How easily would an American Footballer dominate Rugby?
A very different sport so I'd imagine he wouldn't be very good at it
>>67242257
almost as easily as a baseball player playing cricket
A Big Strong American would dominate any sport tbqh
>>67242283
They're close enough that someone was able to switch between them at the pro level
>>67242305
Envy us and our slave bred genetics
>>67242392
>us
>our
>niggers on my /sp/
they wouldn't be smart enough to learn how to do more than one thing.
American athletes are highly specialised and incapable of developing new skills
there was a guy from the pats whose playing 7s so he can go the olympics. He's so-so.
>>67242257
Virtually all major American sports require bursts of top speed/movement/energy/etc. Very few NFL/NCAA type would last long in a rugby match. Different kind of training would be required.
>>67242392
You mean our money making genetics.. yes goy?
>>67242472
You only have to do one thing
Prop - be fat
Hooker - be able to throw
Second row - be tall
Back row - be grubby
Scrum half - be able to pass
Fly half - be able to kick goals
Centre - be able to run around a bit
Wing - be fast
Fullback - be able to catch
>>67242589
what an intelligent post
>>67242472
Don't know what your thinking. A lot of players in various sports have played in multiple positions. On a few occasions, baseball players have played all 9 positions in a single game.
>>67242626
baseball and cricket are hardly sports
>Responding to bait this pathetic
>>67242639
Try becoming an infielder sometime. Test your reflexes with a line drive being blasted straight at you.
>>67242641
I use these threads to hone my shitposting abilities, so much to learn from the amazing aussies
>>67242392
>>67242415
>>67242579
he means our niggers' genetics. strong back weak mind.
Let me tell you something, I've been watching this game for 30 years, and no rookie has ever impressed me as much as Hayne has. I've seen all the greatest. I've seen 30 superbowls. I've seen it all man. Hayne has that something special that I've only seen in very few players. Players that are sitting in the Hall of Fame right now. Players that kids and men aspire to be. Hayne is special let metell ya.
>>67242626
which are catching it with a fucking giant glove or hitting it with a fucking stick
grat sport you have there m8
>>67242302
Baseball players would dominate cricket
>>67242744
yeah I know
>>67242728
You have no sports down there.
>>67242641
Makes for a nice diversion when one is rather bored.
Don't know shit about rugby. I'm American, though, so I have an opinion anyway. I think the linemen and other big fucking players would probably be really slow. They'd be big as fuck comparably, but rugby guys could just 2-3 man them and take them down no problem I'd think, if the team tried to just give giga nigga the ball and drive thru them all.
Smaller positions might do pretty well since they'd probably still have a slight mass advantage and comparable speed.
Dumb post though, OP, I disagree with your premise. Doubt football players would dominate rugby.
>>67242763
i know
but that shit doesn't make your "sport" any better
>>67242744
they wouldn't have the patience or intelligence to play a ball that actually moves off the ground
baseball is a homeless man's cricket , just a dumbed down version really
>>67242825
>implying cricket playing pajeets are more intelligent than white men.
>implying anyone gives half a fuck about cricket.
>>67242302
There was an mlb prospect that played cricket and broke a record by hitting 4 consecutive overs way out of the stadium lol
>>67242825
The ball isn't traveling 95 miles per hour I'm certain baseball hitters would develop the patients to hit a meme bouncing ball going 10mph
>>67242817
You're probably right about the too big guys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Skelton is a massive bust
>>67242857
how stupid are you?
The fastest ball in cricket history is over 100mph
>>67242851
>cubans
>white
>>67242821
Not a single Chilean has ever made it to the Majors. Countless Latinos over the years but not a single Chilean. Give it a go, you might be a pioneer for your country.
>>67242825
>sport was dominated by a few island niggers for decades
>sport is played competitively by curries
stop
>>67242869
100.2 MPH by Shoaib Akhtar
106 MPH by Aroldis Chapman.
>>67242869
But 95 is an AVERAGE speed for a pitch. 95 is insane for a cricket pitch. I'm not the guy you're replying to, though, and I will tell you that I still think a cricket ball is trickier. It's smaller but almost twice as dense, meaning that the force it exerts when it hits you is much higher and concentrated compared to a baseball hitting you at the same speed. You get hit in the eye with a cricket pitch, you are probably dead. You get hit in the eye with a baseball, you probably lose an eye. One guy did die from getting hit in the head by a pitch, but literally one guy a century ago. People die in cricket a lot more often
>>67242879
A hell of a lot more white than pajeets.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/birthplace.php
>>67242825
You don't have to do any really fast running in cricket. A decent mild sprint is all that's needed.
