OUCH!!! Americans React To "Rugby Outrageous HITS Rib Breakers"

[@Bob10009]

The average rugby player is the size of an NFL player, has a broken nose, cauliflower ears, some missing teeth, can stop a runaway truck with his shoulder and is a gentleman as soon as the whistle blows.

[@GedUK]

Well, the forwards, anyway. The pretty boys are in the back.

[@colindickson8034]

@@GedUK and usually well educated. League players though.

[@watkinsrory]

@@GedUK Its the same in NFL to be fair.

[@chrisalldis3375]

Yes you are a "Toff" Colin lol

[@patchadams9282]

Cheers Martin, especially Buck Shelford. He played with a torn scrotum!!

[@gamingkami9148]

The biggest reason NFL still has more injuries than rugby dispite having pads is rugby players are actually taught proper tackling form, so even though hits may look hard the damage dealt is small due to being able to tackle properly.

[@dragon0973]

they are also taught the correct way to land with least chance of injury

[@yewtewbstew547]

Yeah most tackles in rugby are dives for the legs, rather than these big shoulder hits. Still a lot of bad hits though tbf, there's a big problem with CTE nowadays for a reason.

[@stefancarter1]

A bunch of my mates were saying American footballers were pussies compared to rugby players because of all the padding. I had to explain that it’s the padding that makes football more dangerous because people are crashing heads at full tilt. It’s the same reason there were more fatal injuries in boxing after they introduced gloves. People could punch someone constantly in the head without injuring their hands.

[@jakeslindeque816]

Someone Who Understands. Everything happens to the ball carrier not everyone on offense. If you have the ball in your hands you should be aware of your surroundings, Football can get taken out just being close not expecting anything. In rugby they make play safe,American Football is like a car accident

[@johnrambo6010]

Well said

[@Steve0272.]

Jonah the legend is A MUST WATCH. i see others comment so am hoping popular demand has an effect 👍 , he sadly suffered medical issues which interrupted and eventually stopped him playing , RIP

[@physicsno1]

At 1.08 you said a small dude hitting a big dude. The “small” dude in white and blue is Donnacha Ryan who’s 6 foot 6 and 265lbs.

[@motomax_99]

Correction he's 6 foot 7, so even taller lol

[@MBE-ib3jy]

The biggest difference is the same players stay on for the whole 80 minutes game, with a couple of substitutes available for injuries or tactics. In the NFL you have different teams for offence, defence etc, with long pauses in between. Rugby has remarkably few injuries.

[@AonghusV]

part of that is the tackling. if you watch the NFL the tackling is pretty terrible for the most part. there is no technique but in rugby you are taught tackling technique from a young age

[@MKR5210]

Added to which the NFL has a guy who just kicks 🤷 nothing else. Rugby is a thinking man's sport, look at Johnnie Wilkinson for one of the best all rounders ever in the game. He could tackle hard, he could direct the game and he was one of the greatest kickers ever. That's 3 bloody players in NFL, defensive, offensive and kicker.

[@AonghusV]

@@MKR5210 I'd use Dan Carter as an even better example 😉 He could do all of those things (although not quite as good at kicking for the posts), plus was great at beating tacklers and running with the ball

[@36814]

Rugby is a British sport ( named after the place it was first played ) but is now played in around 120 countries .And unlike America a Rugby World Cup is VERY different from an American " World" Championship in that it features teams from all over Africa , Asia , Europe , Russia , South America , Oceania Australia and New Zealand many of whom don't have the free healthcare you refer to.

[@jpgale]

Both codes of Rugby and American Football are related, they all originate from the same event when William Webb Ellis picked up the soccer ball and ran it across the goal line. American football was born out of Rugby.

[@gregarchipow7643]

@@jpgale the story about W.W. Ellis is a myth

[@Dusty3030]

Americans think they are the world, the rest of us don't count!

[@koogar83]

“Free healthcare in your country”....brilliant line 🤣🤣. I’m from the UK and I’ve been playing rugby for 31 years (yes I’m now 38 and should of retired a good few years ago 🤣). Great reaction chaps.

[@control2XS]

Hows your body doing man? I played at a pretty decent level as a teenager, even got to play in NZ and a few other countries. But my body just slowly gave out on me

[@2011ESD]

I've given up this year at 31 years of age after acl injury. Miss it already

[@chrisstarr4379]

Ye i gave up at 40 it just hurt and i was getting too heavy to be lifted in the lineout.

