11 Rugby Players That Would Be NFL Beasts

[@DieHardRugby]

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[@saffaseppo7664]

Bok supporter here. Some phenomenal athletes in this list (and some not), but to think they can make the transition to NFL is laughable. Chaps in the NFL have been training for that specific position since they crawled out of their mothers wombs. There is very little free thought in American Football. You train to do 1 thing over and over. What I will concede is that a NFL player would have a harder time transitioning to rugby vs. rugby to NFL.

[@calvyn456]

I think you mistake where a lot of these guys would end up. Most could probably not become skill players but oline\DE is all about physicality . I could see someone like eben making an impact in a jj watt type role

[@Timoboza]

I think some of these guys could actually transition well, a guy like Posolo Tuilagi I think could make it as a OT or DT similar to Jordan Mailata

[@saffaseppo7664]

I used to think the same, but believe it or not, there is a tremendous about of technique on both OLine and DE, much like there is in the front row of a scrum. @@calvyn456

[@saffaseppo7664]

I used to think the same, but believe it or not, there is a tremendous amonut of technique on both OLine and DE, much like there is in the front row of a scrum. @456

[@danelmiller3292]

They'd probs use their tackling technique and play a defensive role

[@Skallywax]

I hope SA rugby see what you are doing. Probably the top marketer of springbok rugby ever! A lot more people know of the springboks because of your videos. Keep it up. Your a legend. Bring vir my die BOK!

[@YOYOTh1s]

Truth!

[@horacehhelmsley9375]

You're*

[@JaemanEdwards]

No one knows who the Springboks are you fool. They play cowardly boring rugby.

[@kelsofire7366]

GAY sport compared to ICE HOCKEY

[@davevanvuuren578]

I like the fact that you are showing other players from around the world as well. Some excellent athletes out there

[@randomuruk7230]

He's not, he literally only uses southern hemisphere players as he does in all his videos.

[@drewideas]

Jordan Mailata ex Rugby League player is current OLine Tackle for Philadelphia Eagles. Mad respect for him making it, is on a $100million contract. He wasn’t fit enough nor fast enough to make it into first grade Rugby League, but he has certainly made the transition successfully.

[@mannsolo6294]

O-line give me a break. When rugby players start playing running back or linebackers wake me up

[@Jerry-yr1en]

@@mannsolo6294 Rugby players are tough 💯

[@RedLorryYellowLorry_]

They are making all those runs and line breaks without any blockers

[@Jerry-yr1en]

Without any nfl gear their real tough

[@groenrizla2513]

Good list of potential NFLs. Are there any lists of NFL players that should try their luck at rugby?

[@ensoparra]

As a rugby and AF player, I have to say that all the amazing clashes, ball carries, and offload passes playing rugby would be nearly impossible with an AF ball. It would be a knock-on festival. The grip and size of a rugby ball made it possible. For the rest, YES it would be a carnage against our armored friends.

[@kirkcupido9730]

Tuisova would make a great RB behind a dominant offensive line

[@kelsofire7366]

HE`D GET THE SMASH IN ICE HOCKEY LOL

[@moonstone3578]

​@@kelsofire7366are you stupid?

[@Jerry-yr1en]

He rundown the whole running back division he’s built like a panther

[@vicariousjohnson9823]

I’m an American who grew up playing and watching the NFL. I watch way more rugby now. Rugby players know how to tackle, play offense and defense, have a lot more stamina and seem to be more well rounded. The NFL has become a joke.

[@revanomichael]

I LOVE YOUR WORK! Saffa here😁

[@kelsofire7366]

ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS SHET ALL OVER THIS SPORT LOL

[@neillairdofglencairn7216]

I remember Malcolm Reilly telling me back in the late 80s that no British player would stop an NFL play from 20 metres out from scoring

[@JaemanEdwards]

Cause the Brits are weak

[@tallanheartford5366]

I want to see Ardie Savea have a go at Posolo

[@mikeonthetube79]

he's half the size of him

[@kelsofire7366]

ICE HOCKEY IS WAY TOUGHER THAN THIS GAY GAME LOL

[@moonstone3578]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@kelsofire7366

[@Thomas17_91]

@@kelsofire7366 Give us your hockey players, they will die after 10 min of non stop hits ona rugby field. You guys think your protections make you real men. But its not, thats why your sport is not follow by the rest of the world and thats why Rugby is. Good by

[@MrBreakdownBoy]

Duhan VDM would be an absolute destroyer at TE.

