What are the main differences between American Football and Rugby?

Question

What are the main differences between American Football and Rugby?

Answer 1

Rugby players don't have padding or helmets or stop for oxygen every 20 yards.

Answer 2

in rugby people have no armor

Answer 3

Rugby's a better game than American Gridiron

Answer 4

The main difference is obviously the lack of padding in rugby.

Other differences are:

-There is no stopping after the tackle, the players from each team simply come and try to push each other away in order to keep possession/steal possession.

-Rugby is comprised of two 40 minute halves of non-stop play.

-There are two types of players: Backs (the fast guys who attempt to score) and Forwards (the big guys who tackle and do the hard work).

- Like basketball, rugby players can change from Offense to Defense in a split-second; therefore every player must know how to tackle.

-Any player can score and all players must know how to kick, catch, run, and tackle.

-The passing involves only lateral passes.

-Whenever someone knocks the ball forward or passes forward the Forwards get together and have a Scrum (kinda like a line of scrimmage).

-When the ball goes out of bounds you have a Lineout (kinda like a jump ball where the ball is thrown in from where it went out and the jumpers are lifted up to catch it.

-You score 5 points for a try (a touchdown where you must actually touch the ball down), 2 points for the conversion afterwards, and 3 points for a penalty kick.

-The game is started off with a kickoff just like in football.

That is basically it; hope this helps.

Answer 5

Also in rugby after a tackle has been made both teams may 'ruck' for the ball

usually there are quite a few bodies laying over the ball so other players are effectively able to grind their studded boots into the people laying prone to try and gain possession of the ball

players can also score via a drop goal, worth 3 points, a player holding the ball drops it to the ground and kicks it between the posts after it bounces