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| Arseen:
--- Quote from: Dr.Agon on January 14, 2013, 05:20:18 PM ---"hey, if those crazy British can call a game football and there's hardly any foot/ball contact in it, why cant we call our sport football?" --- End quote --- What? There might be shoe between the direct contact but still... |
| Dr.Agon:
sorry, maybe bad wording on my part? in rugby you mostly run whilst holding the ball, "theres hardly any foot (and) ball contact" |
| Arseen:
--- Quote from: Dr.Agon on January 14, 2013, 05:59:09 PM ---sorry, maybe bad wording on my part? in rugby you mostly run whilst holding the ball, "theres hardly any foot (and) ball contact" --- End quote --- Oh I thought you were talking about the real football aka soccer, hence the WTF. :D |
| pumanchero:
--- Quote from: Dr.Agon on January 14, 2013, 05:59:09 PM ---sorry, maybe bad wording on my part? in rugby you mostly run whilst holding the ball, "theres hardly any foot (and) ball contact" --- End quote --- You run in several field sports, take baseball as an example... |
| Dr.Agon:
--- Quote from: Dr.Agon on January 14, 2013, 05:20:18 PM --- --- Quote from: pumanchero on January 14, 2013, 02:57:59 AM ---I mean, c'mon, a player throwing a football and not using its feet is the main star of the show and the game is not called handball... --- End quote --- but the same thing happens in Rugby, which is also called Rugby Football, (governing body the RFU "Rugby Football Union"),(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saracens_F.C.,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_F.C., also in team names) so maybe thats how it (gridiron) came to be know as football? "hey, if those crazy British can call a game football and there's hardly any foot (and) ball contact in it, why cant we call our sport football?" --- End quote --- sorry, quoting myself to try and clear up some confusion... |
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