Because the game has not only affiliated teams and clubs but there are school college, university, Company teams, Forces teams, youth, junior and female teams that over 2,000,000 play
There are 122,598 registered rugby union players in japan.
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.
for rugby league it is 13 players and for rugby union it is 15 players
There are 15 players from each team on the field during a rugby union match.
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.
Rugby Union Players Association was created in 1995.
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There are 13 players on a rugby league team compared to 15 on a rugby union team.
There are 13 players on the pitch in each rugby league side, as opposed to 15 in rugby union teams. The difference is in the forwards. Rugby union teams have 8, but rugby league teams survive with only 6.
Irish Rugby Union Players Association was created in 2001.