Understanding the Difference Between Rugby and Football
Rugby and football may look similar on the surface, but there are quite a few key differences that set them apart. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at how rugby differs from football. We’ll also explore why so many people enjoy both sports despite their differences.
Rules of Play
When it comes to rules of play, rugby and football, have various similarities as well as distinct differences. Both games involve two teams competing against each other for control of an oval-shaped ball with the aim of scoring points by carrying or kicking it into the opposing team’s end zone or goal area. However, in rugby, there is no forward passing allowed; instead, players must move laterally or backward when transferring possession. Additionally, tackles can only be made from shoulder height down rather than above shoulder height like in American football where a tackle often involves an “airborne” player making contact with another player before landing on their feet again afterwards. Furthermore, unlike American football which includes stoppages after every play due to timeouts being called or huddles forming between plays; rugby has continuous action throughout its duration since all passes must travel backwards and not forward as mentioned previously!
Scoring Tactics
The main difference between scoring tactics for these two sports lies within how points are earned when the ball is passed into the opposing team’s end zone or goal area (known as “touchdowns”). In American Football, touchdown scores count six points while in Rugby, they only count five – though conversions can then be attempted, which could earn additional points depending on whether they succeed or fail respectively! Additionally, field goals (kicking through posts) score three points in both games however, penalties differ slightly too: resulting in either three (American Football) versus just two (Rugby) point rewards depending upon which sport you’re playing!
Conclusion
Although Rugby and American Football appear very similar at first glance; once you delve deeper into each game, you start to realize just how different they really are – especially regarding rules of play & scoring tactics used by players from both teams during competition matches between them! Even though there may be some common ground shared here & there; ultimately, these separate codes remain true sporting rivals who always offer something unique whenever pitted up against one another for bragging rights come season’s end…