Geez these Americans really have no idea about RUGBY.
ScreenshotThe collision is highlighted because it's massive, but it looks more at place on a basketball court than a football field. The player is less "tackling" Hayne and doing something more along the lines of drawing a charge.
The entire video, too, showcases a big difference between the two sports. In many ways, rugby is a lot like soccer with its pace and movement. It's not uncommon to see a large number of rugby players standing around the field or jogging lightly as the play is going on a short distance away. It's not a dig at the game in any way, just a big difference from the NFL where such things are considered shameful.
The pacing of the NFL doesn't allow an offensive player to often take advantage of defenders just standing around, or said defender is going to be finding himself a new job. A lot of what makes Hayne a fantastic rugby star—his speed, elusiveness and endurance—are going to be mitigated by the NFL's more punctuated and intense pace.
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Do they realise our players actually get fatigued as they don't stop everything and have a team meeting after every play... No-one gets fatigued in NFL.
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I'm highlighting the fact that they think all the players do is stand around or jog.... And our collissions are something u would see in a basketball court.
Thanks Badass - I really enjoyed that article
Really interesting, especially how the americans break down body size, speed etc per position and how Hayne, due to his size and speed may not fit
If I see one more yank on my tv calling our game "rugby", I'm going to be shopping at jb hifi for a new tv tomorrow with strapping around my head. Disrespectful farkers. If you're going to bag out on something at least do a little research and make sure you actually know what you're talking about
History is against Hayne being successful in NFL Players like Hunt and Folau failed in AFL, Marshall failed in RU, whilst Folau succeeded. Players need to be bought up with a game to really understand it.