American football is played by Americans. RUGBY is played by REAL MEN

Whenever Americans talk to me about how American football players are the pinnacle of tough, I can’t help give off wry smile.

I was attending an International Scouting Jamboree here in the UK, some Americans were playing touch Football, they invited me and my mates to join them had a great time for about half an hour then we challenged them to a game of 7 a side rugby, they lasted 10 minutes and refused to play Rugby with us anymore🤣

And they play for 80 minutes. No resting every 20 second…

They have got protection. A gum shield is protection. 😁💪🏼🏉

Liking rugby is an understatement, i love rugby 🇿🇦🤞

I've played rugby since I was 11 years old, I'm 46 years old now and still going at it. You're simply never too old to play rugby. I'm backing up my claim with this... there's this gentleman in the team I'm currently playing for who turned 80 not long ago and he's still at it (he isn't playing games with us anymore though, but he comes to our trainings and actively takes part in them).

NFL- we hit hard bro Rugby- hold my spine

I'm 61 and played Rugby from the age of 12 until I was in my early 50's, I was a Rugby wing forward most of my adult playing career,I was a tackling coach. You train for the hits and it is nothing like a street fight in any way. The most protection I ever needed was a gum shield and to tape my ears down to prevent cauliflower ears😂😂

If you suggested wearing pads here in Australia, you would have your man card revoked and handed a pack of women’s pads 😂😂

Being watching for 40 years, played lock for 10 at the local level. Neck and back are stuffed but wouldn't change it for the world.

It's just normal to us. I started playing when I was 6.

I played rugby as a kid at school. It was brutal. Makes a man of you.

Quite simply rugby is the greatest man’s team sport there is. Explosive, brutal, exciting, passionate, proud, and a played for the most part by men with discipline who are good role models for young boys to follow. I started at 6 and loved it. It makes you tough, fit, and disciplined. Also has great fans who can have a drink and generally behave themselves!!

I've played since I was 7, been in the hospital only once over a 20 odd year period, a few minor concussions though. People have on rare cases died yes, but that's why our conditioning, form, discipline and respect for the game goes beyond the dangers. American football has its roots in rugby union, but all the armor and rest and lack of a diverse skill base for positions are all football. 😅

It’s rugby. Watch the 6 Nations Championship on now, particularly Ireland v France last week. It’s a real man’s sport.

I played amateur level rugby in my teens, twenties and thirties. I've been concussed, knocked out, lost 7 teeth, had black eyes, bloody noses, cauliflower ears, sprains, twists and more bruises than I care to remember. I'm now 57 and I'd still love to be playing. I like the NFL but your players wouldn't last one training session with a pro rugby team all of whom play for wages a fraction of those paid by the NFL. Rugby is an amazing sport.

Do not tense up while hitting or being hit. It's bad for your health. Many of the hits in that video were illegal and some of the legal ones are now illegal. As an American that played gridiron for about a decade and then went on to play rugby for a few more decades I can tell you that all that equipment worn to 'protect' the players of the 'American game' just ends up being used as weapons.

Teams are split into Forwards - Numbers 1 to 8, and backs, numbers 9 to 15. Most of the big hitters are usually forwards, people like Courtney Lawes, from England, 6'7" and 260lbs, or Sebastien Chabal of France, 6'3" and 250lbs, but there are some monster tacklers in the backs too. Johnny Wilkinson of England was probably one of the hardest hitters, pound for pound, and he would bring down players much larger. Injuries are no more common than they are in NFL, but you do get a few split eyebrows, black-eyes, and broken noses (mine was broken 3 times), but that sort of thing adds character to a face!

A lot of those rugby tackles would be considered a penalty and even a yellow/red card (10mins/permanently off the field respectively) , mostly tackling without the ball 6:20 using no arms like called a shoulder charge 7:25 high tackles which are tackles above the waist/spear tackles when you lift the player above the waist 6:35 / 7:09. Pretty much all the hits after 7:30 are all illegal tackles. Ironically all the rules regarding physical contact are only put in place for the players safety 😂

I love your reactions,i watched 5 times i laughed when you said tbey forgot their protection gear ,no protection at all

Here in England our boys play rugby from age 11 at school 😃 it's part of some schools sport curriculum

Rugby was invented in 1823 at Rugby School in England, U.K. common injuries in Rugby are loss of teeth, broken ribs, leg fractures, other bones, head injuries (far more than Boxing), the caps which you might see on some players are 'Scrum Caps' worn for 'Scrums' which is part of the game play, similar to a 'Scrimmage' in American Football, otherwise no protection is generally used except perhaps some supports from earlier injuries. There are two forms of the game, 'League' which has 13 players and 'Union' with 15 players. I hope that this helps a bit with the understanding of the game.

