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Oi fancy a bidda footy innit bruv? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] -2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Search "brutal NFL hits" on YouTube and tell me again why you think a bunch of dudes on their knees hugging and playing reverse tug-of-war is manly

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Check the community, Chuckles!

    Besides, I’m a Bears fan, so I’ve seen plenty of footage of Dick Butkus’ hits.

    You know, years ago I saw a bit on a UK NFL show where they had a couple of rugby players and a couple of NFL players try each others’ sports.

    The NFL players came out of the experience saying “Hell, that game is brutal. They’re big guys and they hit hard, and they don’t wear any padding. No thanks!”

    The rugby players came out of the experience saying “Hell, that game is brutal. You’ve got the pads, sure, but that just means everyone hits each other harder! No thanks!”

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Perfect summation, only people saying one is tougher than the other do so from the other side of the TV screen.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah I was just returning the energy of the first armchair expert, honestly. Rugby is hardass, too.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Rugby players dont wear body armour.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    NFL football players use that armor as a weapon.....

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago

    My brother, my fellow American, my friend, rugby is the more intense athletic endeavor.

    You have definitely zeroed in on the point that makes football more intense, the big impacts.

    Despite rugby having 2-3x higher injury rates, football dwarfs it in fatality rates by like 6x.

    However, when you account for the deaths from heat stroke and heart attack caused by overworking a bunch of hypertensive fat dudes ("indirect causes"), they're about equal.

    Football just isn't as athletically demanding and doesn't inflict as much constant punishment. It's entirely about that one big BOOM

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