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annoing
Amarr
Dirt Nap Squad
Dirt Nap Squad. |
Posted - 2008.02.02 19:06:00 - [ 1]
Edited by: annoing on 02/02/2008 19:05:5619-26 They said it would be a bloodbath, yer right, it nearly was in the 2nd half  For Americans and other aliens: It was a game of Rugby. Thats like american football but its played by men, just the 15 of them, no special teams, no helmets and no crying. Oh, and when a Rugby team wins the world championship, they really ARE world champions because, strangly enough, other teams from around the world actually take part The BBC is showing the American football final this year.. that means it get more than the usual 11 viewers + 2 dogs. |
Kirjava
Shiva
Morsus Mihi |
Posted - 2008.02.02 19:10:00 - [ 2]
By British and rest of world standards, American Care - erm football is the Carebear version of Rugby. I saw the American rugby team against Scotland a few years back, the word pwnage did not do the match justice..... Why would the rest of the world care about American football anyway, not like they give a damn about rugby  |
Gyfrex
Sebiestor Tribe |
Posted - 2008.02.02 19:20:00 - [ 3]
Haha knew I should of made a bet with my dad on this...my intuition never fails when it comes to the english failing at sports. (ps: I'm english myself  ) |
Elliot Reid
Digital Fury Corporation
Ushra'Khan |
Posted - 2008.02.02 19:22:00 - [ 4]
See, if he'd picked Beckham we'd have stood a better chance. |
Markus Aurelian |
Posted - 2008.02.02 19:35:00 - [ 5]
except that if you'd played football youd know that even with the pads its a lot more brutal than rugby. The players are bigger, stronger, and hit in ways that are illegal in rugby.
also;
obvious troll is obvious. |
Gyfrex
Sebiestor Tribe |
Posted - 2008.02.02 19:48:00 - [ 6]
Edited by: Gyfrex on 02/02/2008 19:48:32 Originally by: Markus Aurelian
except that if you'd played football youd know that even with the pads its a lot more brutal than rugby. The players are bigger, stronger, and hit in ways that are illegal in rugby.
also;
obvious troll is obvious.
What this man says is actually quite true, most of the stuff you do in american football would get you sent off and maybe even banned in rugby, and even with all that armour and stuff its still far more brutal. Edit: but still not as brutal as aussie rules football |
annoing
Amarr
Dirt Nap Squad
Dirt Nap Squad. |
Posted - 2008.02.02 19:56:00 - [ 7]
Originally by: Gyfrex
What this man says is actually quite true, most of the stuff you do in american football would get you sent off and maybe even banned in rugby, and even with all that armour and stuff its still far more brutal.
Thats right, the last time I saw a game of American football they had all these referees throwing yellow hankies every time someone did something. In rugby, they only stamp on heads, arms, heads, legs, backs, chests, necks in a maul. While in a scrum they only throw punches or gouge eyes and ears. While tackling they only tend to grab balls or kick them.. yes, American football is soooooo brutal compared to Rugby. |
Kirjava
Shiva
Morsus Mihi |
Posted - 2008.02.02 20:02:00 - [ 8]
In the games of Rugby that I have actualy seen (been at the field - Muarryfield to be precise), I saw 3 broken limbs and some poor bastard got his SPINE crushed.
In my experience Rugby is more brutal. |
Orgos Khenn
Minmatar |
Posted - 2008.02.02 20:43:00 - [ 9]
In rugby they only pull you off if you are bleeding so much that you can't see, or if you can't walk. Johnny Wilkinson once played a third of a game with a broken ankle - and I don't mean he limped around and whined. He drop kicked twelve points - all the points England had in the game - against Australia, on that ankle. |
Gyfrex
Sebiestor Tribe |
Posted - 2008.02.02 21:05:00 - [ 10]
Meh, in my experience I got hurt more playing American Football than I did in rugby, busted something in my knee playing rugby had problems with it ever since, busted my shoulder playing American Football and it hurts every day so... |
Orion Eridanus
Dark Ashes
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Posted - 2008.02.02 21:10:00 - [ 11]
Thats ok, so what if rugby is better than our football, both of them suck compared to hockey tbh. |
GPerson
Gallente
Firebird Squadron
Terra-Incognita |
Posted - 2008.02.02 21:37:00 - [ 12]
I don't really know too much about either rugby/amer. football, but I'm pretty sure I know why pads and such were introduced in the latter. Too many players were getting killed/crushed to death. In fact, from Wikipedia: Quote:
From 1931 to 2006, the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research has reported 1,002 direct and 674 indirect fatalities
and Quote:
The average NFL career lasts only 3.8 years.[3] Injuries sustained by football players are often permanent. Many former football players experience pain, sometimes severe, that lasts for the rest of their lives. Many players require surgery, even multiple surgeries, for injuries experienced years earlier.
