But could the same manoeuvres be done in Grid iron without the protection and not result in more severe injury than what you get in Rugby?

I hear of a lot of broken bones of all sorts in rugby, flattened faces and ears torn off etc, but I tend to hear of more deaths and paraplegia in Grid Iron; normally from head and spine injury…

I'd imagine that the helmets and shoulder pads encourage activities that lead in that direction?

ozoneocean
But could the same manoeuvres be done in Grid iron without the protection and not result in more severe injury than what you get in Rugby?

I hear of a lot of broken bones of all sorts in rugby, flattened faces and ears torn off etc, but I tend to hear of more deaths and paraplegia in Grid Iron; normally from head and spine injury…

I'd imagine that the helmets and shoulder pads encourage activities that lead in that direction?

Indeed.

I would feel more comfortable smashing you over the back of the head with a baseball bat if you were wearing a motorcycle helmet.

Bekefel

ozoneocean
But could the same manoeuvres be done in Grid iron without the protection and not result in more severe injury than what you get in Rugby?

I hear of a lot of broken bones of all sorts in rugby, flattened faces and ears torn off etc, but I tend to hear of more deaths and paraplegia in Grid Iron; normally from head and spine injury…

I'd imagine that the helmets and shoulder pads encourage activities that lead in that direction?

Indeed.

I would feel more comfortable smashing you over the back of the head with a baseball bat if you were wearing a motorcycle helmet.

I've seen some of the moves these players do and a lot of the time I cringe when I watch some guy going for a fall that looks like it's about to break his neck. And the biggest problem about that is that it's considered a clean tackle from what I've seen (I don't watch much).

Can't they, I don't know, introduce a few more rules that won't result in as many broken bones and head trauma?