Quote: pedro17 "Its a toffs game......RL is a working class game thats why it is and always will be a Northern sport.
All the top RU teams are from the southern side of the country although huge investments from Sale and Newcastle dented it they are now in fee fall and have severe debts while the southern teams still bask in the southern money...'"
OK, let's go with this moot for a bit and counter with...
Is cricket a "toffs game (sic)" ? I've been to OT a lot and it's never struck me as such (to counter the general class argument)
How would you explain the riches of Northern English association football sides and the makeup of the english teams in that sport? Is that Southern money? Are the English players predominantly from more advantaged backgrounds? (to counter the wealth vs north argument)
Was Mike Gregory a toff? He is just one example of a number of prominent RL working class players whom played a lot of RU before signing professional terms (to counter the accessibility of RU to northern working class people argument)
Are we not all a little jealous of (if not bitter to) the sport we consider inferior to be just that more popular, nationally and internationally, than Rugby League if truth be known (moving the argument on)