Football Vs Rugby Research Paper

Football and rugby are sports that many people are mostly excited to watch because of the contact the sport brings out. You need to be mentality and physically tough to play these sports. You need to be in the right mind set to play, meaning that you cannot be afraid to tackle or hit other players. These two sports are similar in form, but the rules, equipment, and object of the game behind each are very different. First of all, the rules in these two sports are similar but different. In football, you only have eleven players on the field with four fifteen minute quarters. The primary rule is that your team has to advance the ball forward by having your running back run the ball or passing the ball to your receiver. But once the player with …show more content…
Also, the need thigh pads, hip pads and knee pads to help protect their legs. They also need cleats, a chain strap, a cup, mouth guard, gloves, and a matching uniform. They need a leather football with stitching on it to play the game. All this equipment is needed for them to be protected from injuries. However, Rugby is a little different they do not use all the equipment football uses, they use uniforms, mouth guards and a pair of cleats. But they also use a ball but the rugby ball is a bit different it is shaped differently and is bigger than a football and it does not have any stitching on …show more content…
To do this they must move the ball down the field and get the ball into the end zone for a touchdown which is worth six point. This can be done by throwing the ball to a wide receiver or running with the ball. There is four main ways to score and that is by a field goal, extra point, a two-point conversion and a touchdown. Each team gets four downs to move the ball ten yards forward. Once they pass the ten yards their downs reset and they start again for another ten yards. After four downs have passed and they don't pass to make it over the ten yards, the ball will be turned over to the defensive team. The defensive has to stop the opposite team from scoring points. On the other hand, the objective of rugby is to score goals, and to touch the ball down inside of the opposing team end zone for points. Any of the player may carry the ball and is able to score for their team. A goal in rugby is worth five points. There are also other ways of scoring, one is called a drop goal. This happens when a player kicks the ball through the opposing team’s upright which is worth three points. For the drop goal to count, the ball has to make contact with the ground before it could be kicked. Also a penalty kick can also be accepted for certain penalties, which allows a free kick and could give them points. The penalty kick is also worth three points. In conclusion, football and rugby are similar