lol Have you seen a football player before? They wear pads so they can play more than one game without killing each other. They're literally twice the size and strength of rugby players. Football players vs rugby players in a game without pads would equal a lot of dead/permanently injured rugby players.Speaking of getting smashed, take some of those NFL players out of their helmets and shoulder pads and put them in a Rugby Union or League game... I can't see them coping with the hits or the intensity of a non stop game.