Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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
Rugby - Up to 7 substitutions
allowed (depending on the
tournament rules)
Number of Umpires / Referees
• Rugby - 1 referee; 2
assistant referees
Timeout
• American Football - 4
quarters of 15 minutes each
• Rugby - 2 halves of 40
minutes
Goalposts
• American football
Goalposts
• Rugby