I understand football pretty well. I am interested in playing in an adult amateur rugby league. I am a small tight end in football. Tall and lanky build. I have googled rugby some and kind of understand it a little. I am just wanting to try a new sport, and kind of wonder what position a tight end would most likely play in rugby.I understand football pretty well. I am interested in playing in an adult amateur rugby league. I am a small tight end in football. Tall and lanky build. I have googled rugby some and kind of understand it a little. I am just wanting to try a new sport, and kind of wonder what position a tight end would most likely play in rugby.

Well the honest answer is that they don't transfer at all -- rugby's continous play plus the lack of substitutions (and specialization) make the physical requirements too different for any meaningful comparisons. You might just as well try to find "transfers" to ice hockey or soccer positions -- it makes about as much sense. That said tight end is one of the most generalized gridiron positions. I'm going to say that it's closest physical match in rugby union would probably be loose forward -- flanker or eightman. For rugby league any position amongst the six forwards, except (perhaps) hooker. Most League forwards are now effectively "loose" forwards by the standards of the Union game .

I remember seeing a site that showed it but I cannot rember the name so tight end is a hard position to translate but here is some suggestion: lock if you are tall 6'4 more bacisally here you jump in the lineout and push in the scrums blindside flanker is kind alike a small lock possibly wing if you are fast