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Apologies, thought you were>>1583and>>1662, meant to reply to that with my first post.
I would say, thought, that given the history of american football, you're putting the cart before the horse. The style of play developed because americans made rugby more safe by instituting play stoppages (Much like rugby league did) and adding protection (Though originally it was little more than leather helmets), not vice versa.
It's unfortunate that there is no real way to measure the toughness of a sport or its players. But I will say that rugby players are better all-around athletes, have wider skillsets, and endure more physical punishment over the course of a match. They also play dirtier, get in more fights, and do a lot more self-regulating of the rules.
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