>>67242934
Not only would you die if you got hit in the eye by a cricket PITCH, because it's like 10 tons of dirt and grass, you would ALSO die if you got hit by a cricket bowl <|:-^)
before some britbong or poo loo corrects my terminology
>>67242934
>95 is insane for a cricket pitch
not quite, though there aren't too many that could go faster consistently
>>67242744
this
>>67242934
>People die in cricket a lot more often
Because it's played in backwater countries with poor medical facilities. I bet most cricket deaths are attributed to cholera and dysentery
>>67242987
you forgot aids, ziki tiki virus, and ebola.
>>67242954
I wonder which sports league in the world has had the most different nationalities
>baseball vs cricket
who cares they'll both be dead in 20 years anyway
>>67243013
It wouldn't surprise me if NHL has more than MLB because all the European countries
>>67243013
epl?
>>67242981
Well okay, whatever, point is that bowls beyond 100mph are basically unheard of and record setting. There's like 50 dudes who have thrown 100mph+ fastballs on record and most pitchers would AVERAGE 85-90 at least, high end fastball would be an avg of 95
avg for the fastest fastbowlers in cricket is like 85
so its consistently slower by far but it is a heavy ass ball
>>67243013
>>67243037
both are far behind NFL and NBA
a bunch of meme european and african countries have 1 or 2 players in those leagues
I think NFL would come out on top since there's 5 or 6 times as many players total
>>67243013
Did some research and found this http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/08/20/premier-league-diversity-at-heart-of-global-appeal-200801/
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Of the 232 English players, 80 are black (or 34.48 per cent). Around 2 per cent of the general British population is black.
White are white British genetics so inferior?
>>67243062
True there an Congolese guy on the Raptors
>>67242639
Cricket, perhaps, but you have to be an athletic freak with god-tier handeye coordination to play the outfield and infield positions aside from 1st base and catcher.
Take the 10 most athletic baseball players in the game and pit them against the 10 most athletic soccer players in the world in a decathlon, and the baseball players would destroy the soccer players.
>>67243110
>muh athletics
fucking americans
>>67243037
Nope
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_their_first_National_Hockey_League_player
Baseball - 57 (according to>>67242954)
Hockey - 55 (and some of those countries are shit like newfoundland)
>>67243110
You're dumb as fuck. Jesus Christ
>>67243110
>this is what americans actually believe
Not to burst your bubble mate but soccer is played by 100x more athletes globally and you are a moron if you think that baseball players would be better athletes. Not to mention that baseball players do a lot less running per game than soccer players, baseball players are practically sedentary in comparison
>>67243229
there's only 1 endurance event in the decathlon
based BSAs absolutely BTFO pathetic poopeelians ITT
>>67242744
This is true. It's too bad Aussies, in their ever persistent inferiority complex to Americans, don't accept it.
And we do have some evidence that can prove it.
Bart King, the consensus best bowler of his era, was a baseball player first. After he blew out a top tier English cricket club (or it might've been the Australian national team), one of the players remarked, "They we confusing us with their baseball curves."
When Babe Ruth and Donald Bradman met, they each promised one another to try their respective sport. Ruth flew over to England, and beat the shit out of the local talent over there, breaking a cricket bat. A top Australian cricketer, Alan Fairfax, said, "In a fortnight, I could make him one the world's best batsman." There's no recount of Bradman trying baseball.
In 1874, a professional baseball team did a tour of England, playing some the best English clubs in cricket. They didn't lose a match. Fun fact: They learned cricket on the boat ride over.
Yeah, these are "old" examples, but examples nonetheless. There's no evidence of cricketers making any kind of transition. They did try a home run derby once between a 60 year old Ernie Banks and a prime Graham Gooch. Banks beat him 3-0. Lol.
It's obvious cricket has an easy learning curve and not too athletically demanding, it's why Indians, Pakis, and Bangladeshis, who have like 10 gold medals combined, are the best in the world.
Supreme athlete coming through
>>67243110
>this is an """""""""""""""""""""""""All-time great""""""""""""""""""""""""" in boreball
so fucking athletic
>>67243289
I've literally never heard of Bart King
>>67243335
shhh breh don't upset the narrative.
>>67243289
senpai the fact that their sport was dominated by a few thousand caribbean niggers is all the evidence we need
those same caribbean niggers, but from a population base 10x larger, are bred and raised through MLB slave camps, and they still don't come close to dominating in MLB
PLEASE
>>67243229
No bubble to burst.
Ronaldo is one of the most celebrated "pure athletes" in soccer today. Watch that pushing the limit special on him, where they measure his vertical and sprinting speed.
His performance is laughably mediocre.
Ronaldo's 25m sprint time (82 feet) was 3.6 seconds.
The fastest baseball players can cover a 90 foot basepath in 3.3-3.5 seconds.
