Football Vs Rugby Research Paper

Although Both Football and Rugby are both aggressive sports that share similar concepts rugby is more contact because unlike American Football Rugby players do not wear protective padding. Also Rugby is a international sport and American Football Is a USA sport. The games are similar in ways, In Football there can only be 11 people on the field from each team at once however in Rugby there are 15 people on the field. The game of football requires players to carry the ball down a 120 yard field with two ten yard end zones. To actually receive points you must reach your opponents goal line and get in that is called a touchdown. You can also kick the ball through goal post that is called a Field Goal, a touchdown is worth 6 points an field

While the heaviest football player weighed 358lbs the heaviest rugby player was 442lbs. In football players all have specific roles on the field These are called positions.On offense the most important person on the field is your Quarterback. He is the person who gets the ball to your receivers or your running backs to gain yards. Next you have your center he snaps the ball and gives it to your quarterback to start the play. Then you have running backs, they line up behind your offensive line ( The big guys) to receive the ball from your quarterback to rush. The next players are usually the tall fast people these are the wide receivers. These are the men who run routes and get open to get long passes form the quarterback.In the rugby offense everyone wear a specific number a does specific things it is also split into two sections. 1/3 are props,2 is the hooker,4/5 are the locks, 6/7 are the flankers and 8 is the eight-man. These are the forwards their jobs is to win possession of the ball,Next you have the backs 9 is the scrumhalf,10 is the fly-half,11/14 are the wings,12/13 are the inside and outside centers and 12 is the fullback. Also when comparing the two sports in would be important to state that the balls are not the same. In football a 1Lb spheroid shaped ball that is 11inches long and 22inches in circumference is in play .While in Ruby they are using also a spheroid ball but it is 27cm long and 60cm in