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If there is to be a player that has won as both a union and league player that has won a world cup - if there is a possibility it would be an Aussie in 1991 union an 1992 league world cups. or 1999 union, 2000 league. very slim in deed. Michael O'Connor possibly. i will do more research
or from England Matt Dawson and Lawrence Dallaglio they each hold a winners medal for full 15's and 7's world cups
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Who earns more money rugby league or rugby union players?
Rugby Union players. They are better publicised on the world stage. They gain more money from sponsorship deals. Rugby Union is a more popular sport so people are more willing to pay to see them.
Was rugby union or rugby league invented first?
Rugby union was :) the rugby union club i captain is the oldest rugby club in the world
What forms of rugby are there?
Generally their is 2 types of rugby. Rugby Union (15 Players) and Rugby League (13 players). The rules differ but they remain very similar sports. Rugby Uniuon is also played on a sevens basis accross the world.
Is a rugby league field bigger than a rugby union field?
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.
How did rugby union and rugby league come to be?
Rugby came to be when William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball and ran with it at an England School (at Rugby school in Rugby, warwickshire, hence the name) therefore the rugby union world cup named after the founder William webb Ellis. Rugby league was formed from rugby union
How many players are there rugby?
Its actually impossible to provide an accurate figure. This is due to the fact that there are so many unaffiliated union and league teams around the world. These include school teams local community teams, workplace teams without including those from junior levels, gender related etc.
Who won the Rugby Cup in 2001?
Which cup do you refer to please and which code - Union or League. Union Rugby world cup was NOT played in 2001 it was 1999 and 2003
What is more popular rugby uniun or rugby league?
Rugby League is very popular in Australia, drawing huge attendances for games, however, world wide Rugy Union is generally the preffered sport.
Is rugby league the most stop start game in the world?
No. The union code has far more stoppages that the league code.
What music plays as the players walk onto the field in the rugby world cup 2011?
The World In Union which is the RWC Anthem
What rugby union team is the dirtiest in the world?
The dertiest rugby union in the world is the French
How many rugby league players have switched to rugny union and who?
The figure is less than 1% world wide. This is because when the game split League paid its players where Union wanted to remain armature. In the late 1970s and early 80's a number of Union code player moved across to the League code. This was because of the money involved in the game. Union in the mid to late 80's saw many of its top names move and forced through the Regional system to make the Union game more attractive and to start paying its players.
