I used to kick and play wide receiver for a high school football team, but I’m transitioning over to Rugby soon and I’m wondering how similar the football and rugby balls are. Which is heavier? Which is softer? What’s the cost difference? Easier or harder to hold onto? Easier or harder to kick?
Footballs are smaller and pointier. So while a football is more aerodynamic it’s also more unpredictable when bouncing. I’m not sure about weight (I’d say the rugby ball though). A rugby ball is made with rubber, not leather, so it’s got a bit better grip (which is good since it’s bigger). A rugby ball costs about 20 dollars (can’t remember the cost of a football).
A rugby ball is fairly easy to hang onto once you have it securely in both hands (you carry between two hands not tucked most of the time). But holding it with one hand is pretty dificult. Definitely easier to kick.
However, the drop kick is still important in rugby (you drop the ball and it must touch the ground before you kick it).?? And the drop kick is used to kick off each half and to score a goal (kick through the uprights) in the middle of play. This is significantly harder than any kick in football.
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2009 Mar 26
I play rugby league in England and rugby balls are very easy to kick with. Haven’t really kicked with an American Football so don’t know size differences or anything.
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2009 Mar 26
Footballs are smaller and pointier. So while a football is more aerodynamic it's also more unpredictable when bouncing. I'm not sure about weight (I'd say the rugby ball though).
A rugby ball is made with rubber, not leather, so it's got a bit better grip (which is good since it's bigger). A rugby ball costs about 20 dollars (can't remember the cost of a football).
A rugby ball is fairly easy to hang onto once you have it securely in both hands (you carry between two hands not tucked most of the time). But holding it with one hand is pretty dificult.
Definitely easier to kick. However, the drop kick is still important in rugby (you drop the ball and it must touch the ground before you kick it). And the drop kick is used to kick off each half and to score a goal (kick through the uprights) in the middle of play. This is significantly harder than any kick in football.
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