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[auslifta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUyfRX7xU-Y
dont know if this works but this is for all you NFL fans with you fancy helmets and protective pads. this is Rugby league.NOT RUGBY

[AnabolicAndre]

Rugby is so much fun to play.

I played for two years for a division 1 school.

end of my sophmore season I craked a rib and bruised two, the doc told me to stay away from RUGBY. I play club rugby now, its still fun just not with really advanced players.

[chest6]

oh snap thats crazyt

[l2elapse]

they use forearms, that would hurt like hell, im sure that hurts the tackler too

[CSAR]

Oh no, not another rugby fanatic wingeing (http://www.atgbcentral.com/WINGEING.html) about helmets and pads in the NFL. Put down your tea and biscuits...no, wait they're called cookies, damnit!! And what the hell is the difference between rugby league and rugby? Just funnin'.

No doubt those were hard hits and awesome to watch, but it's a different game. If those were NFL guys doing the same hits without pads, there'd be explosions, gore, body parts everywhere, and carnage untold. Remember, the average NFL linebacker hits with the same amount of force as a 50lb dumbbell hitting the concrete from a 2 story drop. That's average dudes...AVERAGE.

[Gra]

How the fcuk can anyone do that to themselves?? Must be alot of injuries..

[italianplayboy09]

whats the difference between rugby and rugby league?

[JDawg1536]

Yeah but these guys play in the NFL, and are probably faster than Rugby players....




I would like to see one of those guys try and throw a weak forearm to an NFL linebacker.....

Or try and touch this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONEGxlS0Ykw

[CSAR]

That USC football pic is of fullback Brandon Hancock. He ain't in the NFL...yet, but he is one swole dude with outstanding hands. Too bad he don't touch the rock very often.

[JDawg1536]

That USC football pic is of fullback Brandon Hancock. He ain't in the NFL...yet, but he is one swole dude with outstanding hands. Too bad he don't touch the rock very often.

Yeah I know who he is, Im a Trojan fan. I doubt he will play in the league, he has barely played in college and he never will....

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

lol, yeah, rugby.

non of those little white boys would stand against someone like ray lewis.

they wouldnt be able to touch reggie bush and those guys, and the guys they could touch, they wouldnt wanna touch

[ect0m0rph]

I agree i think the size difference would kill those rugby boys, but mad props to those guys, you need major balls to play that sport.

[rake922]

The best part of rugby is the arthritis at age 28

[Hackamaniac]

Why you say that raked
My brother played up until last year
He is 31 and arthritis free
He was a hooker in rugby

[CSAR]

Yeah I know who he is, Im a Trojan fan. I doubt he will play in the league, he has barely played in college and he never will....

Another Trojan fan? YEAH BABY!! Well, at least Hancock is intelligent. Even if he doesn't make it, he'll go far in life.

[JDawg1536]

Another Trojan fan? YEAH BABY!! Well, at least Hancock is intelligent. Even if he doesn't make it, he'll go far in life.

True, he has a godd education now. Blowing your knee senior year doesnt make it any easier to get into the NFL. Nobody has even really seen him play. I feel bad for him.

[rugbySwoll]

the thing is tho, that most NFL players love there pads...and if you were to take them off of them and let a professional team, say like the All Blacks go at them , I think they prolly wouldnt like it...and most rugby players are off the wall crazy!

[Deluge1]

The only thing a football helmet does is allow you to hit someone much MUCH harder.

I've played football rugby and even hockey. Football DEF hurts the most.

By the way in football you don't need the ball to get hit.

[JDawg1536]

the thing is tho, that most NFL players love there pads...and if you were to take them off of them and let a professional team, say like the All Blacks go at them , I think they prolly wouldnt like it...and most rugby players are off the wall crazy!

Those guys in the video didnt look too big. Pads or not, crazy or not, Brian Urlacher at 6'4 265lbs running a 4.5 40 would = a bad day for one of those guys. Line up Urlacher, Lewis, Thomas, etc.... on the other side of the ball or whatever you call it and we will see how crazy those guys think they are.

