They both rough, just in their own ways. In rugby, the hits you can deliver are hard but more regulated because of the lack of padding. You have to wrap up the ball carrier and take him safely to the ground.The spring and summer are when professional football players, especially those that went deep into the playoffs, undergo surgical procedures. They commonly get surgery in the spring and rehab before and during training camp, all in hopes of being ready for the regular season. Under an 18game regular season, the players would lose two weeks of recovery and gain two weeks of physical punishment..

Which brings us to the Washington Redskins of the NFL, which is a whole other deal. Anyone who thinks this is a case of "PC going awry" is missing the point. For decades, there have been protests by Native Americans arguing that "Redskins" is pejorative and anachronistic term, one that has no place in a professional sports league, particularly for a team locat