Today rugby union is more popular in the south of england whereas rugby league is more popular in the north of the country.
What is rugby union and rugby league.
A sport which differs in a number of notable ways from rugby union.
Rugby league is the more popular one of the two.
In rugby league each side has 13 active players and 10 substitutions are allowed during the course of the game the main aim is to score tries by advancing the ball down the length.
In much of the rugby union playing world the sport of rugby league is infrequently played and rugby union is commonly known.
The first obvious difference between rugby league and rugby union is that the former is played by 13 players per team whilst the latter features 15 players a side.
As well the ban on passing the ball forward is another of the two distinct features common to both forms.
This can be seen by south africa s vast difference in ranking position on the rugby union world rankings and the rugby league world rankings.
Rugby league like the union is both a professional and amateur sport run globally by the rugby league international federation.
The main on field difference between league and union is the fact that rugby league is played with 13 players whereas rugby union is played with 15 players.
The oval ball is a key feature common to both forms of rugby.
We predominantly play rugby union i myself am a winger and fullback respectively.