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JG: You won't see many better games of rugby in either code than the State of Origin series played every year in Australia between Queensland and New South Wales. It's totally compelling, even for the neutral.
I enjoyed the England matches against Australia and New Zealand in this year's World Cup and look forward to watching the final this Saturday.
You can't help but enjoy big collisions and attacking brilliance. League is on the whole more dynamic because of the rules; union has its moments like that but it's a slower build-up to the crescendo.
Jonathan Davies told me I would have enjoyed rugby league. Although I had good offers it was never really an option for me while I was playing union for a very successful club side and national team.
Both codes have some truly special players that we all enjoy watching play their chosen sport.
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JG: You won't see many better games of rugby in either code than the State of Origin series played every year in Australia between Queensland and New South Wales. It's totally compelling, even for the neutral.
I enjoyed the England matches against Australia and New Zealand in this year's World Cup and look forward to watching the final this Saturday.
You can't help but enjoy big collisions and attacking brilliance. League is on the whole more dynamic because of the rules; union has its moments like that but it's a slower build-up to the crescendo.
Jonathan Davies told me I would have enjoyed rugby league. Although I had good offers it was never really an option for me while I was playing union for a very successful club side and national team.
Both codes have some truly special players that we all enjoy watching play their chosen sport.
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Good Read.Truth hurts Jezza!
Tulsen Tollett:-
I found that my aerobic fitness decreased when moving to union after a season in league as I'd been up and back defending in league - you're almost doing shuttle runs.
In union it didn't require that type of movement as you only needed to be behind the feet of the back man at the ruck.
In a nutshell.
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Well I guess that's JG coming off John Inverdale's christmas card list then.
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If we collectively want to get our knickers in a twist about Union there are much better targets to rant about, i.e. press stooges and seniors in union heirarchy. I've generally found that Rugby Union players themselves say some very complimentary things about League.
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not that i care what his opinions are as i make my own opinions and i enjoy some union but prefer league but that is a complete U-turn from the past couple of months. Maybe some one has had a word with him to reel it in after the last dig at league by being critical of the coaching.
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Some interesting insights from players in what is otherwise an awful article from the Beeb. To actually pose the "which is better, league or union" question is something you'd expect to see in a school project.
They're different sports, linked only by ancient history and the shape of the ball
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The best bit of the whole thing are the comments at the bottom of the page, one absolute legend left this gem:
Union is a game a sensitive mother can enjoy whilst watching her prince at play.
League is trench warfare.
Best quote ever?
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The takings for the RUWC final in 2015 will outstrip the entire takings for the RLWC.
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Maybe, but are they happy?
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| Quote: FlexWheeler "The takings for the RUWC final in 2015 will outstrip the entire takings for the RLWC.'"
So what's your point? |
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| Quote: Sadfish "JG: You won't see many better games of rugby in either code than the State of Origin series played every year in Australia between Queensland and New South Wales. It's totally compelling, even for the neutral.
I enjoyed the England matches against Australia and New Zealand in this year's World Cup and look forward to watching the final this Saturday.
You can't help but enjoy big collisions and attacking brilliance. League is on the whole more dynamic because of the rules; union has its moments like that but it's a slower build-up to the crescendo.
Jonathan Davies told me I would have enjoyed rugby league. Although I had good offers it was never really an option for me while I was playing union for a very successful club side and national team.
Both codes have some truly special players that we all enjoy watching play their chosen sport.
He refused to play in the cross code games, think he was worried he might get hurt and have to do a defending stint.
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| Quote: Stanley30 "
Union is a game a sensitive mother can enjoy whilst watching her prince at play.
Best quote ever?'"
No.
What? Watching his face get trampled at the bottom of a 16 man pile-up? or broken neck in one of those 16 man scrumathons? |
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| Quote: rover49 "He refused to play in the cross code games, think he was worried he might get hurt and have to do a defending stint.'"
He was also quoted as saying " he didn't want to play in those games as he had nothing to prove".  |
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He's not wrong about State of Origin though is he?
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Very positive article as far as RL's concerned. Cant believe how positive Guscott is about our game, I had him down as a hater.
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