I played from the age of eight for about eighteen years They were the best times of my life no real injuries to speak of plenty of bumps and bruises though ❤

Iv come to the conclusion that rugby teaches the player humility because you get hit right you remember your mortality….. 😂

When i watched the NFL part of the video I'm thinking who taught these guys to tackle

Great reaction just love you reaction of a sport that is like a religion here in south Africa hope for more reaction 2 rugby also new subscriber

Many of the upside-down tackles are from before they were banned. Nowadays, a tackle that turns an opponent further than the horizontal will result in a sending off. And their team plays the rest of the game one man (or woman) short.

Welcome to real world sport.

as a former rugby player, ive had the chance to play with nfl guys while i was living in the states, tanked all his tackles like it was nothing, nfl players cant tackle for shit theres a reason im missing 8 teeth, a finger and my right ear, and thats because rugby is for men, you get injured, you just get up and carry on, whereas nfl players stub a toe and get a holiday

This is how rugby is played, and rugby league….no pads, no helmets, and no fear. Concussion and broken bones is common…like NFL injuries can cause issues years later. I’m 6’5”, and when i was playing rugby, I was 152kgs. Loved the contact, best part of the game 😂😂 Tried playing basketball (loved it), played Volleyball 👍🏽, played a season of NFL in New Zealand…they were all great games, but just not enough contact for me…the helmets in American football obscured my peripheral’s and made lining up a hit harder..😂😂😂😂Welcome to the rugby rabbit hole…don’t be surprised if you get hooked. The continuous play, and 2 x 40 minute halves, no stop start play, is great, and the team you field, is both your offence and your defence, and there are no superstar positions in rugby, like the quarterback, and receivers, cause anyone can score a ‘ Try ‘ (touchdown).

NFL is played in America , Ruby is played by men !!

American Football derived from Rugby. Rugby is an international sport, therefore the World Cup is in France in September this year.

And the players come back week after week and play a full 80 minutes.

I love these reactions to rugby. Thank you from England 😁

Rugbys a game of disciplined aggression....! Once your hooked your hooked for ever ..you gotta love it..🤪

As an Australian, thankyou so much for the laugh, your reaction was priceless to someone who grew up in a rugby family ❤

In FRANCE, we say that NFL is the RUGBY for ladies.

Rugby is the OG sport invented in England in the town of Rugby. Then in America you copied our sport of Rugby and feminised it with padding and that stuff, and called it American Football. You also added rules like stopping play after every tackle. In Rugby there is no downs or time. It is 80 mins long, split into two halves. At 40 mins you'll get a 10 mins half time break but that is all, otherwise the game is continuous more or less. You're entitled to a gum shield and a scrum cap (piece of cloth) to go over your head (optional) to protect your ears mainly. Other than that you gotta just watch yourself and take the hit like a man. Rugby is a game of discipline, speed, adrenaline, tactics and sheer brute force. But to summarise that for you, hit hard and don't get hit, and make the yards you gain count for something. In England/UK we learn from a very young age, I started at 6.

Rugby ia played in many countries across the world for much longer than American football

I am Welsh and Rugby is our National Game we never have worn protective gear. The Welsh are not known for their height but have always been able to put together a good team. There are as many athletes in hospital from other sports injuries as rugby; they do happen but as with any sport they are taught to fall and avoid the worst situations if they find themselves airborne, it is a fast game and they cant depend on padding.

I’m 57 now but I started playing at 5 years old. It’s a winter sport and we use to play in bare feet in the frost. We just see it as a normal sport. Some of those hits were illegal and would be penalised or player sent off for 10 minutes. But I can only say that both these codes you saw are as close to being gladiators without killing each other. There were actually two codes of footy in these clips. 1) Rugby Union 2) Rugby League All though similar they are entirely different. You have to watch both to understand. Watch New Zealand Warriors highlights. And then watch New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Team. I played both codes in my time and loved every moment. No injuries apart from the odd dislocated finger or a few sprig marks from being rucked by a boot or two. But I enjoyed the full contact, the comraderie and the competing against your rivals.

Have a react to impossible rugby skills to see other aspects of the game. These guys are top level athletes, Olympic times 100m with killer side steps and awareness

Played rugby from 11 until mid 20s.Came out of retirement at 40 to play for the over 35s team.Broke my nose a few times and a couple of fingers.Cracked a rib too.But no matter how hard you hit or fought the opposition, you had a pint with them after the game

If you want to get properly into rugby I will teach you everything you need to know Chris. I loved this reaction - big love from England

Like Jeremy from Top Gear said "Rugby is like American football, but for real men "

My husband was a rugby player, he broke many bones especially collar bones and his nose. Never stopped him going back for another game😂 Protection is a gum shield and tape for the ears.

