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title: "Why do Americans call rugby \"football\"?"  
description: "Why do Americans call rugby \"football\"?"  
author: "nitya singh"  
published: 2018-03-07  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37296/why-do-americans-call-rugby-football  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["football - american"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do Americans call rugby "football"?

Why do Americans call [rugby](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/104552/what-is-the-rugby-world-cup) "football"?


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