I want to start off by saying they're both dumb sports and I don't side with either. There seems to be a constant battle between rugby players/fans and football players/fans; when in reality, neither are better. It's just a bunch of monkeys running across a field beating each other up. People say rugby's more physical, while others say football is more physical. Well I say both are physical, but not nearly as physical as boxing/mma/martial arts. If people are going to act high and mighty over each other, they might as well bury two of the worst sports in history and go with Boxing. Not only do you learn how to defend yourself, but you learn how to beat people up. I'd say that's pretty brutal. B)
tl;dr i'm doing competitive boxing next spring