002, 08:32 AM

I played rugby 2 years on university level in Grenoble France. But I have no clue whatsoever on what "gridiron" is ? Oz football ?

Lifetime · 04-25-2002, 08:43 AM

Gridiron is American Football.
Personally I think thats a heck of a lot more demanding than Rugby is..

Warhammer · 04-25-2002, 10:39 AM

One reason why Rugby is tougher is that the same 15 guys have to play on the pitch for the whole 80 minutes. In football, there is an offensive, a defensive and a special team, plus a break after each rush.

Ar-Cunin · 04-25-2002, 10:45 AM

I haven't tried gridiron (for a moment I read it as gri-di-on

) - but I did try rugby for a short while - then I decided to continue playing football - not as many bruises.

Memnoch · 04-25-2002, 10:56 AM

You need to be pretty aerobically fit in rugby union as the game has much fewer stoppages than American football. If you're a forward you will be required to clean out at rucks, take the ball up, and tackle virtually non-stop. And God help you if you are tackled and end up on the wrong side of the ruck - you will definitely get bootmarks all over you.

04-25-2002, 04:29 PM

Well, I've used to play tackle football every morning when I was in High School before school started, therefore no pads, no helmets, no officials to referee. Gee, that was fun but not so when you get hit. Never played rugby but that does look rough. I've seen foreign rugby on television, and that looks tough. However, my prefer sport is futbol or what we call soccer in the USA.

Staralfur · 04-25-2002, 05:58 PM

One of my mates has played both quite a bit and he thinks rugby is tougher. This isn't because the hits are harder, but you get far less time to recover (he was a flanker though), and you can have 15 players bundled on top of you. I would agree with him, however, I can't see American football being played without pads, it would be suicidal.

caleb · 04-28-2002, 08:40 AM

Rugby is usually tougher since more people play dirty! Nothing like a cleet raking your balls.

View Poll Results: Rugby vs gridiron - what's tougher
Rugby for sure - no pads!!	10	52.63%
Gotta be gridiron - guys are bigger	5	26.32%
No friggen idea what you're talking about	4	21.05%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

04-25-2002, 04:40 AM	#1
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	So what's tougher, rugby or gridiron? I've played both, and I can tell they are both @#$% tough. __________________

04-25-2002, 04:42 AM	#2
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	You're all more than welcome to post pro- and against- arguments here. I'll leave off on my opinion till I've heard some feedback. Suffice to say I've played both games and have a pretty clear idea of what is tougher. __________________

04-25-2002, 08:43 AM	#4
Lifetime Red Dragon Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: Scotch College, Melbourne Posts: 1,503	Gridiron is American Football. Personally I think thats a heck of a lot more demanding than Rugby is.. __________________ \'Cause its always raining in my head. Forget all the things I should have said..

04-25-2002, 10:45 AM	#6
Ar-Cunin Ra Join Date: August 14, 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 54 Posts: 2,326	I haven't tried gridiron (for a moment I read it as gri-di-on ) - but I did try rugby for a short while - then I decided to continue playing football - not as many bruises. __________________ Life is a laugh <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[biglaugh]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/biglaugh.gif\" /> - and DEATH is the final joke <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[hehe]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/hehe.gif\" />

04-25-2002, 08:32 AM	#3
Warhammer Baaz Draconian Join Date: December 4, 2001 Location: Denmark Age: 52 Posts: 731	I played rugby 2 years on university level in Grenoble France. But I have no clue whatsoever on what "gridiron" is ? Oz football ?

04-25-2002, 10:39 AM	#5
Warhammer Baaz Draconian Join Date: December 4, 2001 Location: Denmark Age: 52 Posts: 731	One reason why Rugby is tougher is that the same 15 guys have to play on the pitch for the whole 80 minutes. In football, there is an offensive, a defensive and a special team, plus a break after each rush.

04-25-2002, 10:56 AM	#7
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	You need to be pretty aerobically fit in rugby union as the game has much fewer stoppages than American football. If you're a forward you will be required to clean out at rucks, take the ball up, and tackle virtually non-stop. And God help you if you are tackled and end up on the wrong side of the ruck - you will definitely get bootmarks all over you. __________________

04-25-2002, 04:29 PM	#8
GForce Guest Posts: n/a	Well, I've used to play tackle football every morning when I was in High School before school started, therefore no pads, no helmets, no officials to referee. Gee, that was fun but not so when you get hit. Never played rugby but that does look rough. I've seen foreign rugby on television, and that looks tough. However, my prefer sport is futbol or what we call soccer in the USA.

04-25-2002, 05:58 PM	#9
Staralfur Baaz Draconian Join Date: April 8, 2001 Location: Nottingham, UK Age: 45 Posts: 786	One of my mates has played both quite a bit and he thinks rugby is tougher. This isn't because the hits are harder, but you get far less time to recover (he was a flanker though), and you can have 15 players bundled on top of you. I would agree with him, however, I can't see American football being played without pads, it would be suicidal. __________________ We\'ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the Complete Works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.\"<br />Robert Wilensky <br /><br />\"Why is there only one Monopolies Commission?\" <br />Screaming Lord Sutch<br /><br />If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?

04-28-2002, 08:40 AM	#10
caleb Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: April 10, 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA, U.S.A. Age: 41 Posts: 2,615	Rugby is usually tougher since more people play dirty! Nothing like a cleet raking your balls.

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