Why did they make rugby league?

Answer 1

The north UK Rugby clubs noted a drain on the talented players who were moving south for work. As the game was unpaid many of the players were forced into relocation so that they could find employment and still play the game.

Northern clubs wanted to offer players payment from gate receipts as a way of assisting those players and keeping the talent in the club,. The RFU refused this option insisting that the game remain unpaid armature. The northern clubs decided to break away and form their own "rugby league" (which where the name comes from). In doing this they kept many of the rules but decide to make the game more supporter friendly and exciting by the removal of the wing forwards (flankers), nor rucking and mauling to slow the game and no line outs.