[JamieStyles]

i would love to see one of those guys try to tackle vernon davis or antiono gates. 260lbs 4.3 speed

[CSAR]

All the pads do is remove the last 1% of inhibition for laying down the wrath of God on someone. NFL'ers have already lost 99% of that inhibition by the time they make it to the pros. And Deluge is right, a lot of action takes place away from the ball and you don't even have to be on defense to lay someone out. Ever seen a crackback (WR blindsiding a pursuing LB or DB)?

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

Julius Peppers is by far the sickest, scaryist man out there. 6'6", 290lbs.

4.5 40 time...which is insane for that big, along with a 37.5 vertical.

Hes a monster...He would eat up rugby players and spit them out.

Heres more info...

http://archive.profootballweekly.com...ers_022202.asp

Heres a little something from it:::

Peppers took it upon himself to run with the wide receivers and defensive backs, where he would be held accountable for running eight 300-yard sprints in 55 seconds with 30 seconds rest between each sprint. Peppers didn’t miss a time, completing the workout regimen of skill-position players at 6-6, 290 pounds.

[auslifta]

ill argue more later dont have time right now,but you all seemed hooked on rugby for an arguement,if this is so ill say,Johna Lomu; 6ft 5, 120kgs,100m in 10.3sec
back soon

[Hackamaniac]

10.3 you sure about that?
I'm not arguing just curious..

[JDawg1536]

ill argue more later dont have time right now,but you all seemed hooked on rugby for an arguement,if this is so ill say,Johna Lomu; 6ft 5, 120kgs,100m in 10.3sec
back soon

he actually runs a 10.8 100m. That is really good actually, but very rare. In the NFL, 200+lb WRs that run 10.8 and under are a dime a dozen. Reggie Bush is around 205lbs and ran a 10.6 in high school, he is probably around 10.4 now. Not to mention he is one of the quickest athletes the world has ever seen. David Boston is 6'2 260 and runs under a 4.4 40. He wasnt even good. The way I see it is you could take the All Pro team from the NFL, teach them Rugby for a year, and they could probably be pretty successful. Try and take the best players in Rugby and teach them football for a year, then put the up against the Chicago Bears defense.

[Hackamaniac]

I don't know if that's a fair way they are both very different..
I do think there are better athletes in the NFL..

[CSAR]

Try and take the best players in Rugby and teach them football for a year, then put the up against the Chicago Bears defense.

Word!! You took the words right outta my mouth. Nice call!!

At the risk of repeating myself, here's a question for all you rugby people. Why is it that less than 1% of all collegiate football players make it in the pros? Answer: YOU GOTTA BE A STUD/JEDI/DEITY/SUPERMAN/ETC., JUST TO PUT ON A JOCKSTRAP IN THE NFL.

I'm not knocking rugby. I respect those guys for playing without pads. That said, football is a different sport. The angles of attack in football are largely head on, but sometimes lateral. The angles of attack in rugby are largely lateral, but sometimes head on.

[auslifta]

id like to see those blokes you talk about running non stop for 45mins,only stoping for lineouts,then after 10min break do it all again.as for rugby league,they run constantly only stopping for scrums,and only 4 reserves no other team on bench.this is the main reason i dont think nfl players would cut it,sure maybe for 15min bursts,then you could only have maybe 2 on your team max.to get their indurance up they would have to drop alot of weight.
btw, steroid use is extremely rare in rugby league.
this wasnt meant to be bashing nfl players,i initiallly thought you would like to see big hits without pads.

[auslifta]

[QUOTE=JDawg1536]The way I see it is you could take the All Pro team from the NFL, teach them Rugby for a year, and they could probably be pretty successful. Try and take the best players in Rugby and teach them football for a year, then put the up against the Chicago Bears defense.[/QUOTE]
they would run out of puff after 20mins of constant running/sprinting around.
why dont the players that dont make the big league play rugby league,or rugby if they would dominate so much

[CSAR]

id like to see those blokes you talk about running non stop for 45mins,only stoping for lineouts,then after 10min break do it all again.as for rugby league,they run constantly only stopping for scrums,and only 4 reserves no other team on bench.

I'm not disagreeing with you. I think you have a very valid point and the video you posted was top notch - it even had me wincing and going "Damn! Dude got pasted!"

