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Revision as of 19:13, October 15, 2009

"Football sports" include American Football, Canadian Football, Soccer, two kinds of rugby, and Australian Rules Football.

American football was created in the United States in the nineteenth century and was derived from Rugby. Originally played at the college level, professional teams were created in 1920. This version uses a smaller ball than rugby and is the most popular form of football in the U.S. The main difference from rugby is that the game is broken up into a series of plays, each ending when the ball touches the ground, and that for each play the offensive team is allowed one forward pass. In addition the ball does not need to be grounded to score, but simply carried into the end zone. The ultimate competition for this sport is the National Football League. Other professional leagues exist, many with rules variations. An example is the Canadian Football League, which has a larger field and three downs instead of four. Another is the Arena Football League, where games are played indoors on a shortened field.

Rugby was derived in England at around the same time as Soccer, initially at Rugby School. This version uses an elliptical ball with the main aim being to ground the ball over the opponents' goal line to score a try. Kicking and passing are permitted, but all passes must be backward. There are two versions of the sport, Rugby Union and Rugby League. Each uses a different numbers of players and slightly different rules. Rugby is popular in the U.K., France, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and throughout the South Pacific. The ultimate competition for this sport is the Rugby World Cup held every four years.


Comparison chart

Six codes of football
Association Football Rugby league Rugby Union American football Canadian Football Australian football
Number of players 11 13 15 11 12 18
Ball shape spherical elliptical; although American and Canadian footballs are more pointed
Handling goalkeeper only all players all players all players not deemed ineligible until after the pass all players not deemed ineligible until after the pass all players
Passing kicked or headed backwards only, thrown backwards only, thrown lateral + one forward pass per play, thrown lateral + one forward pass per play, thrown kicked or punched
Touchdown n/a ball grounded in touch zone, called a "try" ball grounded in touch zone, called a "try" ball in endzone in player's possession with two feet grounded ball in endzone in player's possession with two feet grounded closest comparison is a rushed behind
Point value n/a 4 5 6 6 1
Conversion n/a 2 2 1 if kicked, 2 for touchdown 1 if kicked, 2 for touchdown n/a
Goal into opponent's net kicked over/between opposing goal posts kicked between opposing goal posts
Point value 1 1 drop; 2 penalty 3 drop; 3 penalty 3 3 6 for a goal; 1 for a behind


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See also