No, just to players wages.
There has yet to be a professional female football player.
There is an issue presently in the union code of money. Wages between the two codes differs considerably and therefore union players who are on lower wages for for playing the game have made the change for that reason
Female rugby players don't gane any money they usually have a job.
Amy Day - Scrum half
Rugby Players
yes. female rugby union is still only semi-professional, if that. The England Womens Rugby Union team all have other jobs as well as playing for England.
It has to be remembered that until recently (2003) Union players were not paid at all. The female game is developing and the gate money is increasing as is the sponsorship.
No. Rugby Union = 15 players Rugby League = 13 players
Australia has the most Rugby players.
I have seen two, whether or not they are accepted, I honestly do not know. A Ruck of Rugby Players A Scrum of Rugby Players Another might be: a maul of rugby players. But usually it's a "team" of rugby players.
There are about 153,080 rugby players in Ireland