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How are rugby and football alike?

Updated: 9/27/2023
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15y ago

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they are hardly alike at all, the only times when you actually kick the ball in football are on field goals, punts, and kickoffs

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Soccer (Association football) and American football have common origins in that they both evolved from a medieval Shrovetide ball game played in England called 'fote-ball'. Other European countries also played Shrovetide ball games by different names from different languages which were very similar to the Shrovetide game played in England. The codes for Soccer and Rugby football both contributed to the creation of the American football code with Rugby having the greatest influence. However, American football is played with 11 players as is Soccer whereas Rugby Union football 15 players and Rugby league football played with 13 per team. Other similarities include a pitch, two goals, two teams, match officials upholding the rules, played in football stadiums and probably most importantly of all football games are supported by two sets of fans without which all forms of football would be still be little more than physical education subject on a school curriculum.

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If you are reffering to soccer/football no. If you are talking about american football, not really. Both sports have a concept of moving a football down the field without getting tackled and for the most metres excrpt ruby has no amount of downs, you can only pass backwards and the clock doesn't stop after each incomplete play. The play in rugby is continuous meaning you don't stop after each play but have to win the ball in the ruck and set up your next move, (its complicated to explain).

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14y ago

Well, you are supposed to hold the ball just like in football. You are supposed to run with the ball as fast as you can. You are also supposed to throw the ball as high as you can and score a goal!

i am just telling.

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Rugby is nothing in soccer. Rugby and soccer both shared a common ancestry, from which soccer evolved into a sport with less body contact., but more gentlemanly conduct (the ancestor of the now-called sporting behavior).

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= What is the difference between rugby and soccer? =

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They are nothing alike. Rugby is full on tackle and soccer is very little contact.

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You play soccer with your feet and you play rugby with your hands/arms basically! :)

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Football (soccer) was the predisessor of rugby but in 1865 the game split and teh RFu was created. The games are now nothing alike

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