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Anonymous
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Uh... way to miss the entire point. No one's saying NFL tackles are weak. They just don't hurt as much as Rugby hits do.
>A tackle with half a ton of force sounds like a crippling blow. But, according to John Melvin, an injury biomechanics researcher for General Motors and NASCAR, the body can handle twice that amount as long as the impact is well-distributed. That job usually is handled by the player's equipment, which spreads out the incoming energy, lessening its severity.
THAT'S what pads do, not just let you live. You don't have that in Rugby so all the energy gets put on a single rib or whatever.
NFL: Much harder hits Rugby: Much more painful
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