Quote: sally cinnamon "So who are the household names from union that the average casual sports / non-RU fan could name?'"
I don't watch the sport but from sports sections in the news and the back pages, off the top of my head, I can name:
Farrell (England)
Warburton (Wales)
Sexton (Ireland)
Hartley (England)
Ford (England)
Brown (England)
Youngs (England)
Care (England)
Robshaw (England)
O'Driscoll (Ireland, retired)
How many players could someone who has never watched RL name? Based purely in the way I know those names, through television and newspaper. Any more than 1 and I'd be surprised.