However, do they really run full out for 45 mins? I see a lot of guys kinda jogging and even walking up to the scrum. It looks like guys away from the ball are definitely moving around, but not constantly running. In this regard, it seems similar to soccer (sorry, I realize I should have said football, but I didn't want any confusion with US football). I'm amazed at their endurance, but I don't see everybody running non-stop. I believe those are called marathons.

Anyhow, I would like to close by commenting on your avatar - DAMN! Dude is swole and ripped to shreds!!

[JDawg1536]

they would run out of puff after 20mins of constant running/sprinting around.
why dont the players that dont make the big league play rugby league,or rugby if they would dominate so much

Likewise, take those Rugby guys and put them in a football game agaisnt any NFL team and see what happens. All the endurance in the world wont help them out.

The answer to your question is a question. At age 22, what in the world would compel someone to travel half way around the world to pick up a sport they have never even seen?

[JamieStyles]

he actually runs a 10.8 100m. That is really good actually, but very rare. In the NFL, 200+lb WRs that run 10.8 and under are a dime a dozen. Reggie Bush is around 205lbs and ran a 10.6 in high school, he is probably around 10.4 now. Not to mention he is one of the quickest athletes the world has ever seen. David Boston is 6'2 260 and runs under a 4.4 40. He wasnt even good. The way I see it is you could take the All Pro team from the NFL, teach them Rugby for a year, and they could probably be pretty successful. Try and take the best players in Rugby and teach them football for a year, then put the up against the Chicago Bears defense.

couldnt have said it better myself!

[JDawg1536]

And Ive watched Rugby a couple times, it doesnt look as demanding endurance-wise as you say. I would compare it to soccer. The field is huge, and most of the time guys are trailing the play.

[auslifta]

And Ive watched Rugby a couple times, it doesnt look as demanding endurance-wise as you say. I would compare it to soccer. The field is huge, and most of the time guys are trailing the play.

as i stated before im talking about rugby league,there are sets of 6 tackles no rucks like in rugby.the defense has to constantly run back and forth to stop attacking team making ground,i could go on forever explaining the difference between rugby and rugby league but you should really see it for yourself,over the next few weeks there is a trinations competition between Australia,England and new zealand, you missed a great game between us and new zealand on sat night,try and find it to see it i think you would enjoy watching it.Therer was an all in brawl,and some pretty massive hits,one was on australias willie mason,6ft7 125kgs,he got floored.

[auslifta]

The answer to your question is a question. At age 22, what in the world would compel someone to travel half way around the world to pick up a sport they have never even seen?

if they were any good and dominate so much,they could get paid pretty well live like a king,and live in the best country in the world.
or they could get a boring job,after not making the big league

[1819]

if they were any good and dominate so much,they could get paid pretty well live like a king,and live in the best country in the world.
or they could get a boring job,after not making the big league

the girl in your avvy is wearing football pads not a rugby outfit. she is hot, i will take her advice and stick with football.

[CSAR]

...live in the best country in the world...

But they're already living in America...FVCK YEAH!

[Pooks]

AusLifta got the best anavar by far LOL...
is there a link to a full blown pic? lol

[JDawg1536]

if they were any good and dominate so much,they could get paid pretty well live like a king,and live in the best country in the world.
or they could get a boring job,after not making the big league

Maybe so, but how would they know that? Rugby is only mentioned 3 times a year in the US, and this thread counts as one.

Likewise, why dont some of the guys from Rugby League come to the US and play football? If they hit so hard and are so fast and tough. They could get a $50 million dollar contract.......

[PrairieDawg]

As for everyone asking why doesn't so and so travel half way across the world to play a sport he has probably only watched on TV... To be competing against players who have been playing the sport most of their lives you need to be committed to that sport to compete at a professional level. You can't just throw a natural athlete, who has been playing football their entire lives, onto the All Blacks and expect him to be at par with everyone else and likewise. It takes a few years to full understand all aspects of a sport, with stradegies, rules, etc to compete at a professional level like that.

With that being said those are some serious hits but they are by guys who look like they would be wide receivers in the NFL. I played football all through high school as a middle linebacker and just because you have pads on doesn't mean you don't hurt like hell for days, even weeks. There's a reason why games are a week apart. Some of the hits I laid on guys with pads on would have probably killed me without them.