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In reply to the discussion: Rugby vs American 'football' [View all]davidpdx
(22,000 posts)55. I don't understand it much
But SF 49ers have a rugby player on their roster from Australia who was willing to take a huge pay cut because he wanted to play in the NFL.
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AFL Grand Final is almost here. Will be televised here in the States on October 2nd....
Tikki
Sep 2015
#54
If you're 63 and a Hawg fan, you undoubtedly remember the "Game of the Century"
Art_from_Ark
Aug 2015
#12
Both soccer and rugby move at about 4 times the speed of American "football".
GoneOffShore
Aug 2015
#18