Yes they do. They use foam padded ones so that no damage is caused to other players during contact. They are specially designed for Rugby because of this quality. They are used as they provide protection to the shin: therefore protecting the player from stamping whilst on the ground.
No player would wear shin pads in rugby, there is no need for them.
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No, you can wear knee pads that go on your knees to help with digging.
Yes, goalkeepers wear shin pads.
It's basically for safety, so the people playing do not get hurt. Without pads there would be injuries all the time, and maybe even deaths, and its hard to find good football players, but mainly it's for safety and to keep them secure.
Rugby
full hockey gear requires: skates, shin pads, a cup, pants, shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves, a helmet and a stick. Players also wear socks over their shin pads and a jersey over their torso. Optional gear includes neck guards, wrist guards, visor or cage, and a mouthguard, among others.
Yes they do the pads are located on the shoulders like football players
in ice hockey you will need a helmet neck guard chest protecter/shoulder pads elbow pads, jack(M) or jill(F) hockey pants, hockey socks, shin pads and good skates.
Box lacrosse goalies do wear leg pads made of hard plastic material like a big shin guards, in field lacrosse goalies can only wear soccer style shin guards
Football players wear shorts and comfortable jerseys when playing the game. The jerseys may be short sleeved or long sleeved depending on the weather.
They wear many.... you have your basic shoulder pads, knee pads, hip pads,thigh pads tail bone pads and your cup.