Oh snap, so pulling from pre network... Or just very determined.

My hatred of commercials is... Strong. Kudos to black screens of comforting non-crap.

I've always hated that "rugby is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen" claptrap because too many who play are insufferable jackasses with an unwarranted superiority complex.

Be confident enough in your sport you don't need to belittle others. There's room in the world for more than one sport.

Allez les Bleus

Go Chiefs

Sorry for the joke, this is my actual belief. The more "padded" someone is the more careless they will be because they think they are safe.

I certainly know rugby has its dangers, but when you play by the rules it is leaps and bounds safer than AF

There was a time they played without helmets and

Between 1965 and 1969, more than 100 players at all levels died of brain injuries, an average of about 20 per year—about the same number as died in 1905, but from brain injuries alone.

chicagomag.com/city-life/may-2…

So it's just a stupid sport to begin with whether there is padding or not due to the whole bashing into each other from opposite ends every single play.

A Brief History of Football Head Injuries and a Look Towards the Future

In 1905, a rash of football fatalities almost snuffed out the sport before it began, leading to bans from Illinois school boards and the president's intervention. Another crisis in the 1960s was solved by science.

^{Chicago Magazine}