Ronaldo's standing vert was 21".
He's Mike Trout showing off his standing vert.
Also worth mentioning is Trout is one of those players who can cover 90 feet in 3.5 seconds.
And he's 230lb compared to Ronaldo's 180lb.
He would kill Ronaldo in all the decathlon events aside from the 1500.
>>67243441
Is that supposed to be impressive?
>>67243441
I've seen better box jumps at crossfit, I mean its not bad but if you are using that to argue with you must be horribly out of shape
How would Yankee sports be without peds?
>>67243335
Learn about your national sport, mate.
>Undoubtedly one of the finest bowlers of all time'. It would surprise many people to hear that this quote by Sir Plum Warner was about an American bowler. His name was John Barton King, and he was seen by many critics as the greatest bowler of in the world, and the greatest of his generation.
"In 7 games against the Australians King captured 41 wickets (5.9 per game) at an average of 15.0
In 7 games against MCC he took 38 at 16 .9 !
Overall in these 14 games against representative sides he took five wickets in an innings as many as 7 times !
In his first class career, mostly against these sides and the English county sides, he took 415 wickets in just 65 games at 15.65 each. He was without doubt the best bowler in the world of his time."
http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cricket-chat/45254-legend-john-barton-king.html
There's no "narrative." He was legitimately dominant as a bowler during his time.
>>67243528
Lel. Stay obsessed.
>>67243528
Literally never heard of her
>>67243458
The world record box jump for awhile was 64". Trout is 6'2". He's jumping at least 58-60" there.
And the World Record was once around that range:
This bests the standing Guiness World Record for “Highest Standing Jump” by over 5″. The current official record is 58.27″ set by Jonas Huusom of Denmark in August 2011.
You tell me.
But yeah, guys at "Crossfit" are doing that. Show me some proof.
this guy beat stephen curry at a shooting game
baseball athletes are elite senpai
Loving this baseball players are athletes meme
>>67243602
>be american
>play shooting game
>get shot
>>67243441
Ronine's sprinting speed is laughable. He gor blown out by that Spanish literal who. And the the NFL has players like Jeff Demos who set junior world records. No commentries on baseball athletes
>>67243289
inb4 seething reply by obesitygoose
>>67243482
Those cross-fit guys should play professional sports then and make millions. Or I guess they could keep being the best at exercising.
>>67243613
>Loving this baseball players are athletes meme
Can you prove otherwise beside selectively posting pictures of fat relievers and DHs?
Yes, it's true that relief pitchers and DHs don't need to be shredded athletes, since their roles are limited, but an "athletic freak" like Ronaldo would just be another guy among an MLB outfield.
>>67243624
I'm pretty sure terrance gore would break the NFLs 40 yard record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p13AZdbBr4E
but he's basically a designted pinch runner, doesn't do much else
you're seriously telling me you don't think this negro could dominate rugby?
>>67243714
Conversely, an "athletic freak" MLB player would be another guy in a soccer pitch as well, this proves nothing.
>>67243743
And Billy Hamilton.
>That's because Hamilton can fly. He reaches 21.9 mph, which is just blistering. That 21.9 mph top speed is more than 32 feet per second, or 10.21 seconds for 100 meters.
The fastest ever recorded soccer player clocks in at 21.7mph, and he isn't wearing a helmet, etc.
And let's not forget, he's wearing oversized heavy cleats and a big helmet, which aren't all that aerodynamic.
I think Deion ran the 100 in 10.26.
Can I just take this opportunity to implore all the Americans itt to PLEASE watch cricket, you'd find it a truly great sport if you have it a chance
>>67243853
you watch baseball first Charlie
>>67243853
I do watch cricket, it's a great sport
but I still think baseball players could play it much better than cricket players can play baseball
>>67243621
>be Australian
>government can declare martial law and become dictatorship
>can't do anything to stop it
Baseball, literally the Millhouse of ball sports.
>>67243792
So what do you consider athleticism? Coming from a country that actually plays more than one sport, I'm surprised you're fetishizing muh stamina like Yuropoors do.
A baseball outfielder would beat a soccer player at a decathlon. I don't see how this is arguable.
The problem is you're evaluating baseball player athleticism on what happens during a game and not what their actual skill sets are.
To be a major league outfielder, you need a basketball player level vertical, a cannon of an arm, and great sprint speed. This gives the baseball player a big advantage in the sprint events, jump events, and throw events.
They are simply more well rounded athletes aside from muh stamina.
>>67243853
>please watch us strong americans
>>67243817
I don't think even he can hold a candle to Gore
that little nigga is fucking rocket
>>67243912
*most baseball outfielders
if you can really fucking hit you'll play somewhere even if you're a slow fuck, and that could end up being a corner outfield spot if DH and 1st are taken
Please watch our sport big strong Americans
Here's Cespedes running 2mph faster than any soccer player in recorded history.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/155125940/statcast-yoenis-cespedes-shows-off-speed
And Cespy is a jacked 210lb, with an absolute cannon for an arm.
