I occasionally watch about 10 minutes of union just to check that it really is that boring...

It really is that boring.

Really looking forward to the NRL play-offs.
The 7 quid a month for Premier Sports is cracking value for the ammount of matches you get.
Don't know what i'm going to do on a Sat/Sun morning when the season's over.

Really? Good.

Jealousy? Just looks like several people who've seen something they didn't like and are posting it on an internet forum.
I don't get the chips on shoulders comment either.

I watched the England v Argentina game and it was a horrid horrid game.

Reading Union forums and people in OZ are fuming. CH9 doesnt give a damn about the sport and NRL is king in Australia. They are even ditching the Australia v Ireland game for the NRL.

Its funny though as people over here think Union is major sport in Australia but it really isnt.

Give union a chance, it may evolve into a better sport.
All they really need to do now is reduce the number of players to 13, get rid of those silly line outs, remove the competition element from those dangerous scrums where most of the serious injuries occur, downgrade the value of those boring drop goals to, say, 1 point and introduce a recycling element to the ruck after a tackle is judged to be complete (this would remove all that tedious pushing and shoving), maybe teams could be required to kick the ball after, say, 6 tackles to avoid continuous possession by one team.
This should make for a vastly more entertaining spectacle and a much higher skill level from the players.
Simples.

You know what, i'd actually give it a go if they did this.