Played second row from the age of 13 years old ..... don't need pads, just need to be as hard as a coffin nail ! 😂😂

My brother was a children's coach so both my son and daughter learnt alongside his son and all the other kids. My daughter gave up playing when she left school at 18. My son stopped playing regularly when he left school but continued with a local team. He gave up after he had to have surgery on his shoulder as he tended to dislocate his arm and he was advised not to continue as there was only so many times they could repair him.

My very first time playing I was about 10. My mate got spun around and his head knocked my front tooth into the top of mouth. Gum shields were mandatory after that. We played this school and our weedest kid saved us. By stopping a boy who was huge compared to him from going across the line on the last play of the game. Even our softest lads are harder than American Football players.

The only protection rugby players may wear is a mouth guard. It doesn't prevent you from losing your teeth, it just makes it easier to find them. This said most of the vicious tackles from the older footage are now illegal, as you can see the ref pulling the red card (which means the exclusion of the guilty player for the rest of the match, his team then playing with one less man) in newer matches. Also in rugby the rules are called laws and you're not allowed to discuss the referee's decision unless you want to be penalised too.

Rugby: No helmets, No pads, Just balls...

I'm from New Zealand rugby is life we often say American football is like ruby but you stop when your tackled and you wear pillows 😂

No protection gear at all , react to rugby is awesome you'll love it

Love the Reactions! Yeah, Rugby players hit Hard! And the funny thing is; Rugby is not only Older than American Football...American Football was based off of Rugby.

"hasanyone passed away from rugby?" yeah i know a schoolboy was killed when a ball hit his chest, it was the exact same injury that demar hamlin suffered last year.

Watch some game play, its more fast passed than american football because the play doesnt stop after tackling

I'm 5'9" and played fly half/standoff at 175 pounds. I f*ckin loved it!

We much like you americas start playing rugby from a young age like 6 to 7 and our bodies become accustomed to the hard hits and the tackles I know it looks like we throw our selfs at each other but we are safer than the NFL players because we don’t wear helmets and pads and like many other sports there have been deaths but to be honest in all the years I’ve played I think I’ve heard of one which was when I was in my early twenties and I’m 57 now so that’s not that bad. Great reaction though just the look of sheer terror on your face is priceless

played rugby from the age of 8 all the way up to 28. played ash a prop/ flyhalf left wing/ lock and fullback.

Just got into rugby. Very entertaining .

What many from the US don't seem to realise is that rugby is far more popular, a far bigger sport world-wide than American football. I believe 100m watch a superbowl - 800m watched the rugby world cup.

In rugby you do we wear protection it called a gum shield the only other protection usually comes from the 2nd row or number 8 players

Rugby is played in over 130 countries, only America felt the need to wear pads and change the rules 😂

Rugby is a tough sport but when you play from the age of 8-9 you become conditioned to the physicality of it. You asked if anyone has never got up after a hit. Well that happened to me during a match at school when I was 18 and playing for the school first team against a rival school. I was playing fullback (last line of defence) and their biggest guy was charging towards me. His knee hit my chin and knocked me out cold. I remember a weird kind of floating feeling as I was being stretchered off the field and coming to, and my team mates rallied around me to say that somehow I'd managed to tackle him so he didn't score. Had to spend the night in hospital for further observation for concussion, but I was fine a couple of days afterwards. I did win my school rugby colours after that match which is an award given to those who excel at a sport, and which allowed me to wear a tie of a different design than the rest of the kids at school.

I read a statistic ages ago, (obviously for people who have played NFL for a number of years) that something like 66% of ex-NFL players, when they retire, have permanent injuries. Even with all their padding. Guessing there would gave to be a statistic for ex-league/Union players... p.s.. Rugby league and rugby union are similar, but still different games.

NFL generally consists of about 30s of action followed by a long pause. Rugby can go on for several minutes of continuous play, after which there is a pause whilst limbs and heads which have come loose are reattached and then the game can restart. Incidentally, I played rugby for about 7 years and the only real injury I got was a minor spinal injury when a scrum collapsed (I was a flanker pressed into action as a prop) but I was advised to quit the game. I then took up field hockey and I got many, many more injuries playing that. I also played cricket and broke nearly every finger, but never missed a match. I even played half a season with a pot on my wrist.

We used to play it in school at lunch, it's just what we did. Yeah got hurt even at 13 or so, you just tried to prove yourself and I was a fit nerd with glasses

as a scrawny lad that played rugby up until about 14, its all about completely committing to the tackle. im about as skinny as it comes and id consistently be bringing down guys twice my size just by committing fully to the tackle and latching on to squeeze in around their ankles. only time you get hurt is when somebody accidentally steps on ur head.

