Sports science rugby vs american football

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  1. 1 quickzilver333
    2009 Feb 23

    The question is if …
    The question is if you (no pads) were to get hit by the Hardest hiting Rugby player in the World VS you (with pads) were to get hit by the Hardest hiting Football player (with Pads) Which one would you choose?

  2. 2 JumpToElevation
    2009 Feb 23

    where did you hear …
    where did you hear shane williams has the largest power/weight ratio in the world? Also percy is 34, retired from international rugby, and was never known for big hits that would make quentin jammer himself

  3. 3 AlexSnowBob
    2009 Feb 23

    one of the world’s …
    one of the world’s best fullbacks and the three main things you need to have as a fullback are speed, catching and TACKLING.

  4. 4 AlexSnowBob
    2009 Feb 23

    shane williams may …
    shane williams may be small but hes got the largest power to weight ratio in the world.

  5. 5 JumpToElevation
    2009 Feb 23

    Percy Montgomery? …
    Percy Montgomery? are you kidding?

  6. 6 UHtiger
    2009 Feb 23

    shane williams?
    shane williams?

  7. 7 AlexSnowBob
    2009 Feb 23

    k this is the most …
    k this is the most biased most stupid video i have ever seen those rugby players are ing . Jonah Lomu, Shane Williams, Lawrence Dallaglio, Brian Habana, Paul Sackey, Cheval, Gavin Henson and Percy Montgomery are all examples of rugby players who could make Quentin Jammer himself. If you want to do that kind of experiment correctly, don’t get a proffesional NFL guy and some guys who play rugby for a hobby, get the proffesional NFL guy and one of the players I just mentioned

  8. 8 ruffazgutz
    2009 Feb 23

    This test is …
    This test is RETARDED. Id like to see a profesional rugby player and fotball player both the same size hitting the same thing. there are 8th graders who hit as hard as that rugby player. L.A rugby team? Wtf. get someone from the Wallibies or the All Blacks. This was a dumb test. An nfl player would his pants if he went on a rugby field with no pads.

  9. 9 Benno719
    2009 Feb 23

    gridiron players …
    gridiron players are bigger than rugby players because rugby players are that fit, they train hard 6 days a week and play 1 day. u see a rugby player, forward or back take of their shirt and they’re ing ripped. They have the most muscle but gridiron forwards have beer bellies, americans are bigger, but rugby are stronger

  10. 10 JumpToElevation
    2009 Feb 23

    “Los Angeles Rugby …
    “Los Angeles Rugby home games are played at
    Dodson Middle school” …Thats straight from LA rugbys website. If you complain about Jammer not being the best choice for american football, you should realise the rugby players are a terrible representation of hard hitters too. They play their home games at a middle school for craps sake

  11. 11 UHtiger
    2009 Feb 23

    what you need to …
    what you need to take note of is the fact that they said even though the football tackle test alot higher than the rugby one, the damage caused was equal because of the padding. that was with a really soft tackle by the ty american rugby player. if it had been a proffessional rugby player the tackle would have been alot harder and therefore the damage caused would have been rediculous

  12. 12 viper90988
    2009 Feb 23

    at 2:49 “that gave …
    at 2:49 “that gave me a stomach ache”……doesnt he realize in american football people actually brake bones and tear muscles not just get stomach aches???

  13. 13 viper90988
    2009 Feb 23

    the rugby guys were …
    the rugby guys were from america Methijuana…..and the pads we wear in american football gives us more weight….another thing is that we dont have the grab the legs and scoop rule like in rugby….so in other words if ur playing football and ur holding the ball if they want to knock u down and stomp on u they can they can and middle line backers American football players weigh at least 300 pounds or more

  14. 14 Methijuana
    2009 Feb 23

    lol, this test is …
    lol, this test is made by americans for americans… there is a lot more weight in the dummy therefor a lot more pressure on the sensors, i would love to see a rugby player tackle an NFL player then visa versa and to get those results

  15. 15 dingodeano1
    2009 Feb 23

    LAs rugby team. …
    LAs rugby team. ooooooooooooooh, watch out. Call in some Canterbury Crusaders.

  16. 16 UHtiger
    2009 Feb 23

    league as in Rugby …
    league as in Rugby League

  17. 17 DeviantCharles
    2009 Feb 23

    That’s true. …
    That’s true. Regardless, American football players tend to be larger on average, and considering they play a sport of short bursts compared to rugby which is distance running, American football linebackers probably hit harder on average than rugby players. It’s a different sport though. Apples and oranges to some degree. Different skill sets.

  18. 18 SLASH57062
    2009 Feb 23

    whether or not hes …
    whether or not hes not the hardest hitter doesnt matter.. they compared a pro athlete to an ameteur american rugby player would wouldnt even make it into my highschool team. im serious.

  19. 19 rossrulz2
    2009 Feb 23

    nfl is a league wot …
    nfl is a league wot league u look for rugby

  20. 20 rossrulz2
    2009 Feb 23

    yeh get some real …
    yeh get some real rugby players not american rugby players. American footballers need pads to be brave poofs

  21. 21 senseitamura
    2009 Feb 23

    a player from samoa …
    a player from samoa hits much harder than this americans rugby players… this video isn’t real… they need to get the best players of each sport to have a real result

  22. 22 DeviantCharles
    2009 Feb 23

    Quentin Jammer is …
    Quentin Jammer is not nearly the hardest hitter in football. He’s a cornerback. The hardest hitters are either linebackers or defensive linemen.

  23. 23 vicodinsNguns
    2009 Feb 23

    true these ruggos …
    true these ruggos looked a bit out of shape! on our team we gotta guy who is 6ft7 in and 270 pounds of muscle and they call him lights out! cuz he ends careers! I never seen any ruggos that big or buff! but they seem less physicaly fit but more conditioned cuz they run more!


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