rugby and football
... This is ironically called a field goal “World book encyclopedia”. One of the differences of the two sports is the use of pads. In football one is required to wear the protective gear called pads. The seven different pads consist of knee pads, thigh pads, hip pads, butt pads, shoulder pads, a cup to protect you from any groin damage, and a helmet. Optional pads include a neck pad to protect a player from any serious neck injuries when a player is tackled, and chest pads to absorb some of the pain when you are hit dead on or tackled. “World book encyclopedia” However, for rugby, it is the exact opposite. In rugby there are no pads that the players are required to wear. All they have to wear is their team uniform. “Irish rugby” There are also other differences such as the size of the ball. Both balls are a hexagon/pentagon shape. The difference of the balls is their size. Regulation rugby balls are about 41 inches long and 30 inches wide in circumference, and weighs about 2.35 pounds. The regulation football is smaller in size and weighs about 1.50 pounds. There are many rules in both sports. Some of the rules for rugby are the ball can only be thrown sideways, and can only be kicked forwards. There are a total of 15 players on each team. The only player that can get tackled is the player carrying the ball. The game is approximately eighty-five minutes long with two forty minute periods, and a five minute half time. In football there are four fifteen minute quarters with a fifteen minute to twenty minute half time. There are only eleven players from each team on the field at once. Tom Carr 3 Also, a player is supposed to kick the ball forward in football. However, unlike rugby, a player can throw the ball in any direction he wants, except out of bounds. The positions for both sports are also different. In rugby there is a fullback, a winger, the centers, a fly half, a scrum half, the front row, the second row, and the loose forwards. A fullback is the one in the last line of defense who is always blamed when the other team scores. There is one winger on each side of the field, left and right. They are known for having a marked reluctance to take responsibility and a tendency to panic under pressure. The two centers can be found one inside the other outside. When attacking, they are the ones who run quickly toward the nearest opponent and collapse into their arms. A fly half can kick the ball anywhere and run anywhere. A scrum half usually spends the whole game trying to keep out of the reach of opposing forwards. The front rows game is often played in one part of the field, without the ball, while the rest proceed elsewhere. The second row can go through a complete game without making any contact with the ball whatsoever. “Rugby rules” In football there is the quarterback, halfback, fullback, wide receiver, tight end, offensive tackle, offensive guard, center, defensive end, defensive tackle, nose tackle, linebacker, cornerback, safety, and kicker. A quarterback is the player who recei...