[@dannytonnessen6896]

@@2011ESD listen to Joe rogan and get the stem cells! Like he tells EVERYONE 😜 haha 🤣 sorry had to. 🙊

[@jennyhall3650]

NZ has free health care.

[@JG-fv9bv]

Try ... "Jonah Lomu -Lord of the Wings " ....6ft 5 , 280lb and ran the 100m in 10 seconds

[@sb6482]

sorry but he did not run it in 10 flat, thats international sprinter class

[@JG-fv9bv]

@@sb6482 sorry ....10.7

[@motomax_99]

@@sb6482 true but Jon's answer is also incorrect. His fastest time was 10.4 seconds

[@strangeworld2380]

@@motomax_99 omg haha

[@niytash]

Hussain bolt world record holder for 100m ran it in 9.56ish and weighs 207 lb. Jonah Lomu . 100m 10.04ish and weighed 280lb. That's a 73lb handicap that Jonah's got. That's 5st 3lb here in the uk. That man was a machine.

[@gabrielmajin5265]

...when u realize that they hit a lot harder in rugby than in american football with no protection gear and the number of injuries is a LOT smaller !

[@darkkrenify]

i remember when they did that stupid sports test with a decent American football player and a rugby team no fucker has ever herd of and then had 2 diffrent set ups to figure out tackle force

[@NUFCOfficial]

Not true, the hits in American Football require armour because it isn't linear as people can be blind side tackled. There is a reason for armour please Google it :)

[@nzshadow4579]

@@NUFCOfficial 🤣 bs. Hospital passes will figure out this argument.

[@NUFCOfficial]

@@nzshadow4579 Yeah I'm not denying that there are hard hits in Rugby but American Football would be unplayable without protection because of the nature of throwing forwards almost every play. Please please look it up, I thought American Football was for pussies until I looked up why they wear armour and it makes a lot of sense.

[@junkybabes]

@@NUFCOfficial I recent rugby player broke his neck when a scrum collapsed.

[@dmbassett]

You can pass backwards and kick forward/backwards. A try (touchdown) is 5 points and is called a try because when scored it allows you to try for a conversion (kick the ball over the posts) which is 2 points. So a converted try is 7 points. You have to attempt a conversion from where the try scorer touched down so if you score a try under the posts the kick is way easier. Don’t forget these guys are huge! Rugby players, especially the forwards are enormous men.

[@Whatthe265]

U.K. fan here, nice reaction fellas. If you like this you should take a look at Faf De Klerk - Giant Slayer. Smallest player but an absolute weapon!

[@EmbraceTheSuck21]

Sounds interesting!

[@robynlemmon9926]

He's incredible!!!

[@MERISI001]

@@EmbraceTheSuck21 You really should watch Faf De Klerk (South African) He's like a honey badger......smart and fearless. When you are in his sights you are a dead man.

[@lulusbackintown1478]

UK female here, love de Klerk, not an expert but his intelligence and reading of the game shine out. My brother is a rugby coach and my nephew and both my children played. My son stopped playing when he dislocated his shoulder bad enough to need surgery. My daughter loved playing but as she is now in her 30s has become a spectator only. When England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 I let my kids skip school to go to London to join the celebrations. I was watching from home on the tv and saw them in Trafalgar Square - recorded for prosperity! Jonny Wilkinson is my rugby hero. Side note English rugby player Mike Tindall is married to Zara Phillips, Princess Anne's daughter. Zara is a successful Olympic horsewoman as was Princess Anne as a young woman. Check out attempted kidnap of Princess Anne in 1974 - British sangefroid and understatement!

[@khaelamensha3624]

And if you wish to see what an impact player is, try Chabal on KZbin... aka the caveman!. Thanks Jake Cox for the name, great player indeed!

[@idunno720]

In fairness, a lot of these tackles are very illegal in rugby, but they do happen so you still need to be able to take them. I play as a winger, often the smallest players on the team (for reference I'm just under 6ft and about 140lbs) my main job is to outpace/outmaneuver the opposing team but from time to time I've had to face tackles from guys half a foot taller than me and twice my weight. It's all part of the game and whatever injuries you get in the game, you drink away in the bar straight after.

