• @chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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    62 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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      132 months ago

      probably just keep calling it rugby

      • Jyek
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        32 months ago

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