I played both and have to disagree rugby contact is about 1/2 as violent as football contact, I fugged some folks up in football much worse than rugby ... you see people think football equipment is for protection .... not so much they're weapons. When I make a hit in football my intentions is to completely enhilate someone .. when I do it in Rugby I am trying to stop his progress. There is a bit of the big hit in rugby but it's what football is all about. I was an assasin in football and I enjoyed it. I was also a goon in hockeyNice to see someone acknowledge that it's "tougher" than football, LOL. No safety gear either, except for a mouthguard - not like your footballers who look like they're getting ready for war. Trust me, rugby can get brutal - I looked after the boys for a couple of years and I definitely saw a few things that would make you more than wince
~Rosie~
Sure you got more minor injuries in rugby a few broken bones etc.. but when I 300 lb man that runs a 4.8 40 hits you as hard as he can it's just light the fug out. I was not as big as that but that's how big and fast they are now.