[@control2XS]

I'm 5"11 and 210lbs, my main job is to break your flyhalfs ribs, and to see how much tactful cheating I can get away with in a ruck xD But of course, have a laugh with him about it after the game over a pint.

[@marknaylor3946]

I'm 5ft 6 lol and was a winger not sure what I weighed 10 13 years ago when I was playing but had to stop due to someone miss judging his foot placement and ended up cracking me knee cap which now has a plate it to keep it together

[@MrPaulviles]

Wingers are there to catch, kick n look pretty on the back of hard working forwards! Must often get cold out by yourselves on the wing watching to forwards play the game!

[@SuperDenism]

rugby was invented in a town called Rugby. I lived there for 15 years. A lovely town in Warwickshire.

[@dietermeyer3531]

There is a new rugby league in America called "Major League Rugby" broadcasts on CBS, Fox sport and "The Rugby Network", many Rugby veterans now play there. And it started from 20 March

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

sick

[@robocop3961]

That’s great news as I believe rugby is a better game all round 👍🏻

[@poppad331]

The main difference, apart from padding and helmets, is you can't pass forward in rugby (although you can kick it forward) thrown passes have to go backwards. Another funny point is, what you call a touchdown we call a try, but it literally has to be touched down on the ground

[@HaveMonkeyWillDance]

'I get headaches when I sneeze'. Cracking line. You guys rock.

[@dercarsus]

That was Faf De Klerk when you said not today dude. He is a legend a lot smaller than most but one of the best.

[@aletmartins6940]

And totally unafraid!

[@charliesadv8493]

10:27 is Faf de Klerk from South Africa. A small bottle with big poison. He is known as the Giant Slayer, as he has the skill to bring down guys way bigger than him.

[@FrancoisCoetzee]

That is Werner Kok - must be from a 7's match

[@johne6479]

Good point on the free health care guys, didn't consider that before.

[@khaelamensha3624]

Makes me laugh too ^^

[@web-dreams]

South Africa Fans As Well, we are the current world champs

[@robynlemmon9926]

🎉🏆🎉

[@MrPaulviles]

As long as it stays in the Southern Hemisphere it is ok! Aussies next, then each have their names on the cup 3 times.

[@necessaryevil3428]

Seem to remember Gavin Hastings a Scottish rugby player tried it in the NFL but that was for his kicking skills..... had a cannon for a foot

[@THP999]

You guys should check out the US 7s team. They go alright in 7 a side rugby. Havnt quite reached any great heights in 15 a side but starting to attract better athletes at least

[@clymtc]

love your reactions lads; they have recently changed the rules specifically to stop any tackles to the head, a tackle above the shoulders is now penalised. Some of those tackles were done with the shoulder only, this is also now an illegal tackle.

[@motomax_99]

check out Christian Wade, he made a jump from Rugby Union to the NFL, not sure if he's still there but he got put in the Bills roster and had an instant ipact. His debut in the preseason he scored a touchdown on his first touch of the ball!!!

[@adamdalton3492]

When we invented the great game Rugby , we did not have free health care, we only set up the nhs in 1946

[@suzyt9911]

I love how they think we have "free" healthcare, they should look at the deductions on peoples wage slips every month, then tell me we have free healthcare.

[@Britonbear]

We don't have free healthcare; we, rightly, fund it through out taxes/National Insurance. I wish people would stop saying that as it plays into the hands of those who oppose it.

[@Britonbear]

@@suzyt9911 It's very cheap and efficient though. The Americans pay crazy money for even basic services (on top of their humungous insurance payments).

[@MrPaulviles]

Yeah but in all honesty the Northern Hemisphere has never been very good at rugby. They don’t run the ball they kick it playing force em backs! So you don’t need healthcare other then for boredom or cold exposure from doing nothing.

[@robocop3961]

I call B.S on that free health care line? Them American football players are earning silly money so they could quite easily pay for it!

[@1thornham]

🇬🇧🇬🇧 watching. Glad you appreciate our sport. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@lukestark3]

The UK fans appreciate it bros 💪

[@whiteafrican]

React to Faf de Klerk "the giant slayer". Probably one of the best videos on KZbin

[@cato7778]

Concussions tend to be more common in US football which might be reason for the protection.in rugby u still get concussions but it's mostly breakages n lacerations.ive seen more mid-air hits in US football.dunno if it's more common overall tho.one thing I prefer bout US football is the forward passing.two of my fave sports

[@YTWorldTraveler]

The forward pass in Rugby is by kicking.

