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Originally Posted by FunForOne
The toughest rougby players in the world compete every year to earn a spot as a punter in the NFL. Its the lowest paid spot on the team and very few every make it.
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What a stupid comment. The rugby players who 'punt' are usually the skinny guys and a long, long way from being the 'toughest'. However, there isn't a lot of money in rugby compared to many sports. Football (soccer) is where the cash is at.
I agree with others in that you can't compare the sports for reasons stated. Besides which rugby is a lot better to watch as at least it keeps moving, but then most of the rest of the world aren't quite as obsessed with extra rules to allow advert breaks as the US. Other sports would rather keep the action flowing instead of seeing a new ford advert every few minutes.
However, many of the bigger rugby players compare well against NFL players in all areas. But then you need to spend time watching a sport to understand that and not base opinions on little or no knowledge.