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In reference to the rugby players/football players thing again..
I'm not sure I agree with the blanket statement. Not all rugby players are gentlemen as shown by various incidents of unsportsmanlike behaviour over the years (one fairly big one recently involving fake blood in order to get a player back on the pitch who was a specialist kicker). Not all footballers are thugs.
The overwhelming trends though, I do agree with. Rugby players in general have respect for the ref as there are more effective punishments. 10 minute sin-bins and pushing penalties 10 metres forward have a bigger effect than a yellow card that essentially does nothing immediate.
Perhaps a quick video referral for penalties/dubious decisions in football would help sort things like that out. Citing people for simulation after a match would be nice too.