[@tumelo4526]

❤excellent content as always!

[@Irongaint]

Rupeni caucau as running back

[@Spencer-z6k]

Boks winger Cheslin Kolbe would make it in NFL as running back, Seattle wide receiver DK Metcalf will go well as an NRL centre while Penrith winger Brian To'o could also excel in NFL's offensive backs division....

[@Timoboza]

I laughed when I saw Quade Cooper, where is he going to play??

[@BadgerUKvideo]

It looked like the edit was positing QB. He can see an opening and hit it.

[@Timoboza]

@@BadgerUKvideo he's not playing QB in the NFL. No chance

[@BadgerUKvideo]

@@Timoboza True. The shame of having to wear armour is going to be too much for anyone. I wouldn't do it if I were offered 5 trillion. Plus they don't have any competition. Also no-one watches it. It's a lose/ lose.

[@michaeldeancoetzee9993]

He can supply high quality h20

[@doggone246]

Rugby has to be more of a preference thing for Quade otherwise he'd be earning 20m a year in the US

[@JackN13_]

Quade cooper is overrated

[@lukesuds5002]

What position would Quade play?😭

[@joshtanikal1837]

Kicker or punter probs. He’s class with the boot

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

Nowhere on the gridiron for him

[@doggone246]

@@Wolf-hh4rv wdym? He casually threw a rugby ball 30 metres. And is as elusive as anyone definitely a dual threat qb at NFL level, if he took it up the sport in his prime.

[@donm1979]

Duhan van der Merwe will soon become the greatest south African rugby player of all time

[@JackN13_]

😅😅😅😅😅 is this a joke

[@pauledwards7340]

What a joke

[@MrIncorr3ct]

He's Scottish mate

[@MrIncorr3ct]

​@@JackN13_U obviously don't watch him much.

[@donm1979]

@@MrIncorr3ct Duhan "Duncan" van der Merwe

[@beaztsnipr]

No shoulder pillow protection here.

[@xmoomy]

The injuries in this sport must be off the charts.

[@RussCR5187]

The physical part of the game is only one aspect. You also have to have an aptitude for the mental part of the game. Not everyone does. Today's NFL (and American football in general) is a complex game of adaptive strategy, and it is quite situational. There are plenty of amazing physical specimens. It's the whole package that gets you to the pros.

[@romanlangus7495]

jonah lomu?

[@JaemanEdwards]

Was offered a contract by the Dallas Cowboys but they didn't want to pay him what he was earning in rugby. Jonah was a big NFL fan and was very keen.

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

@@JaemanEdwardsthey didn’t want to pay that (by NFL standards) pittance of a salary? Really?

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@Wolf-hh4rv It' was still deemed a risk and Jonah was not as good in his later years due to a health ailment that ended up killing him in his early 40s.

[@FurlogTheGiant]

they never offered him shit, they didn’t even know who he was. Complete fabrication on his dads part

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@FurlogTheGiant Oh really ? Please explain. I was just going by what my Uncle Google told me. He has been known to stretch the truth.

[@davidb1356]

Don’t see too much talent/skill here that would transfer well to American football. Caleb Clarke’s combination of size, agility, strength & speed could see him test well as a running back. Tuilagi could test well as a nose tackle or nose guard. Lawes might be worth a look as an edge rusher but would depend on how we works with his arms against someone trying to block him. But that’s about it

[@NosiphoChaliti]

What a bounce😂

[@champagnerugby1]

Hey bru, Hamish here from Champagne Rugby, what’s the best way to contact you?

[@christophllewellyn]

I reckon George North would be good as a tight end. Ik u gotta train ur whole life for it, but his physique and athleticism works.

[@robertmickey442]

Why do you have to train your whole to be a tight end?

[@eddietuckerjr.2858]

Can you imagine prime time Ray Lewis, Ronnie Lott, Larry Allen, Reggie White, Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker, Rodney Harrison, Ndamukong Suh, James Harrison, etc. playing rugby?

