Are Rugby Players or Soccer players the fittest?

Answer 1

This answer depends on your definition of fitness. If you include speed, agility, power, endurance, strength, etc. as measures of fitness then truly a Rugby player would be the fitter.

Most soccer players are agile, fast, and have good endurance but they usually lack power and strength. The average soccer player is 170lbs while the average rugby player is 190lbs. Given that both have relatively low percentages of body fat, the rugby player would have more lean muscle than the soccer player.

Well in long run rugby players are always running around and never stay in the same place but in football they can stand in one place so therefore rugby is a fitter sport

Answer 2

An American football player could never sprint for 90+ minutes non-stop, because every play in football only lasts 5 to 20 seconds from the moment of the snap to the moment the drive ends. So, yes real Football players are in better shape than American Football players.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Soccer, at least 8 players have to play all 90+ minutes without subs.

Answer 5

The answer is rugby / American football

Answer 6

it is an oponion