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Why isn't Rugby league much bigger in Ireland? (or Wales and Scotland)
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<blockquote data-quote="RoosTah" data-source="post: 642793" data-attributes="member: 12207"><p>It's a fairly common and simplistic criticism from the more parochial Union types to be honest... </p><p></p><p>It's true that there is more styles of union than their are styles of league, but I'd argue that's because League has actively tried to eliminate the sort of snooze inducing football that 10 man rugby represents. You used to have territorial kicking duels in League like you do in Union, which meant you got a sort of 8 man League game at times. With the elimination of competitive scrums (the primary mechanism for getting the ball back if you won a kicking duel and found touch) the advantage of this sort of territorial kicking was eliminated. All I can say is thank god it has been, as anyone who saw the Sharks-Brumbies game on Saturday can tell you it is just awful to watch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoosTah, post: 642793, member: 12207"] It's a fairly common and simplistic criticism from the more parochial Union types to be honest... It's true that there is more styles of union than their are styles of league, but I'd argue that's because League has actively tried to eliminate the sort of snooze inducing football that 10 man rugby represents. You used to have territorial kicking duels in League like you do in Union, which meant you got a sort of 8 man League game at times. With the elimination of competitive scrums (the primary mechanism for getting the ball back if you won a kicking duel and found touch) the advantage of this sort of territorial kicking was eliminated. All I can say is thank god it has been, as anyone who saw the Sharks-Brumbies game on Saturday can tell you it is just awful to watch. [/QUOTE]
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Why isn't Rugby league much bigger in Ireland? (or Wales and Scotland)
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