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American football or rugby
Rugby
American football is an overly simplified version of rugby league.
Soccer --> Rugby --> American Football
Rugby/American football.
The game of rugby is most similar to the American game of football. In both games there is a ball, running with the ball, and kicking the ball. Rugby is played in more nations than is American style football. Rugby is, however, a sport played in most US colleges & universities.
american football is slightly similar only
American football is the only American sport that has similarities with Rugby. However, these are very few. The Game of Rugby has however seen a massive increase in popularity with the US over the past 2 years
American football, hockey, boxing, rugby
Because we are in the us and American football is played here rugby is a sport most Americans are not used to.
The sport of American football emerged.
Rugby is un popular in the US because of the better marketed American Football which is also a contact sport.