American football is a bastardized version of rugby union, but to say “just” is unnecessary. It's code of football that developed during an extremely fertile period of game-building and invention. read more
American football is a bastardized version of rugby union, but to say “just” is unnecessary. It’s code of football that developed during an extremely fertile period of game-building and invention. The invention of the game dates back to the invitation to Harvard of a “football” team from McGill in Montreal in 1874. read more
Although American football is basically a bastardized version of rugby, for whatever reason the game has not caught on in the States like it should. For those not aware, rugby is basically 15-on-15 football with no pads or helmets. read more
When the player in possession drops the ball and it is recovered by an opposition player. This is called a fumble in American football and a knock-on in rugby league. In rugby league if the ball goes out of play, the opposition are awarded a scrum the "loose head and feed" of the scrum. Penalties and 40/20 kicks are exceptions to this rule. read more