This is with that padding. Now, anyone able to provide similar stats for Rugby without the padding? |
Orgos Khenn
Minmatar |
Posted - 2008.02.02 21:43:00 - [ 13]
Originally by: GPerson
This is with that padding. Now, anyone able to provide similar stats for Rugby without the padding?
Yes: Rugby players are better tankers without armour plating. :P |
GPerson
Gallente
Firebird Squadron
Terra-Incognita |
Posted - 2008.02.03 00:05:00 - [ 14]
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Mr Jay
Amarr
Mafia Redux
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Posted - 2008.02.03 00:33:00 - [ 15]
Originally by: annoing
Edited by: annoing on 02/02/2008 19:05:56
The BBC is showing the American football final this year..
BBC is showing Superbowl? |
SeismicForce
Terra Incognita
Systematic-Chaos |
Posted - 2008.02.03 00:38:00 - [ 16]
Maybe it is because the players wear the padding that they don't last long due to them disregarding their own safety. Now if two 120kg men run full-tilt into each other no amount of padding will help, you will break something. Rugby has those very strict contact rules for a reason, and that reason is not to have statistics like the ones american football has. |
foolishness
Caldari
Philo Beto
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Posted - 2008.02.03 02:19:00 - [ 17]
Originally by: Mr Jay
Originally by: annoing
Edited by: annoing on 02/02/2008 19:05:56
The BBC is showing the American football final this year..
BBC is showing Superbowl?
And I believe the Saints and Chargers are playing a regular season game at Wembley in October. |
Daedalus DuGalle
Gallente
Infomorph Technologies
|
Posted - 2008.02.03 03:12:00 - [ 18]
Edited by: Daedalus DuGalle on 03/02/2008 03:20:14I support RugbyFor the record yellow = Australia, sometimes South Africa just to make it confusing, but SA have more green. Black = New Zealand White = England. edit: Incidently, I know the Devs said do "dancing" in Ambulation, but surely they can let Bruter's do the Haka |
Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
Atlas Alliance |
Posted - 2008.02.03 11:14:00 - [ 19]
Meh, the England squad seem to gyrate so violently between passably awesome and sucking horrendously I can barely keep up.
And enough with the American Football versus Rugby squabbling. They're different games, and are both alright. Although personally my hierarchy goes "Rugby Union > Rugby League > American Football" in that comparison. American Football is probably more violent, though, but also less physically exhausting- stamina is nowhere near as important in AF as it is in Rugby. |
annoing
Amarr
Dirt Nap Squad
Dirt Nap Squad. |
Posted - 2008.02.03 12:33:00 - [ 20]
Originally by: Mr Jay
BBC is showing Superbowl?
Yes. Tonight at 10:50pm BBC2. Super Bowl Live - American Football Sunday 03 February 10:50pm - 3:05am BBC2 Patriots v Giants Live coverage from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, where the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants. Live on the BBC for the first time, the Patriots will look to underline their status as the best team of their era by winning the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven years. Presented by Jake Humphrey, Mike Carlson and Rod Woodson. Commentary from **** Stockton and Sterling Sharpe. |
Malcanis
Caldari
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative. |
Posted - 2008.02.03 21:24:00 - [ 21]
Originally by: annoing
Edited by: annoing on 02/02/2008 19:05:56
19-26
They said it would be a bloodbath, yer right, it nearly was in the 2nd half
For Americans and other aliens: It was a game of Rugby. Thats like american football but its played by men, just the 15 of them, no special teams, no helmets and no crying. Oh, and when a Rugby team wins the world championship, they really ARE world champions because, strangly enough, other teams from around the world actually take part
The BBC is showing the American football final this year.. that means it get more than the usual 11 viewers + 2 dogs.