[@iangreenway5580]

This is why rugby is for real men, no helmet, pads or amour. Hence why many Brits think NFL is for girls. I played rugby for my army unit, that was brutal and huge fun! 😊 Also remember that there are no tv commercial breaks every 5 minutes , it’s a nonstop game. In rugby the ball can only be passed back unless it’s a kick.

[@coolwhip7883]

Christian Wade went from rugby to The Bills and also Jaryd Payne went to the 49ers

[@MrPaulviles]

Valentine Holmes the Jets, that AFL dude as a kicker……. I think a NFL running back or catcher guy could maybe become a rugby player but I don’t believe the linesmen could, to much fitness.

[@Britonbear]

You have all the 'protective equipment' because it is good for business.

[@benriggs5210]

Free health care?..😂

[@stuartsibbald7394]

I have been following you guys for a long time, I must have missed this video along the way. I swear the funniest line ever is "this is what you can get away with if you have free healthcare" so effin funny!

[@midgetarmy154]

great reaction guys , you should try to catch some games, I like American football but the start stop thing takes a little shine off it. Imagine these guys are playing at this intensity for a full 80mins (with a half time of course). Ref head injuries, yes its a concern they have altered the laws a little to reduce head impacts like you have to wrap your arms in a tackle to stop shoulder barges and a tackle has to be below the shoulder , also the tackle technique is important always have your head away from direction of travel and hit with shoulder.

[@eyebelieve3]

US sport in general is too start stop. Time outs and all that free throw stoppage and change deensa and offense teams stoppage. Else where teams take fields, chill for 15 mins halfway but other than that the dudes you have on the field are there for the game.

[@CallSignCypher31]

Happy to talk you guys through the game over a discord call anytime

[@MrPaulviles]

An what could a English person teach anyone about Rugby? You wouldn’t even know how to find the try line unless you watched the Wallabies, Spring Bok or All Blacks dive across it! 😂 a POM teaching rugby! Stick to soccer an fake injuries!

[@duncandoesthings9321]

Rugby was part of school life. It’s a damn adrenaline filled game

[@ladybug591]

Just a bit of info for you. In Australian NRL (National Rugby League), the team has 5 tackles to get down the other end for a try (a try = 4 points, the ball must be placed with downward pressure over the Line), then a goal = 2 more points can be kicked from the angle of the try. After each tackle, IF he still has the ball, the player is allowed to then get up and roll the ball backward under his foot to a waiting team mate and the play goes on until the fifth tackle then the ball is given to the other team for them to have a kick to their team which starts the 5 tackles to get down their scoring end. A high tackle is illegal and a head clash can mean a player is sent of for a check for concussion etc. When a player is in the air to catch a kick no player can touch his body but two can contest the ball. Certain types of charges with the shoulder are illegal etc. A player can be sent off for 10 minutes by the umpire. Go look up the rules and watch a full game would be best. Men's Rugby is fabulous to watch. The other form of Rugby is full of scrums which look very messy and is quite differently paced with different rules - still a good game to watch but less open play than NRL. Regards.

[@nittynelly3485]

Rugby players would be bored playing NFL

[@garethlloyd1445]

The video may show different tackles from different matches but it's generally how many there can be in a single match. It's why I loved playing rugby as its such a adrenaline rush

[@arthurhodgkinson8599]

Great show from the UK 🇬🇧

[@411smiths]

purple snowcap knocked you out..great line lmfao

[@mattpotter8725]

Good video and great reaction, some great hits in here, but the rules have been tightened since some of these games, mainly because of concussions, head injuries, and general player safety, and you get either yellow cards (10 minutes in the sun bin) or a straight red. These days you have to tackle low and at least be making an effort to wrap your arms around the player and not just use your shoulders to tackle. Any contact with the head will result in a card these days. It's made these kind of hits less common, but there are still some great hits. I think I remembered you saying in this or another video that it would take a while for these players to get up, but most of the time after a few minutes they are back up battling again. These are tough guys. If they do stay down you know they are hurt and not messing about!!!

