[agere_contra]

A ‘mayfly’ would be someone who wears padded armour and a helmet to play rugby.

[spetznaz]

I see you are a lover of The Game (Rugby). Beautiful sport - and one without constant interruption. :)

[Sherman Logan]

A ‘mayfly’ would be someone who wears padded armour and a helmet to play rugby.

The irony of this is that the rugby players without helmets and padding are a good deal less likely to incur permanent injury, particularly of the neurological variety, than the helmeted and armored US football players.