VikingsGuy
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Interesting question. I played high school football and college rugby. Both fun. There are some fast dudes in rugby too so not sure how big an outlier mccaeffery or hill would be. But they would be fun to watch - but no reason to be sure they would walk away with it. Of course any athlete has a lot to learn when switching sports. Remember when Herschel assumed his strength and speed would vault US bobsledding - a lot of nuance between sports. Great athletes can be good at most things, but very few are great across multiple disciplines. That why I have always been fascinated with the decathlon.My coworkers and I had a heated debate about this over lunch...does the US absolutely dominate in rugby if we put Tyreek Hill, Christian McCafferey, Derek Henry, and a few other NFL stars on one team? IMO, they would run past most the competition like they were standing still. I'm not trying to disrespect the sport of Rugby, it's obviously not a sport for the faint of heart. I just have a hard time getting into it when I don't think it's nearly our best display of talent.
I was definitely in the minority amongst my coworkers. Keep in mind I was debating it with a handful of nerd engineers that probably got their last elevated heartrate from a good session of D&D.
I'm excited for track and field. I missed the breakdancing; I'll have to catch the highlights on that one.