Growing up in the UK we played this from6 to16

I use to be a proffesional rugby player, I have broken my leg, arm, hand twice, jaw, and nose (12 times), color bone and ribs 5 times. It is a brutal sport and the touchest sport in the world.

They start them early. My nephews were 8 when they started playing.

I’ve seen tons of injuries in RUGBY UNION and LEAGUE……back and neck breaks…..other limbs broken….head wounds…body wounds…..broken everything….yet we still PLAY on……..amongst all the brutality - theres beauty in this game and we coming back for more call us crazy but we love this game 🔥🔥🔥

The lift tackles that go past 90 degrees are actually illegal and hitting with no arms in a tackle like shoulder charging. And yes hits like this happen at all ages. We start young. But the objective is to hit hard but not to actually hurt the other players.

Watching it all my life,soon as they get hit,play still continues,the man with the ball(after being hit) has to pass the ball behind him.

Rugby players just get up. Shake Off the pain and play on. We love the contact. Ohh yeah it hurts. That's why little kids want to be world champion rugby players. We grow up learning to play hard.

there have been people who died playing rugby, there was a schoolboy last year who unfortunately passed due to a head injury

You should check out a few games man, I think you would enjoy it. But it's not just brutality, some of the guys (and women) have some serious skills.

Those are some of the worse hits, many of them are illegal. Yes, people go to the hospital and neck and back injuries. Watch. Couple of games, the 6 Nations Tournament is currently happening

Iv'e broken my collarbone, 8 ribs and 3 fingers pplaying rugby, it's a tough sport but it makes you tougher

Only one off hand I can think of is a guy that played for Ivory Coast in the 1995 Rugby World Cup got paralyzed after a dump/spear tackle. (Jerry Collins was a master of the spear tackle as well as Brian "The Chiropractor" Lima)

Play doesn't stop after a tackle. Continuous play with the same players on the field for 40 minutes, a quick break, then all over again for another 40. So these guys get hit, but have to shrug it off and get straight back in the game

Yes played it in school as welshman its our big sport

We played 3 matches in one day then we still played a friendly againts each other after the 3rd match

Yeah bro on ur question of people dyin on the field...theres not been such an incident but theres been alot of people never walking again and such like that...we build hard

Now watch a rugby skills video. This isn't just a thug rumble.

These boys get sent to emergency so often they got a name for the kind of hits that send you there. A hospital ticket.

as Englishman of 67 my rugby teacher told us hit to hurt or ware a skirt

I can't speak for current statistics, but a few years ago the fatality rate in UK was 4-5 per season, but most of those were cardiac. Also, a lot of the hits in this video are illegal. The game tends to be less open these days as well, but there are still some HUGE hits and the guys are even bigger.

The rugby World Cup is Sept - Oct this year, make sure you mark it in your calendar for the best teams hitting hard and taking no prisoners in each and every game.

I've broken my arm twice in school rugby 😂

The only protection in rugby is a mouth guard to prevent your tongue from being choped by your teeth while being tackled🥶

We love our rugby ❤

NFL player to a rugby player - So dude, do you play offence or defence? Rugby player - Yes!

Hi Chris,my name's IAN,yeah no pads, some rules have been changed,you can't pick a player up and slam them,some players seem to get brain trouble later in life, football is looking into how many times you can head the ball in a game because of brain problems,if your heading or getting slammed something will go wrong,

I'm Western province right now just finished varsity

I played soccer for 6 years, I sprained my ankle twice and broke my finger, then I did 8 years of rugby and I never broke anything, just bruises, at Rugby we prepare yourself physically to take hits.

NRL and Rugby is an Eye Opener for Those Who Aren't Used to Watching It Brother 😆🇦🇺 but Hat's Off to the NFL Players too for Entertaining Us Folks

In most of the "hardest rugby hits" videos on KZfaq a significant fraction of the hits shown are illegal to the point of the hitter being shown a yellow (sent off the pitch for 10 minutes without replacement. Team plays a man short) or red card (sent off for remainder of the game, team plays a man short). You can't tackle above the shoulders, nor can you take a player in the air. Also If you take a player by picking them up off their feet you become responsible for bringing them down safely. For example, if you turn them past vertical (i.e. head down) and bring them into the ground that way you get thrown out. The video creators lump them together with normal legal hits for the "gasp" factor but they're not what rugby's about.

this is the sport American football came from. in its beginnings, there were no pads, facemask, etc. and the ball looked just like a rugby ball.