Lol a skinny fat Rooney or a midget like Messi being able to do anything against that in a decathlon.
>>67243886
>being afraid of your government
kek.
>>67244020
>cespedes
ok that's bullshit
>>67242744
that's the point, i think
>>67244020
what is your obsession with the decathlon?
Am I replying to fucking Caitlyn Jenner?
>>67242257
>How easily would an American Footballer dominate Rugby?
I played FCS football (2nd division in the USA for the foreigners) and went straight from that to starting on our Rugby team which was a top 10 team in the US and one of the most historic RFCs in america.
I think a team consisting of ex college football players would do well, they would just need 1-2 years to get up to the intricacies of the game.
The American Football offensive formation still correlates pretty directly with Rugby Union scrum:
1 and 3 - Guards
2- Center
4 and 5- Tight Ends or Tackles
6 and 7- Tight Ends or Tall wide Receivers
8- Fullbacks
There hasn't been a true breakout Union star cross over to the NFL yet but a number of Aussie Rules players were All-Pros at the Punter position.
Darrien Bennett is on the all decade team for the 1990s. He played for the Eagles and Dees before playing for the San Diego Chargers.
His signature was going down and making the tackle on his own kick, as in the US they generally don't put a return blocker on the kicker.
>>67244031
damn, how cucked and naive can you be australia?
>>67244057
Um, only it's history as the most the revered "all around" athletic competition in sports.
Is the decathlon yet another thing "the rest of the world" dismisses because they rarely win it?
>>67244130
nah we dismiss it because it is shit
>>67244130
Isn't that the event that make you want to cut your own penis off? I can see why other nations avoid it.
>>67244128
>cucked because I don't neurotically obsess over my gubment taking my rights away
yeah, nah.
>>67244130
sup grandpa
it's all about the modern pentathlon now. No American winners in that. figures.
>>67244170
is an horse an athlete?
>>67244170
>The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport that comprises five events: fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping,
>Show jumping
>"Show Jumping."
>>67244199
>vertical leap is important
>show jumping isn't
Jesus, stick to a narrative.
>>67244146
No. I think that's Rugby League.
>Ms Miller was previously a prison officer known as Warren Miller, who was a world-class pentathlete talented enough to be inducted into the Wagga Wagga Sporting Hall of Fame.
>Warren Miller was also a First Grade Rugby League player.
>>67244222
Well played.
I would like to see a crossover code style game played once a year between AUS and the USA like they do with Aussie Rules football and Celtic Rules Football.
>>67244148
If you're too ignorant to understand historical trends and the exponential growth of modern government, then you deserve what you get Dazza.
>>67243083
There's a Latvian god on the Knicks
>>67243528
>club level cricket
Please, even I know club cricket is a joke. Stop embarassing us.
It's like saying an international cricketer would dominate your local county team.
>>67244997
Bradman had great success against the Australian national team, too. And he killed in First Class Cricket.
Obviously he wouldn't have any International Test results, because the US didn't have test status. Only like one city (Philadelphia) played the game.
But all the top cricketers in the world during that time, including Don Bradman years later, regarded King as the real deal.
>>67245182
>Bradman had
*King had
>>67243006
Ziki tiki virus doesn't kill you tho. Just makes your kid look like Rocky Dennis.
There is not a SINGLE professional baseball player who could handle ME in the nets, let alone an elite professional like Neil Wagner. Mike Fish (or whatever his name is lmao) would be shitting himself facing my ruthless chin music. Best case scenario is he leaves with a bruised ego and a couple cheries on his ribs. Worst case scenario I break his arm or even Phil Hughes him.
Don't try and argue with me these are objective facts and YOU are a seething fresh cunt if you think otherwise.
>>67242373
JH doesn't do shit, and every time he does /anything/ he's all over the media 'WOW HE CAUGHT THE BALL"
>>67242257
More stamina would be required, but I'm sure some, given some time to train and good direction could be productive or better. I'm positive that many, if they'd been brought up on rugby, would be very good or excellent at it.
>put literally no effort into bait
>still get 100+ replies
damn it feels good to be an AusGOD
>>67242589
>be grubby
My sides
>>67245607
Based Devvo God
isn't some dude from the Pats playing on our Olympic Sevens team
>>67246631
Tossed in a couple of responses at the top to get things going. Am wondering if this shit will still be going when the LC-ManU game begins.
>>67244070
>using American rugby as a comparison
That's like me saying a decent rugby player could walk onto GB's American Football side
