DH was watching the highlight of the NFL football last night. I said I
didn't understand what was going on. He said "You understand rugby don't
you?". I said I did. "Well," he said "think of it as being exactly the same,
but with the health and safety people having had a go at it."
People outside the US will know what he means - Rugby League is played
continuously by the same 13 players on each side for the entire game - 40
minutes (without a break) for the first half, a ten minutes break and then a
40 minute second half. Some players wear a small amount of padding to their
shoulders - most don't. Some wear a cose fitting helmet or a bandage around
the head to stop their ears being pulled off. A lot wear a gum shield.
Othere than that there's no protection. Rugby Union is a similar game with
15 players and slighty different rules.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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