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NOTABLE CONVERTS Rugby League / Rugby Union Two of the closest codes, they share some similar skills. Until 1995 union was officially amateur and union players were offered money to switch codes. That trend has since reversed. Rugby league to Rugby union Rugby union to Rugby league Gaelic Football / Australian Rules Gaelic football to Australian rules football Like rugby union and league, the two codes share similarities, making switching between them a possibility. International Rules representation for players of both codes is common. The GAA is fully amateur, meaning that there is a financial lure for players to compete in elite Aussie Rules competitions in Australia. {Link without Title} Gaelic Football / Rugby League Gaelic football to Rugby league Rugby Union / American Football Rugby union and American football share the same origins, but have evolved into very different games. Both are very physical and require similar body types. Rugby union to American football Australian Rules / American Football The punting position requires similar skills to those found in Australian football players. Salaries are up to 5 times higher and the position lends itself to longevity. Australian football players generally retire at around 30, whereas American football punters can play well into their 40s. Initially Australians sought out American football careers although now NFL scouts are more often actively seeking punters from Australia [http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17795003%255E20322,00.html Australian rules football to American football :See Also Australian Rules Gridiron Punters Rugby League / Australian Rules Early in the history of the two codes in Australia, players would interchange the codes and even had discussions of merging them. Rugby league has since specialised in physicality and body type making it more difficult for conversion between the two. Many players, such as Paul Kelly and Darren Lockyer played one or the other in juniors before going on to play professionally in one code or the other. Australian rules football to Rugby league Soccer to American football Numerous American football placekickers grew up playing football (soccer); however, very few have competed at a very high level in their original code. A large number of the first "soccer-style" placekickers of the 1960s and early 1970s were Europeans and Latin Americans who changed codes in adulthood. Eventually, kickers who changed codes in adulthood were largely, though not completely, displaced by players who were either born and raised in the U.S. or immigrated to the U.S. at a relatively early age, thus receiving more exposure to that sport than most of the first soccer-style placekickers. Rugby Union / Australian Rules As in rugby league/Aussie rules, early in the history of the two codes in Australia the two codes were interchangeable. Such is the divide today and rarity for any conversion that comments from Australian rules players such as . Gaelic Football to Soccer Converts to football codes from other sports
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