They do wear protection, it's called a mouthguard.

American football is a Disney movie. Rugby is Apocalypse Now.

The New Zealand All Blacks will play the South African Springboks in the States on 12 September 2026...!

Very impressed with your reaction - you're the only person I've watched reacting to the big hits videos who has even noticed that in almost all cases, the ones knocked down, get straight back up again to rejoin play

You made some very accurate assumptions about the rules of rugby, which is pretty rare for people watching rugby for the first time. Now you've seen the hits, you should definitely check out some tries (touchdowns) or just skill plays in general.

Gday mate,20 year veteran of New Zealand 😮rugby.
The difference between soccer and rugby is.Soccer players spend 90 minutes pretending to be hurt,rugby players spend 80 minutes pretending NOT to be hurt.🇳🇿🇳🇿

Welcome to the rugby family.

Rugby is basically football without the pads and it's non stop. I've seen plays going on for 5 minutes, before the whistle blows.

It is a beautiful sport. It's as close to a battlefield as you can get.

The Springboks are currently no1 in the world followed by the new zealand Allblacks.

I'm following so many American channels. That found rugby recently, and I can tell you... once they found it, it's becomes difficult to let go.

You have a good eye for picking out the rules!

My man, I'm South African (Springbok) and will happily explain the rules and educate you through the process of understanding the greatest game .

7:59 worth noting that there is no offense/defense players. Everyone plays all the time both directions. It's another level of fitness

…when I was 13 , my maths teacher came in on Monday morning ( he was our home teacher) , with 2 black eyes and a split lip  ….his name was John Jeffries and he played for the Welsh national team in 1973 against Tonga…….We all said collectively “ Aw Sir “.!!! and he just sat down , laughed and said “ you should’ve seen the other bloke “ …and he went on to demonstrate , how later in the match running up to this 7 foot tall Tongan , putting his hand on his shoulder and rising up in the air above him and smacking him on his head ….🫢😬.

The ref wasn’t watching .

if this is the first time watching rugby you may be getting a wrong impression that the game is basically big hits. Try watching a full game or  'best tries'. You'll soon realise  how skillful, fast thinking and exciting this game really is. Please don't miss it.

Also, in rugby, because there is no protective gear, it's actually "safer" because the rules are formulated to protect the players more. Rugby players are taught how to tackle properly and be more aware of danger in the game. Dangerous play is immediately scrutinised, and if need be, harshly punished by referees. Red cards, yellow cards, sin-bin etc. Best game ever.

rugby match is 80 minutes and there's a heavy emphasis on no time wasting and to keep play moving as dynamic as possible. the ref is always on open mic so you'll hear everything the ref says during the match and you'll often hear the ref constantly telling players to get a move on during set plays to keep the game flowing. it's literally the opposite of american football when the play stops every 10-20 seconds for every little thing and then players stand around for a while .

Only throw backwards correct but can kick forward

And in American football,  theres a lot of stop /start and swapping out players for specific plays. Rugby is full on play of 2 halves of 40 min each

Glad you are broadening your channel 😊😊

Every time I turn on American football, it’s another commercial break. There’s no flow to the game just five seconds of action followed by ten minutes of ads. How do you guys stay awake? 😏

Springboks (South African National team) New Zealand, France, England, Argentina are some of the best teams. Springboks are the current back to back world champions. They won in 2019 and 2023.

At 18:30 you can hide the endcards by clicking the small little hide button on the top right corner of the video. Also welcome to rugby