Mr. England

**Redleg** · 10-25-2005, 13:12

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Put your Rugby boys in with our Football boys, and they'll see why pads are necesarry right-quick.
Get real , Football is for pussys and advertising .

LOL - ever see how many of those people are carried off of the field with torn ligments and broken bones?

The only part you got right is about the advertising. The rest of your comment and many of the other comments concerning football is typical BS. Edit: to complete a sentence that was only half done.

**DojoRat** · 10-25-2005, 13:52

I've never played rugby but football is all about violence. Pads only increase the level of violence by allowing the tackler to smash into someone running at full speed. The man being tackled is also wearing pads but the impact is still incredibly jarring. The short duration of the plays does lead to Sumo type lineman but if you have ever seen a receiver go up for a catch over the middle knowing full well a 250 lb linebacker moving as fast as a sprinter was about to crash into his exposed ribs, you wouldn't call him a wimp.

I would say Rugby is the better sport because you can play it at the club level and still go to work on Monday. Few Americans play TACKLE football outside of School or the Pro's unless they're still in there twenties and don't know any better.

**Tribesman** · 10-25-2005, 14:44

So says the Euro who's probably never played football in his life.
Notice the key word "probably" , care to guess how many other US sports I have "probably" never played ? (though most are not really American in origin )

Or how many games I have "probably" not been to see in the States ?

and it's NOT football if you pick the damn thing up, using your HANDS and run about with it.
No Apache , that is soccer , and that really is for pussies , try Gaelic , Aussie or Compromise for a bit of fun .

**Duke Malcolm** · 10-25-2005, 17:30

Originally Posted by Redleg

LOL - ever see how many of those people are carried off of the field with torn ligments and broken bones?

Rugby players are taken off with broken collar bones, ribs, and open lower leg fractures (where the bone sticks out), and that's just in Dundee between secondary school.

Originally Posted by Tribesman

No Apache , that is soccer , and that really is for pussies , try Gaelic , Aussie or Compromise for a bit of fun .

I think he is just making the point that calling it football is wrong, because they also use hands, unlike proper football in which it is illegal to use one's hands

**Redleg** · 10-25-2005, 18:40

Originally Posted by King Malcolm

Rugby players are taken off with broken collar bones, ribs, and open lower leg fractures (where the bone sticks out), and that's just in Dundee between secondary school.

I believe that is called a compound fracture here in the states and yes people are taken off the field in American Football for the same type of injuries - minus the collar bone because of the shoulder pads - but they tried it off for cracked neck bones - all in all I rather break my collar bone - verse break in a neck vertebrae.

And all this happens in Junior High School - which would be your secondary equilvent to your secondary schools also.

Plus there are others out there every-year with even worse injuries all in the name of a contact sport.

People trying to say the either game (rugby or American football) is for pussies either attempting to get your goat - or just are plain stupid.

BTW soccer is not a pussy sport either - lots of hard running and many leg injuries happen in that sport also - to include compound fractures of the legs because of contact. Again calling any sport that involves physical endurance and exertion is for pussies well shows a lack of character in that individual.

**The_Doctor** · 10-25-2005, 19:17

What about the Eton wall game.

What the hell is that about?

**Tribesman** · 10-25-2005, 19:49

I think he is just making the point that calling it football is wrong, because they also use hands, unlike proper football in which it is illegal to use one's hands
But wouldn't "Proper" football be "Real" football , that game where the whole town is the pitch , they use their hands in that .
Any way American football isn't American , it is really an ancient Irish traditional game (or adaption thereof) , and I can prove it

believe that is called a compound fracture here in the states
Open fracture over here .

**Idaho** · 10-25-2005, 20:58

Originally Posted by Redleg

BTW soccer is not a pussy sport either - lots of hard running and many leg injuries happen in that sport also - to include compound fractures of the legs because of contact. Again calling any sport that involves physical endurance and exertion is for pussies well shows a lack of character in that individual.

Yeah I'm just on a wind up. I actually quite enjoy watching american football - just wish they would get on with it sometimes.

As for soccer - I have sprained both ankles 3 times playing as well as having fist fights with total strangers and best friends

I don't play anymore!