[@JaemanEdwards]

Never heard of them. They must play a minor world sport.

[@john6729]

No not really they wouldn't be as confident hitting people without their pads....

[@okay1775]

This list is missing Ryan Baird big time. 6'6 254 lbs. Already one of the best at every athletic measurement. Perfect build and athletic talent for a Tight end

[@randomuruk7230]

This channel only cares about the southern hemisphere

[@craigbradley6210]

Just going off history is nigh on impossible for a foreigner to have any impact in an attacking position in the NFL but I think there are numerous guys in the rugby world that could make a big impact in the defensive positions and maybe even the offensive line too

[@gnd111]

A few have tried and it didnt work because they couldnt change direction quick enough to play skill positions.

[@Spencer-z6k]

NFL is more technical and more attention to detail whereas NRL has a faster pace....

[@The_0G_Chad]

I love rugby. I played in America here after I blew out my shoulder in college football 🏈 and miss the combine. I’m sorry, bro but the NFL has the biggest super freaks ever. You have a guy who is 59 250 running a 4.7 40 who you are saying is a freak, we have Derek Henry who is 64 260 And runs a 4.4… Our guy is bigger by 7 inches and he’s as fast as you’re 180 pound speed demons… Well, it’s true. These guys are demolishing other rugby players, your average rugby player couldn’t even make it on an NFL practice squad. Your professional rugby players are the same level as United States college football players. Imagine one in 10,000 college players make it to the pros and start. One and 100,000 is a pro bowler. I think it’s hard to explain just how freaky they are. Look at JJ Watt 6 foot five 295 pounds, could do backflips And could bench 550 lbs While being as fast as your ball carriers. Or how about the fact that the average offensive lineman is 64 300 pounds? With most tackles being 66 to 68 315+

[@jfz1905]

But neither Derek Henry or JJ Watt have ever played for longer than 2 minutes on a single play whereas rugby players can have single drives lasting for 20 minutes or so with constant running and hitting. Plus nobody would want Joe Marler, an 120kg beast running at them without anything other than a mouth guard in to protect them.

[@jfz1905]

Respect tho cuz when they actually get playin American Football is entertaining

[@georgerichter3930]

@@jfz1905 thats a lie. they not running 20min straight with no stopages. there are scrums, lineouts, mauls, penalties. 20min of broken field play is just false

[@matthewcorley6238]

You say that but have they been hit by a 325 lb man that run 4.5 speed with Hate in his heart thin we will see

[@NigerianCel]

Lol

[@jacklav1]

Well it would be interesting to see, not many rugby players have transitioned successfully despite the fact that NFL salaries can be 50x Rugby ones.

[@JaemanEdwards]

If a past it rugby league player can play one season for the San Francisco 49ers, it can't be that hard. American football is played in only one country. It's a minor world sport.

[@jacklav1]

@@JaemanEdwards Bold statement. Who was that? Did they get much time on the pitch?- The 49ers have 53 players on their roster.

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@jacklav1 Jared Hayne. He got plenty of game time. There's a video on KZbin. Only lasted a season or so though but did alright. Like I said, american football is only played in one country. Rugby is played in 140 countries. You do the math.

[@jacklav1]

@@JaemanEdwards Not sure country count is a good measure of the sport, in fact it’s a problem. The more countries, the more national leagues, the smaller the teams are, the less money to pay and train players. I will do the maths with Google: worldwide 5+m registered American Football players, 8.4 Rugby players. However American Football is the number one sport in the USA (population 331m) and will get the pick of college athletes. There is one country in the world where Rugby Union is the number one sport: New Zealand- population 5.5m. I think the best comparitor is player wages, which will relate to the money available for training, the size of the academies, the pull of the sport for potential players, sponsorship and TV time etc. There is a 50:1 ratio for the wages of top players between the NFL and Rugby Union.

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@jacklav1 Where'd you pull those stats from. Your arse ? 50 to 1 you say. Some top players earn 2 million a season. Not much compared to top NRL players I know. But you get to play the world. Male and female. Honestly. The world couldn't give a fk about american football. A very boring sport with more stoppages than play. But you make more money which is the only thing shallow americans care about. Keep your superficial sport. We prefer international sport where countries go to war. Not a plastic sport where mercenaries play each other with zero passion.

