26 players on a field
26 players, 13 from each team.
Rugby League has 13 players on each team. Rugby Union has 15 players on each team. There is a recognised game of seven-a-side in Rugby Union.
There are 13 players on an Australian rugby league team.
13 ... there are 13 players in rugby league and 15 players on a rugby union team
15 a side for union. 13 a side for league.
A scrum in Rugby league consists of 6 players.
26, 13 on each side.
The number of players in a Rugby League match is 15
30 in the union code and 26 in the league code
for rugby league it is 13 players and for rugby union it is 15 players
When the rugby league was created they were originally union members. However, due to the issues of payment and union wanting to keep the game armature the Rugby League was founded by a breakaway group in North England They immediately reworked that game and dropped the 2 flankers so that there were 13 players per side.