Speaking of world champions, when did wales last reach the final? |
Xen Gin
Silurian Operations
|
Posted - 2008.02.03 22:21:00 - [ 22]
Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: annoing
Edited by: annoing on 02/02/2008 19:05:56
19-26
They said it would be a bloodbath, yer right, it nearly was in the 2nd half
For Americans and other aliens: It was a game of Rugby. Thats like american football but its played by men, just the 15 of them, no special teams, no helmets and no crying. Oh, and when a Rugby team wins the world championship, they really ARE world champions because, strangly enough, other teams from around the world actually take part
The BBC is showing the American football final this year.. that means it get more than the usual 11 viewers + 2 dogs.
Speaking of world champions, when did wales last reach the final?
When do (ex)world champions lose to Wales? |
Malcanis
Caldari
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative. |
Posted - 2008.02.04 02:12:00 - [ 23]
Originally by: Xen Gin
Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: annoing
Edited by: annoing on 02/02/2008 19:05:56
19-26
They said it would be a bloodbath, yer right, it nearly was in the 2nd half
For Americans and other aliens: It was a game of Rugby. Thats like american football but its played by men, just the 15 of them, no special teams, no helmets and no crying. Oh, and when a Rugby team wins the world championship, they really ARE world champions because, strangly enough, other teams from around the world actually take part
The BBC is showing the American football final this year.. that means it get more than the usual 11 viewers + 2 dogs.
Speaking of world champions, when did wales last reach the final?
When do (ex)world champions lose to Wales?
A lot more recently than Wales lost a match as world champions. |
Xen Gin
Silurian Operations
|
Posted - 2008.02.04 02:49:00 - [ 24]
Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: Xen Gin
Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: annoing
Edited by: annoing on 02/02/2008 19:05:56
19-26
They said it would be a bloodbath, yer right, it nearly was in the 2nd half
For Americans and other aliens: It was a game of Rugby. Thats like american football but its played by men, just the 15 of them, no special teams, no helmets and no crying. Oh, and when a Rugby team wins the world championship, they really ARE world champions because, strangly enough, other teams from around the world actually take part
The BBC is showing the American football final this year.. that means it get more than the usual 11 viewers + 2 dogs.
Speaking of world champions, when did wales last reach the final?
When do (ex)world champions lose to Wales?
A lot more recently than Wales lost a match as world champions.
So the non-champions beating the champions is a bad thing? We like being the underdog, they victory is so much better! This reminds me of a little Phonics song, it goes something like this! |
armas
Gallente
Black Thorne Corporation |
Posted - 2008.02.04 03:23:00 - [ 25]
Odd game, I was in complete and utter despair at half time. But then Wales decided to make a game of it and englands response was total collapse. Nice one! |
Grimpak
Gallente
Midnight Elites
Echelon Rising |
Posted - 2008.02.04 04:51:00 - [ 26]
Originally by: Orgos Khenn
Originally by: GPerson
This is with that padding. Now, anyone able to provide similar stats for Rugby without the padding?
Yes: Rugby players are better tankers without armour plating. :P
 |
Dheorl
Surge.
|
Posted - 2008.02.04 16:27:00 - [ 27]
I honestly laugh at anyone saying AF players are fitter/stronger/tougher than rugby players. |
Liberator 1
Gallente
The Scope
|
Posted - 2008.02.06 17:00:00 - [ 28]
AF is Rugby's little sister.
Congrats to Wales, made us look very weak.
Swiiiiing looooowww etc etc..... |
xAlvarez |
Posted - 2008.02.06 17:21:00 - [ 29]
Originally by: Dheorl
I honestly laugh at anyone saying AF players are fitter/stronger/tougher than rugby players.
Keep laughing then. |
Seroquel |
Posted - 2008.02.06 17:50:00 - [ 30]
you guys sound like a bunch of id-HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG |
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