[@headsprunggg]

Henry Tuilagi ❤ That guy was made of steel. Fastests rugby players are faster than the NFL sprinters too

[@JaemanEdwards]

😂😂😂

[@headsprunggg]

@@JaemanEdwards there is evidence, honey. 39.3 km/h top speed for a rugby player. On grass...

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@headsprunggg Of all rugby players you choose Henry Tuilagi. Clueless.

[@headsprunggg]

@@JaemanEdwards you think there is/was a nfl player stronger than him? ever?

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@headsprunggg Jonah Lomu, I could go on forever. He was a bum rugby player you fool. Strength and speed arent everything.

[@bonginkositshabalala276]

To all the reactors to die hard rugby I'd like to categorically let you know that when you guys skip through the video I stop watching the video at that point. Respect the composer and react to the whole thing.

[@Stinkypinky76]

yet they are not

[@kennethhammond4028]

One thing about rugby is you can turn on the telly and somewhere on our planet a live rugby match is happening every day from Thursday to Monday at all times winter summer doesnt matter timezone 😅😅😅😅😅 but NFL not even close

[@YOYOTh1s]

Almost every position on the field in the NFL is a specialised position. I have no doubt given time, most rugby player would find a position in the NFL. However a rugby player would be wasted in the NFL. Rugby players are a different type of fit. A larger focus on stamina, and longevity. While I still think rugby is the superior sport, NFL brings a different challenge. Short bursts of pure power, speed, and focus spread out over long periods of downtime.

[@SUNSHINESTATE904]

This look fun asf 🔥

[@mannsolo6294]

Always hear rugby fans talking about how rugby so much harder than football and how they would cream American football players but you rarely ever see them try. NFL players make much more than rugby players so what are they waiting for?

[@RobSmall-c8d]

I thought the Wasps wing was perfect for the NFL but he never. got off the practise team even after scoring a touch down from 60 yards + on his first ever possession in a pre season game

[@stevenevalds6001]

different game different skill sets not easily comparable. same in reverse

[@tomstevens1544]

The NFL is so robotic compared to rugby. 70+ players, all with very specific and different roles. I doubt many of these rugby players could translate their more fluid and varied skills to the NFL. The fitness required is very different too. There’s a world of difference between training your whole life to be a linebacker and only in action for a certain phase of the game compared to rugby’s fluidity with attack turning into defence and back again in the blink of an eye. It would be like having second rows whose only job was at the front of the lineout, and them coming off the field for any other phases of the game. I doubt there are many NFL players who could transition to high class rugby either.

[@Randomwhiteguyinengland]

NFL players use pads and helmets so for a rugby player ,who would be more free, to switch to that would be weird

[@Rocky22265]

1 man Bryan Habana🥷🏾

[@3nok]

Rugby players are suited and trained for long periods of endurance with faster players at longer runs, however the NFL players are conditioned for short highly explosive situations. Rugby player hit on another with great power but not so much that it runs their 80 min. Where as NFL players come off the play with far more power and acceleration on their hits due to the shorter playtime in that play. They have no necessary reason to keep their tank from being emptied. If the fastest rugby player raced the fastest nfl player. The rugby player would win 9/10 at 100m. But if they ran a 40yd day, the nfl player would win 9/10.

[@owenisab]

i dont think the pads would fit them

[@TLoc-t9z]

Anyone heard of Jonah Lomu? Asking for a friend.

[@hansdampf640]

nah.... NFL is Rugby for Nancies ^^

[@GordonBlack-t9c]

Most rugby players would destroy NFL players. So much fitter can take the hits etc etc

[@FurlogTheGiant]

utterly laughably absurd

[@micahwilliams1826]

Yeah say that to the 300 lb lineman that runs a 4.8

[@MrAhuapai]

sevens players wouldnt transition well. Too much traffic in NFL to navigate

[@garywagner2466]

Not this tired old argument again! Two completely different sports. Different skill sets. Different game strategies. The sign of a channel that has run out of ideas. What next? Blame the ref for rugby players not knowing how to tackle?