[@victorjba]

Do you remember the Minnesota Miracle? New Orleans' safety (Williams?) tryed to hit Stephon Diggs (and failed). In rugby you can't do that, it's a penalty kick. You have to tackle, you have to put your arms around the body of the other player. The worst rugby player of the world makes better tackles than most NFL players.

[@johnpipere83]

I'm pretty sure there is a channel in the US that shows world rugby

[@matthewshepherd5390]

Uk fan here

[@masonbell8840]

Christian Wade was a rugby player who went to Buffalo. I believe he’s on the Practice squad. Also the NFL London games are actual season games. I miss them. Go Pack!

[@ChrisPopham]

You should look at where your game of pool came from, we have a mentally tactical game called "snooker" we play on a table a little larger than 2 pool tables put together with half the size pockets and balls, Ronnie O'Sullivan is an enigma in the sport, here is a link to his record braking maximum score in only 5:20 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3WVo3mDhbNsoNU but this doesn't show the tactical side of the game as the opponent Nick Price didn't get a look in, you should come to the UK on a sports tour and check out rugby, cricket, snooker, FOOTBALL and Isle of Man TT, maybe a bit of cheese rolling too, but don't dip out on the celebration/losers drinks after in the nearest bar/PUB!

[@guydawe7231]

Black white and Blue Bath RFC my home town team and been a supporter all my life

[@brycewellington1935]

You HAVE to do 'rugby explained for american football fans' love you guys

[@okayyyla1640]

I just discovered your channel and I am a MAJOR rugby fan (like most South Africans🤣) 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 #justSubscribed

[@derektaylor6389]

in rugby you must pass the ball back

[@mrk8050]

I played Rugby for my school for 3 years, during which time I sustained a broken nose twice, 5 fractured ribs 2 dislocated shoulder injuries, and at least 5 concussions. On my 17th birthday (in 1981) I joined Her Majesty's Royal Marine Commandos, I played for my Regiment for 5 years. Representing the Regiment was the highest honour in any sport, and inter Regimental and other Service matches were extremely bloody, violent, extra hard hitting. Sometimes we remembered there was a ball, just sometimes. To find out which was the harder, American Football or Rugby, whilst I was stationed in Germany we had two "friendly" games, one of each. It was Royal Marines against U.S. Marines. The Royal Marines team was a total of 25 players in our squad, the U.S. Marines had about 56 players in their squad. We played American Football first, and we won by 17 points. Then we played Rugby, and again it was a Royal Marine white wash of our American comrades, plus the U.S. Marines suffered a lot more casualties through tackles and a lack of overall stamina to continue playing until you hear a whistle or you a physically incapacitated. My wife made me give up Rugby owing to the long list of injuries and moans and gowns I made when moving around after a game, or when our daughter jump on me for a cuddle. My wife used to keep track of all my Rugby injuries, so it was easy to blackmail me. But if I hadn't have agreed with the Boss, I wouldn't have served within the British Armed Forces for 34 years as an active Trooper. In my last game for my Regiment I sustained the following injuries, 3 broken ribs, 2 broken fingers (right hand), fractured humerus and radius (left arm), fractured left collar bone, dislocated left shoulder, broken jaw with the loss of 4 teeth, broken nose and concussion. I know all this because my wife and owner handed me her diary, with, as she has titled it "Things my idiot hubby has done to himself". I'm to scared of her to be offended. But the boss was right to tell me to stop, if I had continued playing my career would have been a lot shorter. And my wife knows her stuff medically as she's a Ward Sister in the NHS. I was retired on medical grounds in 2017, after sustained combat injuries in Afghanistan in 2015.

[@HEAVY.D85]

That's because rugby is a mans game, no pads just full on power and pain

[@tessthomas8606]

What you all miss is that these guys spend years learning the technique of destroying with very little damage. In other words, there are rules for grabbing, pulling and "hits". They learn which part of the anatomy to grab in order to bring the opponent down without causing serious injury. Size don't matter, it's about speed and getting out of a hold....no matter how many men you're up against. Can't touch the greats....Lomu, Wilkinson. Faf de Klerk WoW! Kolisi. Dusautoir and Sébastien Chabal. The list is exhausting. And yes! A lot of rugby players have cauliflower ears lol

[@divad101]

Yes to give you a feel for it at 7:56, Billy Vunipola usually weighs in at 280 lbs, he was bounced!…. The rules of rugby tightened a few years ago and any contact to the head or neck is an immediate penalty and maybe more if there was intent or it could have been avoided…some of these would be cards nowadays. People agree and disagree with the rule change but they were implemented with the players’ long term future in mind. Especially with the CFE studies coming out. But there is something nostalgic watching some of these hits!

