Hi team, accept this as a sincere apology, I may have gone too far in my past rhetoric, but how did this strand get onto politics...
TXmike "If you freakin' guys are so tough why don't you go take out Iraq and North Korea instead of being like the rest of the world and leaving it up to the "wimps" of the USA who play some sport wearing protective equipment??? (end quote)
I have merely 'surfed' onto this site and wasn't sure if it was open to all-types of football or just one form. I have read some of the other postings now and realise my mistake. In no way was I inferring that certain people are tougher (and more macho)because of the type of contact sport they play, it was really a reflection on why coountries prefer their types of football and the advent of armour.
I may have taken the bait (sinker and all) as you may see with the warm welcome I received earlier.
Yes I agree ki-o-rahi, rugby and American football (when did it change from gridiron?) are very distinct codes. Ki-o-rahi and rugby are perpetual-motion type games of 1hr and 1hr 20min respectively - therefore they are immensely aerobic in nature. AF is anaerobically based with 5 - 10sec (even 20 sec?)bursts of play with many stoppages and timeouts.
But again I was more interested in the how and why certain people and cultures arrive at their chosen football code.
[Edited by Taha Maori on Feb 4th, 2003 at 05:55 AM]
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