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American Football

vs
Rugby
American football - North and
South America
Rugby - Australia and Europe
Number of Players

American football – 11

Rugby – 15/13
American football – 11
Rugby
Fields
American
Football (109.7 m long,
48.8 m wide)

Rugby
100 m long,
70 m wide
Balls

American football

Rugby
Equipment
American football
Rugby
Substitution

American football – Unlimited

Rugby - Up to 7 substitutions
allowed (depending on the
tournament rules)
Number of Umpires / Referees

• American Football - 3-6


referees

• Rugby - 1 referee; 2
assistant referees
Timeout

• American Football - 3 time


outs in each half per team

• Rugby - No time outs


allowed
Time limit

• American Football - 4
quarters of 15 minutes each

• Rugby - 2 halves of 40
minutes
Goalposts
• American football
Goalposts
• Rugby

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