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<blockquote data-quote="mania" data-source="post: 874865" data-attributes="member: 75051"><p>i played both. grew up in NZ and played rugby all my life. then in my late 20's i hung out with a gridiron team, drank their bar tab dry so they made me play for them. </p><p>started out as a tailback and fullback for a couple of seasons then moved to D as a linebacker, defensiveEnd and strongSafety. we'd play a lot of what we called ironmanFootball where we played both O and D. that was awesome!!! most kiwi players prefer it this way and tbh this is the way it should be played.</p><p>i ended up playing 11 years and won 7 championship.</p><p>i loved it and i imagine that if it really took off in NZ then a whole bunch of other islanders that are too big to play rugby would play it as well. </p><p>however the mentality of a standard rugby player is not suited to gridiron. rugby players dont like getting blindsided when they dont have the ball...lol scares the sht outta them.</p><p>it is an awesome sport and the hits are way harder in gridiron than rugby. we had jerryCollins at our trainings and we were always trying to get him to suit up but he wasn't allowed due to his rugby contract, but he loved coming to watch and was itching to get on. thats the kind of players you want in gridiron. those that love the contact.</p><p>i loved the fitness levels. i did a lot of sprint fitness so i got bigger and faster, which meant my hits and runs got bigger and faster.</p><p>i loved playing gridiron but i cant be bothered watching it. i'll make time to watch superbowl if the steelers are in but the rest of the time its incidental if i catch it.</p><p>when i was younger i couldnt be bothered watching rugby but would play as many games a week (i played league as well) as i could. so i'd clock up 3-4 games a weekend. but watching it was alien to me. </p><p></p><p>to answer your question its just local culture that decides which sport u play. also doesnt help that gridiron has much more expensive equipment than rugby. but the girdiron rules are easier to learn than rugby</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mania, post: 874865, member: 75051"] i played both. grew up in NZ and played rugby all my life. then in my late 20's i hung out with a gridiron team, drank their bar tab dry so they made me play for them. started out as a tailback and fullback for a couple of seasons then moved to D as a linebacker, defensiveEnd and strongSafety. we'd play a lot of what we called ironmanFootball where we played both O and D. that was awesome!!! most kiwi players prefer it this way and tbh this is the way it should be played. i ended up playing 11 years and won 7 championship. i loved it and i imagine that if it really took off in NZ then a whole bunch of other islanders that are too big to play rugby would play it as well. however the mentality of a standard rugby player is not suited to gridiron. rugby players dont like getting blindsided when they dont have the ball...lol scares the sht outta them. it is an awesome sport and the hits are way harder in gridiron than rugby. we had jerryCollins at our trainings and we were always trying to get him to suit up but he wasn't allowed due to his rugby contract, but he loved coming to watch and was itching to get on. thats the kind of players you want in gridiron. those that love the contact. i loved the fitness levels. i did a lot of sprint fitness so i got bigger and faster, which meant my hits and runs got bigger and faster. i loved playing gridiron but i cant be bothered watching it. i'll make time to watch superbowl if the steelers are in but the rest of the time its incidental if i catch it. when i was younger i couldnt be bothered watching rugby but would play as many games a week (i played league as well) as i could. so i'd clock up 3-4 games a weekend. but watching it was alien to me. to answer your question its just local culture that decides which sport u play. also doesnt help that gridiron has much more expensive equipment than rugby. but the girdiron rules are easier to learn than rugby [/QUOTE]
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