what do irish rugby players call american football

Irish rugby players typically refer to American football simply as "American football." In Ireland, the term "football" usually refers to Gaelic football or sometimes soccer, so the qualifier "American" is added to distinguish the sport from the indigenous Gaelic games and other football codes played in Ireland. There is no special or unique nickname used by Irish rugby players specifically for American football; they just use "American football" to avoid confusion with Gaelic football or rugby.