Wow, the giants won?

**Jimbo** · 02-04-2008, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Here's the NE patriots just to give an idea of size:

http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=players

Some big men there. And pretty much all muscle, I'd imagine.

Maybe not as huge as some AF tackles, but here's some rugby league highlights...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mY-ndD5LLI

**jaegerhund** · 02-04-2008, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by kerryman71

Funny you should mention the Pats. I was
thinking of Vince Wilfork myself. He's a
pretty big guy but he gets around pretty good
for his size and makes some nice tackles.

John

I just picked them for the sake of it --- I don't know if they represent the average or not.

Justin

**jaegerhund** · 02-04-2008, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Some big men there. And pretty much all muscle, I'd imagine.

Maybe not as huge as some AF tackles, but here's some rugby league highlights...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mY-ndD5LLI

...and some rugby union highlights....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc0Ut5y-GRc

Not a lot of padding for these guys.

James.

**Leon** · 02-04-2008, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

I don't know the size of the rugby players but I do not think they are this big (correct me of course).

What? You're kidding, right? Have you seen the last Rugby World Cup?

**jaegerhund** · 02-04-2008, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by Leon

What? You're kidding, right? Have you seen the last Rugby World Cup?

Yeah -- I saw it and didn't think they were as big ---- but I don't know for sure that's why I asked the likes of James to clue me in.

Justin

**jaegerhund** · 02-04-2008, 11:28 PM

Here's an interesting article:

http://www.ballsout.com/art_rugbynfl.htm

**Jimbo** · 02-04-2008, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Here's an interesting article:

http://www.ballsout.com/art_rugbynfl.htm

Thanks Justin, great article

I mean, I'm no expert here, but it makes sense that rugby players are smaller than NFL players - like it says in the article, it's the nature of the respective games. There's been some freaks of nature in Rugby, for sure, but they're the exceptions I'd say.

James.

**jaegerhund** · 02-05-2008, 12:33 AM

No problem James.

Justin

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