• @[email protected]
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    71 month 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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      131 month ago

      probably just keep calling it rugby

      • Jyek
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        31 month ago

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

        • @[email protected]
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          41 month ago

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

          • Jyek
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            21 month ago

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