[@thehoseman5414]

great reactions guys I was in stiches watching you two and at some of your comments I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but you should have a look at RUGBY LEAUGE another hard hitting form of rugby which is popular up north of the UK

[@73kevdoc]

Love your channel guys. Keep up the good work.

[@billybolstridge3312]

Gone down the youtube rabbit hole watching your reactions guys! Started with Oasis and Prodigy and Now rugby! There's a few rugby guys gone to NFL look for Christian Wade buffalo bills debut (wow!) Then look at his rugby highlights

[@stevebeardsmore3303]

Most of these games are from the Super Rugby Competion with teams from Australia , New Zealand , Fiji and the Pacific Isles. Some are International games between National Teams. The Team in all Black is New Zealand, the team with Yellow shirts and dark green shorts is Australia.

[@proffzzix9139]

Christian Wade with the Buffalo Bills is the only one who has made a transition to NFL in recent times

[@craigserbert-smith880]

Love tackling, specially when you have done a great hit and the play you hit says good hit

[@Sotez]

You guys should react to: Rugby hits till i colapse!

[@whiteafrican]

No, bunch of league and illegal crap. I hate that video. It doesn't show what big rugby hits really are.

[@robocop3961]

@@whiteafrican it does to these guys tho!

[@daveofyorkshire301]

This may come as a surprise to you, but a lot of the world plays Rugby, not just the UK. One of the best teams is The All Blacks (and that not racist it's their strip colour) from New Zealand - they're the ones that do the Haka. Try watching Australian football too.

[@unknownbeats4490]

You asked for any rugby player that has made the transition from rugby to the NFL. There haven't been many, but the most recent player to make the transition from rugby to NFL. Was jared hayne. Look up "the hayne plane 49ers highlights"

[@doughaslehurst5108]

Some of these tackles are not allowed any more

[@philthedogg]

Very few have crossed the pond to the NFL those that have are as kickers because they are better than in the NFL. Check out the kicking, it’s mainly shoulder impacts very rarely do heads clash.

[@luisspragg1546]

As a rugby player these still make me wince great reaction lads

[@SR71ABCD]

So to know what it's like playing Rugby well it's like driving Bumper Karts with the G force and everything. But in Rugby there are quite alot of blood.

[@MillsyLM]

The NFL have been playing regular season games in London since 2007 most of them at Wembley Stadium a couple at Twickenham and more recently at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. I've been fortunate enough to work on the chain crew for 4 of those games

[@StMargorach]

"he will take a minute to get up" he actually stood up straight away and continued playing XD

[@darren112200]

You should react to rugby fights! These lads don't mess about when fighting starts

[@HaveMonkeyWillDance]

Most of us contact sports enthusiasts in the UK enjoy and understand American Football. A very different game, but that's all to the good. What the hell is the point if everything's the same?

[@411smiths]

I get headaches when I sneeze..lol

[@josephhetherington7318]

🇬🇧 this channel is great. I like laughing with you at some of the clips

[@kalenvuysher4988]

The 6 Nations rugby tournament starts in 4 weeks, on Feb 4th. Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy and England. That will be a good intro to rugby for you 😁🏉

[@trikky2.2]

Loved the comment ' this is what you can get away with when you have free health care in your country ' ,,, just made me grin :)

[@rayquirk4947]

You will note the high percentage of Pacific Islander names featuring in the hits. They are renowned for it. Awesome power and they just love putting the big hits in. Head on head tackles are now banned.

[@JPTheron88]

To answer the question regarding rugby players in the NFL there is Gerhard de Beer from Pretoria SA that signed with the Bills and then went on to the Packers and then Colts, currently in the XFL Dieter Eiselen is currently at the Bears on their active roster as an offensive guard #60 the University of Mischigan traveled to Sout Africa to learn how to tackle properly to minimalize injury. there are a few more rugby players that are trying to move over to NFL just can't remember them all.

