why are there rain delays in certain sports, like baseball, but not football (American or non-American) unless, of course there’s lightning.

Question

why are there rain delays in certain sports, like baseball, but not football (American or non-American) unless, of course there’s lightning.

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Answer 1

Same deal with cricket as with baseball. Here in Australia we play all versions of rugby and football in torrential rain, only stopping if there is a lot of lightning present (though it’s only happened once or twice before).

In rugby it transforms the game and makes it more a war of attrition, still quite entertaining and still tough as nails, but still playable without being too dangerous.