• @[email protected]
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      73 months ago

      But then what would they call rugby which is also played with a prolate spheroid called a “ball” which can be carried in the hand or kicked?

      Canadian and American football are descendants of rugby.

      • ngdev
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        133 months ago

        probably just keep calling it rugby

        • Jyek
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          33 months ago

          But America also has rugby leagues. Rugby is not a foreign concept to most Americans.

          • @[email protected]
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            43 months ago

            If you hate the word handegg, then maybe call it American Rugby, instead of American Football

            • Jyek
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              23 months ago

              But we don’t call it American football. We just call it football.