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Moreover, rugby union hits are not usually at the speed of American football both because of the nature of the game and the lack of protective equipment. Additionally, rugby offsides rules and the lack of a forward pass significantly reduce the chance of a player receiving a "blind-side" hit (i.e. being hit and/or tackled from behind).
Minnesota Vikings (4) – appeared in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI; they won the NFL Championship in 1969, the last year before the AFL–NFL merger, but failed to win the subsequent Super Bowl. Buffalo Bills (4) – XXV , XXVI , XXVII , and XXVIII ; in 1964 and 1965 , they won the last two AFL Championships before the first Super Bowl in ...
Pacific Rim Rugby Championship Canada [119] [120] 68 June 9, 1996 Hong Kong: 19 22 Hong Kong Stadium: Hong Kong: Pacific Rim Rugby Championship Hong Kong [121] 69 June 16, 1996 Japan: 18 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium: Minato, Tokyo: 6,500 Pacific Rim Rugby Championship Japan [122] [123] 70 June 29, 1996 Hong Kong: 42 23 Boxer Stadium: San ...
The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC ...
List of international rugby union tries by David Campese; List of international rugby union tries by Christian Cullen; List of international rugby union tries by Israel Folau; List of international rugby union tries by Bryan Habana; List of international rugby union tries by Jonah Lomu; List of international rugby union tries by Brian O'Driscoll
Byron "Whizzer" White, a future associate justice of the US Supreme Court, won the league rushing title in 1938 and 1940 Gale Sayers led the NFL in rushing in 1966 and 1969 Eric Dickerson led the league in rushing in 1983 and 1984, his first two seasons in the league, and won two more titles in 1986 and 1988 Emmitt Smith was the league's rushing champion four times, including three consecutive ...
A comparison between American football and rugby league is possible because of their shared origins and similar game concepts. Rugby league is arguably the most similar sport to American football after Canadian football: both sports involve the concept of a limited number of downs/tackles and scoring touchdowns/tries takes clear precedence over goal-kicking.
Match Season Career Points 35 Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001) [4] 89 Jonny Wilkinson — 2001 [5] 566 Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023 [6] Tries 5 George Lindsay — Scotland v Wales (1887) [7]