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• rugby pros vs NFL players- could they switch, and how would a match-up look? im a fan of both sports. first of all, the people arguing over which is "tougher" and that the other sport is "soft" are idiotic..i can assure you both are very physically demanding, very rough, very brutal, and very challenging. im american, my main sport is definitely football. im a starting WR for the florida high school 6A state champions, but ive always messed around with rugby. last year i visited friends in new zealand who play nationally organized rugby junior league [we were all about 16] and played a full game against 2 actual teams [obviously an unofficial game] so i do know what im talking about. anyway, im asking a few things: 1. how would a top rugby pro do in the NFL and vice versa; how would they do switched? 2. if the all blacks [ elite world rugby team] played green bay packers in a game of rugby AND football, which side would do better in the other sport? first for players, i think there are definitely a few who could switch relatively quickly and plausibly make the active roster, and a few who would even do well as starters. for example, jonah lomu was a rugby player. hes about 6'4.5, 275 pounds with VERY little fat [looks like a WR] and ran an estimated 4.5 40...now i bet he could make a damn decent MLB at the NFL level after a little training. likewise, im sure bo jackson could succeed in any sport where he picks up a ball and runs past defenders! both top NFLers and rugbyers are big, strong, and fast. if you're 250 pounds and can run 100m in under 11 sec, you're going to be good i na physical game like football/rugby. the players would have an advantage over non-players of identical size/speed in that they do have some experience playing a somewhat similar game. that being said, rugby and footbal are more different than you think. the rules and gameplay arent really that parallel- they're two very distinct sports. im 6'3, 225 pounds, run a 4.39 laser 40 [fastest in state] and have full scholarship offers from UF, alabama, UM, georgia and nebraska. so im pretty good. but when i played that rugby game in new zealand, i was the worst guy on the field, and by no means overpowered anyone. and trust me, rugby tackles can be REALLY hard! following the rules was hard enough, and even when i figured it out, i wasnt very good. however, i was able to score using my speed/catching...i was the fastest by a mile, they were amazed at my speed. here are some problems each team might face: FOOTBALL players problems playing rugby: -endurance: stanima would be a serious problem for NFL guys, rugby players are unquestionably superior in stamina. - skill: overall i must admit rugby takes a little bit more learned skill and ability - versatility: in rugby, players must serve more roles and be able to adjust far more quickly. everyone WILL touch the bill multiple times in the game. NFL RUGBY players problems playing football: - hits: sorry rugbyers, football hits ARE harder. those pads are necessary- being really tough isnt enough, you WILL be injured if you're hit football style without pads. rugby tackles arent soft either, but they'd be in for a rude awakening. -specialization: NFLers are REAALLLY good at the position they play because its all they play. having a balanced team lile rugby wouldnt work, you'd need to be individually equal to NFLs in specific positions -speed: yes, football pauses alot, but pace of gameplay is MUCH faster...lightning speed. rugby players havent seen gameplay that fast. NFL players are definitely faster to. -size/strength: gotta give NFL slight edge in size strength, especially linemen. so lets say the green bay packers and all blacks played a game of rugby, and a game of football. obviously each would win their own sport, but who would do better in the "other" sport? im know im biased, but i gotta go with NFL doing the better job. i dont see rugby defense having any clue how to stop 30 yard passes to WR, and NFL would score at will. rugby offense playing football might score with runs short passes, but adjusting would be too difficult. in the rugby game, NFL would lose, but i think everyone in a while a speedy WR or RB could run one in. again, put a ball in bo jacksons hand and he'll make magic. the fast NFL defense could give the rugby offense more trouble then they'd expect

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  Really? Do you see honestly see any NFL player having the slightest chance of going for the full eighty minutes? Without a breather after every tackle and without endless substitutions? These guys have spent a lifetime training for a sport played in 5 second bursts, and they are great for those five seconds. But cardio is not exactly high on their training priorities list. And do you really see any NFL runner coping with an offense where there is no blocking and offloading during the tackle is utterly critical to run a successful offense. Bo Jackson might be great -- until he went down. Then it would be a turnover every time as he would have absolutely no offloading skills. The fact of the matter is that both sports are so completely different -- and take a lifetime of training to compete at an elite level -- that each team would be utterly hopeless at the other sport. Forget the All-Blacks. Any fourth-level English semi-pro club would crush the Packers in a rugby match. As would any Division III NCAA college team crush the All-Blacks at American football should they find themselves on a gridiron pitch. So my question is why compare rugby and gridiron? You might as well choose basketball and ice hockey. It makes as much sense. Edit: @ Levi-68. No -- I'm afraid not. A first string NFL RB couldn't play international rugby, if only because they have no on-the-fly kicking skills -- which, by the way, take a lifetime of training to acquire. What is your first string RB going to do under a high ball inside his own 22 with a chaser in his face? He can't run it out (no blockers) nor can he kick it away (no skills). What would happen is the runner would get swarmed, turn the ball over, and give up a try. Every time!