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AFL is a threat to league, union and to soccer. But lets be honest, AFL is not cooking down south or west, the only place that it is respected or you see swannies flags is on the north shore or in the eastern suburbs. These were union places, in the last ten or fifteen years, since the Super...

I personally don't mind AFL, but I hang around in a lot of league circles where the sport is not particularly appreciated. That said, I have spent some time back in the north shore over the past few days and the amount of swannies flags around is huge, I don't remember seeing hardly any...

The scrum half in union for the most part plays it pretty quick but every once in a while he lets it sit at the locks legs while the attack gets more organised or the fatties have another push. Re dummy half pressure, it comes from the two markers not the defensive line who are standing right...

Also regarding the time for ball players to make decisions. I am not sure I agree. Regarding the primary playmaker first receiver (7) in league v 10 in union. Most rugby league defences are trained to flog themselves off the line to cut a ball players time down. Whereas union aren't as...

IE Australia v SA say will have less attack going on generally then what tahs v highlanders would have... In terms of what I compare the NRL too, I personally think it is the best rugby competition in the planet in terms of intensity and attacking (try scoring) and defending (stopping tries)...

fair enough, I am sorry that your rugby league experience wasn't all that you had cracked it up to be for yourself. That said the first 5 minutes of a match tends to be more conservative then other times, dare I say it if the match is still live going into the last 5 minutes you will have one...

I didn't watch that bunnies warriors game but wasn't that the one played in a torrential downpour??

Mxy, I don't actually find the game of rugby boring on its own. Compared to other sports that I like more yes that maybe the case. Compared to sports I like less then rugby, I actually find it exciting. Oddly enough, rugby for me is the reverse of most other sports, in terms of tv I enjoy...

good to hear rugby is trying to speed up its line out, although hopefully its at the very top level the irb not just the aru. The aru do a lot of good stuff re rule changes but just get shat on by the big boys.

BH no game is perfect, league has boring shit that it needs to change and most people accept that, both league and non league people.

I don't know why you have to point out league people. The answer is pretty stock standard regardless of what other form of entertainment you like. The two biggest issues are:- - The breaks in play - line outs scrums etc etc taking to long to get going. - Any team that involves a game plan...

from oztag experience, there is nothing worse then someone kicking on the zero tackle. Is that glory hunter going to make the next six tags? no they will be to buggered from running down chasing their kick and losing the chase. That said if they pull it off and get the try kudos to them.

how the mighty have fallen :P

For you workingclassrugger. http://www.rugbyleagueinternationalscores.com/index.php/2010/01/the-forgotten-game-a-french-tragedy/ A mention of other sports being banned aswell.

Terry, I appreciate you agree with a lot of what Fitzys article had to say. The truth or otherwise of the main points of the article does not detract from it still implying negatively about the strength and scope of the rugby league game in general.

mxy I don't want to talk about the rugby union and rugby league market in france. But if your interested in what my opinion is as to why the market has spoken as you suggested, google rugby league in france.

Matt Giteau's $1.4m offer shows why union is putting league in the shade The headline, infers league is falling behind. Obviously we don't know what in but definitely a negative inference. That is, that whatever the outcry at the time, it showed that the genuinely global nature of rugby will...

Lol Terry you are too funny. You can't see any negativity in that article towards league and in the same post you lecture me on comprehension. I am not sure whether you if you wish this thread to descend into a slanging match with us just dropping witty bombs on eachother (in your case big...

If you are a bitch you would like it that way, especially if you like getting bent over with bad decisions. A sadististic bitch ;). Alternatively, you could use your communication skills to explain how you saw events from your perspective. You may be able to show the ref some of the dodgy...

I thought the sir that was used in private schools to teachers and in rugby was sarcasm... but hey maybe I was just cheeky. Here is an article with union media trying unsuccessfully to stick the boot into league...