Difference Between Rugby Ball And American Football

On the surface the most crucial difference between rugby and american football occurs when a player is tackled.

Difference between rugby ball and american football.

The first and most obvious difference between american football and rugby union is the number of players on the field. This is not unsurprising when you realise that american football and rugby are related with american football developing from rugby in the 19th century. While the objective in both the games is to take the ball past the opponent s goal it is called a touchdown in american football but called a try in rugby. In rugby the play continues.

The size of the field in american football is 109 7 x 48 8 meters whereas it is 100 x 70 meters in rugby. However there are some fundamental differences between the. Unlike american football in case of rugby any kind of screening and obstruction to players who do not have the ball is not allowed. A similar concept in rugby league is the penalty goal.

Rugby has a field of 15 players who stay on the pitch for the entire game whereas in american football there are only 11 players on the pitch at any one time. The most significant differences between american and rugby football are that in rugby all players are allowed to handle the ball and any sort of blocking forward passing and time outs are not allowed.