[@nickm8494]

Hi, big rugby fan here (Gloucester RFC) It's a great game to watch and I'm enjoying your reactions! Some rules info for you: It's illegal to jump over a tackler, but within the rules to dive for the try line whilst being tackled. Also to add that many of these tackles would be considered illegal in the modern game. Head injuries are taken very seriously, considering that some ex-pro players have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's due to brain damage. Any hits made by defensive players that are above the shoulder, especially tackles made without wrapping their arms around the offensive player, are given a yellow card (penalty of 10 minutes off field) or a red card (dismissal). Any player suspected of an on-field head injury is taken off the field and examined by the match doctor for concussion etc. We've got to look after these young men and women who put so much on the line for our entertainment Happy to answer any technical rugby questions. Cheers!

[@silicononsapphire5102]

Broken ulna shaft and tibia, several ribs, nose and three teeth lost. Typical scrum half at school and loved every minute of it. American football players could learn a lot from these fellas.

[@Maarc-uy3nz]

Hi guys, I played from age 11 to 35, check out the Japan v Scotland game from 2019, probably my favourite game ever. The Japanese where absolutely brilliant.

[@-NemoMeImpuneLacessit]

The South Africa Vs Japan 2015 was a belter too

[@joeryland1496]

Not many Rugby like American Football. We think it's boring with all of the stoppages. And not everybody gets to run the ball and score. Rugby has very little stoppages and everybody gets a chance to handle the ball and possibly score. Jarred Haine transferred from Rugby League to play for 49ers. But didn't last because he didn't like the game.

[@dface6447]

i played rugby for 2 seasons when i was 17 1st time on the wing got the ball nobody outside me n i could run like the wind 💨 or so i thought next thing 18 stone man! hits me 10 yards out and i hit my chin on my knee and bit clean through my tounge LOL😄 great sport !!!! 😁

[@kai_au6765]

React to Jarryd Hayne rugby player that made 49ers squad in 2015

[@davidedwards5964]

The best sport bar none!!

[@robjennings9143]

Chap named Wade from the UK changed from Rugby to NFL

[@jimkitto1975]

Without all the puffy padding and helmets lol

[@jamesgreene685]

Purple snow cap😂😂. Its a scrum headgear. Stops them from getting cauliflower ears

[@dorinquintana4023]

First sorry for my English, but I am Spanish and with a relative English. In the video focused on rugby tackles, the rules are simple: you can only tackle the person who has the ball in their hands, only below the neck, and a tackle is valid only if it is caught with the rival (if there is no "love", no tackle). The rest are penalty strokes (faults).

[@chrisduncan7257]

I can tell you first hand, it hurts, but you get up, dust yourself off, and run back into the fray. I always ended up with large purple bruises everywhere.

[@cb4me450]

Not to mention the ruck marks on legs, arms, torso from the studs (cleats). Broken fingers in rolling mauls, and the occasional knee or fist to the face from the opposition in scrums. I've got a stupid big grin right now remembering how much fun it was. You went to school or work with those bruises like medals from a war earned in battle and worn with pride.

[@chrisduncan7257]

@@cb4me450 aye that is part of it too. It was like fight club with a ball

[@glennaston2412]

Contact with the ball carriers head is illegal, as is picking him up and driving him to the ground.

[@ianwilkinson4602]

This is NOT just RUGBY, this is RUGBY UNION, there is another form of Rugby played here too called Rugby LEAGUE, slightly different rules to Union but NOT as hard. American football is played here too, we have a local team, some NFL games are played here a couple of times a year usually at Wembly Stadium.

[@chrissyboi88b]

My dad played rugby for 30 years and he describes it as runing into a wall almost continuesly for 80 minutes. He got injured quite a lot from sprained ankles to fingers pointing in the wrong direction. A good friend of the club was also completely paralysed from a bad tackle.

[@irfanmedic9455]

Hi. Brothers keep up the good work. NFL is very popular in UK. They been playing regular games in London since 2007. You should react to NFL in London.

[@benjaminpugh4775]

Christian Wade is an example of a rugby player who went into the NFL

[@peterhughes7868]

Watching from Australia

[@proskipper1]

FYI only players holding the ball can be tackled - they can not be tackles in the air or shoulder chartered - hope that helps...

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Christian Wade, Buffalo Bill's rb futures contract. Aussie dude named Valentine (?) think he's on futures contract. Christian Wades first touch in nfl was a td. Albeit in preseason. Check it out.