Rough Sports (was Invasion of Alaska )

[simonmark6]

I think it's nearly impossible to compare the American Football and Rugby anecdotally because you usually end up comparing apples and oranges.

I coach rugby at my local school and I played at county and university level, I was up for selection at national level in my early twenties but wasn't good enough. Given the modern professional level of the sport, I'd be nowhere near now.

When I was at University, an American College team came touring and we played them. They were fit but lacked the skill our team had and we wiped the floor with them. My point is here that American College Rugby is not top class level and someone playing college football would be operating at a far higher level in a college football team than a college rugby team.

Later, when I went to America on a Brass Band tour, we played rugby using a scratch team against an amateur football team. We won the rugby game, they won the football game.

I have, therefore, to agree with Ronin84 that it's pointless saying one is harder or tougher than the other and enjoy whichever game tickles your fancy.