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Sinroth
06/27/17 3:50:56 AM
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Are they afraid of losing?
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Joelypoely
06/27/17 4:29:37 AM
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If the Americans put all their gridiron resources into rugby right now the All Blacks might have a decent opponent within the next 10 years
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cjsdowg
06/27/17 4:30:24 AM
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People kept dying in rugby so the law step in and football was made.
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Gamer99z
06/27/17 4:39:30 AM
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cjsdowg posted...
People kept dying in rugby so the law step in and football was made.

I think compared worst case to worst case Rugby is more dangerous when dealing with spinal injuries and death but I think overall football is more dangerous. Head injuries have gone down in rugby since they decided to keep those cap things I don't remember the name of instead of helmets. It seems counter intuitive but it turns out people play safer without the false sense of security a helmet brings. And there are just a lot more hits and tackles in football to players not expecting it.
Dealing with shit like concussions and eventual CTE I think makes football more dangerous overall honestly. Ntm the scummy NFL trying to cover up and hide the dangers and act like it's completely safe.
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cjsdowg
06/27/17 4:50:28 AM
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Scum Caps LOL. I too, think having a helmet makes people take risk that they would not take without one.
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