There are about 153,080 rugby players in Ireland
for rugby league it is 13 players and for rugby union it is 15 players
13 ... there are 13 players in rugby league and 15 players on a rugby union team
The number of players in a Rugby League match is 15
15
two teams of 15 players
There are 13 players on an Australian rugby league team.
In a rugby team there are 15 players
Rugby Players
There are 112637 players which are not adults in rugby union. There are 18450 players which are not adults in rugby league.
A rugby union team has 15 players. A rugby league team (a slightly different sport) has 13.
There are 13 players on a Rugby league team compared to 15 on a rugby union team.