[L'ennemi.]

This thread is funny because most posters seems to have never seen a rugby game...After six months of intense training the nfl players would get killed, and it should pretty obvious to anyone familliar with both games because the differences beetween rugby and football are huge.
People underrate the athletism of rugby players. These guys are huge! and they often have great strength, speed and stamina. Sure top nfls players are probably better athletes, but they is not be a huge difference, at least not enough to seriously make up for the difference in skill.
To me, you have to make a distinction beetween the possibility of an nfl player becoming a good player after six months and the possibility of making a team out of NFL players.
After six months, LD could probably become a competitive wing. Not the best in the world though because he would certainly lacking in essential areas: understanding of the game, defense...
But you never coud gather an entire team out of nfl players. Other positions are just too complicated too play. THe Nfl players would struggle to evolve as forward. They would be required to do so much more than they are used to! they 'd be completly overwhelmed. The work of forwards in rugby is far more complicated than it appears.
And who would be the half backs? Scrum half and fly half are the two most important positions, and no player in the nfl has the skillset to play those position correctly.
And the nfl players would really struggle to pass the ball
and developp a complete game. And if you have seen a rugby defense in position, you know that no matter how big and of fast you are, you won't be crossing the goal line without creating some offense other than give LD the ball(and remember no blocking allowed).
And I have said that the NFL players would get penalized everu other play because of their lack of pratice/ understanding of the game.
That being said, it is true that you can become really good really fast in rugby if you an amazing athlete; Chabal began playing only when he was seventeen. It is also true that the talent pool for rugby players is very small, as very few people play. That being said it is also the case with the NFL. You can't compare it to soccer. SO the really question is, if Beckham wanted to play in the nfl, how many minutes of training would he need to outkick Vinatieri?