[@karlmckinnell2635]

NFL needs to man up and loose the pads and helmets 😊

[@saltyaphid3195]

We used to have none and 1000+ people died per year. Injuries are a bad thing and make the sport worse. Af is much more liberal with how you can hit. Most af tackles are illegal in rugby

[@im_tasialo]

yet no rugby player has ever did good in the nfl 😂

[@nbafromuk426]

This whole pads vs no pads thing really annoys me, so many people commenting when they have no idea. I have played both including rugby for 20 years. It's simple - you need pads in American football. The rules are different, it's way more explosive and if you don't, you will get hurt. Rugby is very physical but average collision is just not as big and the longevity of 80 minutes affects this too. Every collision in American football is big. Both sets of athletes are incredible talents and unreal in their sports. It'd be unreal to see more cross over. Tuisova or Clarke as a RB would be so tasty to see, even if I don't think either would get close to the NFL 😂

[@RobertLeighJames92]

Pretty sure most Rugby players would.

[@georgerichter3930]

so why do they keep failing when they go over

[@RobertLeighJames92]

@georgerichter3930 Amerocentricism

[@georgerichter3930]

@@RobertLeighJames92 1.thats not how you spell Americentrism 2. If that were true, why is there even an international Pathway System?? 3. While your at it could you explain the 107 canadian players, 40 jamaican players and 80 german players who have played in the league? Oh and the 9 players in the hall of fame, born in other countries??? Thought so Bobby

[@janniemeyer9951]

Samoans

[@daniellolohea2058]

😂😂😂😂 doubt it !! Any defensive end weighing 260+ lbs can run just as fast or faster !!

[@JaemanEdwards]

They have zero skills though.

[@daniellolohea2058]

Football players are very skilled , they mostly played 3-4 sports growing up , learning another sport at a professional level isn’t that hard

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@daniellolohea2058 They all have one job to do. They even have a specialist kicker which is so backward. In rugby, the goal kickers from New Zealand are some of the best runners in the game. Beauden Barrett, Ritchie Mounga, and Damien Mckenzie will carve up a rugby field then nail 50 m kicks or kicks from the sideline. Like I said, american football players are unskilled in comparison.

[@daniellolohea2058]

We can keep going on and on with this but I’ll stand on my opinion

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@daniellolohea2058 Fair enough. I'll stand by mine. Have a great day sir.

[@pjofurey6239]

Rugby men leave wearing padding to the ladies once a month. Different sports .rugby is global , NFL is not even football ….

[@micahwilliams1826]

Pads = harder hits. Rugby has more minor injuries than football, cuts, and bruises usually. But football injuries are far more severe when they happen.

[@TheRory79]

Stay away from Rugby players NFL you already took a phenomenal player Rees Zammit away from the game.

[@georgerichter3930]

and hes on the practice squad, i,e hes holding bags

[@raleghhowes2778]

Yeah but...they're beasts in rugby so why does it matter? Rugby needs to stop looking for the pat on the head from American Football 😂

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

No we definitely are not looking for a pat on the head from anyone. Very happy with things as they are.

[@fredericpons7837]

Fake. No rugby player in any country got such over muscled legs: he would not be able to run. So dumb to show such dumbness.

[@EnsVibes]

Huh?

[@lebanonjames1807]

“So dumb to show dumbness” 💀

[@GlitchedVoid57]

Average Fijian rugby player? And have you seen Josua Tuisova's legs?

[@JaemanEdwards]

Dumb and dumber

[@Stephen-lx9nm]

Sh t😂

[@jamesdeaville6033]

rugby beats american rugby (they have the ovaries to call it football) no questions asked

[@BadgerUKvideo]

You've got to respect the only country to play sport under a Communist framework with a straight face.

[@broflo3875]

Nah. American football destroys rugby. Hands down. Not even an argument.

[@GlitchedVoid57]

​@@broflo3875 No they wouldn't. For 6-10 minutes maybe

[@broflo3875]

@@GlitchedVoid57 Nope. Professional American football athletes are some of the best all around athletes in the world. They totally take a shit on rugby players physically.

[@HanyaniMtsenga]

Who loves South Africa so much with boks teams😊🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉♥️🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫⬛️🈺️🈵️