Just look at the size of rugby players vs. NFL players. It is completely ridiculous to assert that taking the pads off players is the solution.
If you put some full backs from the NFL in a rugby game, players would literally die (and I mean literally, literally). They are massive. Seeing these guys in person blows your mind (figuratively).
[added] I don't know how good of a source it really is, but there are some infographics in this form that show a difference.
If you put some full backs from the NFL in a rugby game, players would literally die (and I mean literally, literally). They are massive. Seeing these guys in person blows your mind (figuratively).
[added] I don't know how good of a source it really is, but there are some infographics in this form that show a difference.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=137938303&...
They put the NFL player at 25% more weight which is insane when you consider a guy that is 6'2 and 250 lbs.