[Mears]

“Or shift to rugby to reduce injuries.”

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Surely you jest——rugby can be very dangerous.

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[sphinx]

Rugby is a rough game, but rugby players don't turn their bodies into missiles. Part of the problem in football is that players are over-padded. The other part of the problem is giganticism. If it were up to me, I'd return to single platoon football and make the fatties run the whole game. The 300 pounders couldn't hack it.

With single platoon, limited substitution football, players would have to go both ways, so they'd have to have a wider range of skills. With limited substitution, there also wouldn't be position specialists like punters and placekickers; they would be replaced by real football players. It would be a better game, especially if we also widened the field to rebalance offenses and bring the run back into the game.

[bravo whiskey]

We have a professional rugby league in the states. 2nd season started. I support the Glendale Raptors. In rugby you cannot hit from behind, you have to roll off the ball as soon as you hit the ground and the tackler has to roll off you, No leaving the ground to tackle, no lifting player off the ground, no hitting above the shoulders.

[BTCM]

Right—what rugby match was he watching, Trannies VS BI series?