As a former College A-side Rugby player, I can tell you that while we were tough, even ex-college American Football players were too much to handle. They have NO regard for their bodies, much less ours. Being hit by a 250-290 lbs player traveling at speed (40 yard at 5 sec or less!)is akin to being hit by a train.

We had a match against some former A. Football players during my third-year at the university. The match was stopped, as we started to run out of players and ambalances.

An ex-defensive end hit one of our fly-backs and SHATTERED his jaw and skull. He was in the hospital for a couple of months. Another player from our side had a punctured lung and I was so sore and bruised that it took a few days to get out of bed afterwards.

I could not even imagine if they had been NFL players...............