10 reasons why Rugby Is BETTER Than American Football

Gone are the adverts, the lengthy breaks, the protective helmets and padding – and in comes mud, blood, sweat and beers.

1. Rugby is a worldwide game, while American Football is played seriously in only a handful of countries *cough* 1.

2. Rugby is all action for 80 minutes. American Football is all inaction for four hours—arguably the slowest game on earth. Paint dries faster. 

3. Rugby players lay into each other like real men, with just the flimsiest of body padding. Grid-iron players are unrecognisable as human beings with all that body armour.

4. Rugby players lay into each other like real men, with just the flimsiest of body padding. Grid-iron players are unrecognisable as human beings with all that body armour.

5. Rugby does not need flimsily-dressed cheerleaders to give the male fans some real excitement.

6. Rugby is played in ALL conditions—on grass, not synthetic turf, as seemingly used by most NFL teams.

7. They have Lady Gaga, but we have Laura Wright!

8. A touchdown just doesn’t make sense. Typical Americans. 

9. There are tackles like this.

10. And, finally, because J.K. Rowling says so.