Rugby is not for the faint of heart NFLers

While looking for Christian Scotland-Williamson's rugby videos (see for a heck of a tackle from budding TE

I spotted this video

 

During the 2012 offseason, the Seattle Seahawks instituted a new method for taking on the rule changes of Article 41. As opposed to attempting to teach all players based on tried and true methods, Pete Caroll instead invited a rugby team to teach the fundementals and principles of tackling.



Given the nature of rugby itself in addition towards the higb levels of training required to tackle someone the way Christian has, I am suprised teams started instituting the idea two years after Seattle was running with it. Granted, the limited levels of contact are still a massive issue due to the lack of repititions required but tutelage from a Rugby Sports Team seems to be the next best thing.




Or the M.V.P. (Mobile Virtual Player) Pittsburgh used last season.

 

My Kiwi friend has long maintained that the NFL is for........................less manly-men and that rugby is the only true sport. Then again, he likes sheep!

 

Haha.

I’ve heard the “why do they wear so much stuff” thing from rugby players as well.

They’re just different sports though. I’m reminded of Wards argument that you improve player safety by getting rid of helmets. Hitting is harder and faster in the NFL, both due to equipment and the pauses between plays.

Seattle got some rugby tackling training; the England rugby team also brought in some NFL coaches at one point. Lots to learn from each other, but still lots of differences.

 

Concussion rate in pro rugby is high for obvious reasons:

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2018/03/12/bjsports-2017-098417

 

Spinal injuries problematic as well.

 

#2 son nearly lost an ear playing. Took 18 stitches. Was upset that I wouldn't let him go back to finish the game. "I'll wear a cap" he says.

Different breed of human.

 

I like the pickup. Football is different then rugby though.

It will be interesting to see how he competes. I like the pickup overall.

 

From what I recall in the past, football players thought playing rugby was nuts and vise versa for rugby players who tried football.

 

A lot of these clips are retributions being met out. The big difference it seems to me is that it is easier in rugby to get your revenge during a game if you take a cheap shot.

The most famous example in rugby was the British Lions 99 call. During a tour of South Africa, the lions were so fed up with off the ball treatment they invented this call. So that the ref wouldn’t know who to sanction, when the captain called 99 every player on the team just immediately wellied the guy standing next to him.