Comparison of Canadian football and rugby league league the same players both defend and attack - a system known as the one-platoon system in Canadian football. There are thirteen players and four replacements in a rugby league team, with twelve interchanges of players allowed to be made throughout the game. If the interchanges are used up and a player becomes injured and cannot continue, the team simply has to play a man short. Comparison of Canadian football and rugby league A comparison of Canadian football and rugby league football can be made because of their shared origins, resulting in similarities and shared concepts in terms of scoring
Hugh O'Neill (Canadian football) Hugh O'Neill (Canadian football) Hugh O'Neill (born January 20, 1990) is a professional Canadian football punter and placekicker for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 11th overall by the BC Lions in the 2011 CFL Draft. In the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked as the eighth best player for players eligible in the 2011 draft, and fifth by players in the CIS. He played CIS football with the Alberta Golden Bears. O'Neill was drafted in the second round and 11th overall by the BC Lions in the 2011