Quote: Quadrivium "I saw the opposite view recently on the Sale forum where someone was praising the youth structure within RL compared to Union which is still overwhelmingly dependent on recruiting junior players from the Private school sector .
The club mentality in RU is nowhere near that of RL with many supporters been more or less transient - Sale fans were recently threatening to follow Leeds Carnegie next season should they get relegated - I could not foresee a situation where I would become a Wigan fan if the same fate befell Warrington .'"
you live in a different world to me, i played RU for 22 years, yes i briefly went to a public school, but my son who goes to a state school plays rugby union (u10's) and the club infa structure is way ahead of RL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL TO PLAY RUGBY UNION! the club that my son plays at is more working class than warrington ever could be. it is niaive to believe all these class issues have as much to play in thing as they used to do. i am a loyal wire fan and have been for over 30 years however this belief that RU is an
elitist sport played by the rich and afluent is poppycock!