Rugby Union is alot bigger everywhere. The only places they seem to play it is Australia and northern England. Rugby union is a much better sport anyway.
Rugby Union is more popular than Rugby League because Rugby Union is much older than League. Rugby Union players get much more than League players and union is played in more places than league. I recon League is much better than union.
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Rugby Union is more widely known and popular worldwide, however in certain countries, Rugby league seems to atract more media attention ie. the broadcast of NRL games on ch 9 or WIN in Australia. Internationally, Rugby Union is arguably the world's sport other than football or soccer
Rugby League and Rugby Union are very similar sports. While some people have a preference for one or the other, anyone who enjoys running, tackling, passing, kicking and physical confrontation should enjoy them both.
Both are regulated as to NOT Exceed 100 meters goal line to goal line with an in goal area of not exceeding 22 metres and a pitch width not exceeding 70 meteres.
therefore it is possible to have pitches in both codes differing in sizes.
There's a lot more money involved in rugby league, probably because it was the first to become a professional sport.
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