Originally Posted by
ChalkyDog
On a serious note, the sad thing is the pads and helmet probably make the contact worse. I played coed intramural Rugby when in undergrad - on the teams were real rugby players (I was not), and all of them said that Rugby is a lot less dangerous than american football, because you can feel everything - so the hits aren't as hard, etc.
Also, I agree with this thread:
Canucks: give us your hockey picks.
Euro trash: Give us your soccer picks
Asians: Give us all your picks - you guys are very good at math
Americans: NBA and NFL picks, and also food recommendations.