What is the difference between American football and rugby?

Question

I know the American football-guys have more protection.

Answer 1

American Football is more popular, generating  a few hundred million dollars more revenue per year.

Answer 2

pads,  logic......and teeth

Answer 3

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

you tell me

Answer 4

Americans wear pads because it allows them to hit harder (which rugby players don't do) and because they want to play for more than 5 years (average rugby player's career length)

Answer 5

do some research lazy

Answer 6

For those in the know, American football and rugby are very different sports, but for the inexperienced spectator, the two sports can look rather similar. So what are the differences? For starters, there are two different versions of rugby: league and union. This article refers to the Rugby League, as the union type differs greatly. Union rugby is rougher and the rules are looser, which means the game can turn violent at times. American football and rugby, however, share some common rules that make both sports somehow similar.

For starters, both sports are played on a field that is roughly 120 yards (110 meters) long and 54-60 yards (51-55 meters) wide, with the rugby field being slightly wider. Across the field, there are lines painted to indicate the different zones. These lines are about ten yards apart from each other. In American football, there is a line to mark the goal zone, which starts near the goal posts. An additional zone, called the end zone, extends 10 yards (9 meters) behind the goal line. In rugby, the scoring zone ends at the goal posts. If the player goes beyond, the ball is out. The goal posts are similar in both sports and consist of two vertical posts with a crossbar connecting them. Rugby teams consist of 13 players (15 players in the rugby union) who both attack and defend at any given time; American football teams have 11 players with very specific roles.

The ways of advancing the ball are similar in American football and rugby, and consist of a series of forward passes with the objective of reaching the end zone. In both sports, the round is over is a player is tackled or the ball goes out of bounds. However, direct forward passes are only allowed in American football, while rugby focuses on sideways and backward passes only. When it comes to blocking, players of rugby are also not allowed to intercept a player of the opposite team unless that player is in possession of the ball. In American football, obstructions are allowed in any way or form.

The final difference between both sports is in the scoring. Rugby players must touch the ball to the floor to score (four points), while players of American football can simply cross the end-zone line to get a "touchdown" (six points). Kicks over the goal posts are awarded after touchdowns in both sports, but they are worth double in rugby. Also, because touchdowns are so difficult to achieve, players of American football often try to score a field goal rather than risk losing the ball to the opponents. In rugby, however, field goals are only worth one point, so most teams cannot afford to spend time on trying to score one.

Answer 7

American football is BORING. Honestly, they stop like every five minutes. Also, they have no rules so they can go ahead and tackle people in ridiculous ways-no wonder they need all that padding.

Rugby, on the other hand, is a good game. It's played by proper blokes that don't feel the need to go wearing like a tonne of armour to chase a ball round a field. It's exciting and fast moving, and lots of opportunities for just having a big fight. Much more fun.

Answer 8

the rules

Answer 9

rugby is a difernt form of football made somewhere else it envoles less pad  and you can throw the ball anyway.

Answer 10

football is an american game and rugby is not!

Answer 11

Body armor. Rugby players don't use it. Armor is for sissy Americans.