Any RU fan reading these posts will be laughing their heads off. All written by people who don't understand the game, have never watched it, never tried to understand it. RU players at the top level are as fit and athletic as any you will see in SL as for being fat our league looks like an advert far fat fighters at times.
As for being an upper class sport I am sure the people at Leigh and Tyldesley RU clubs would find that really amusing there are just as many if not more RU clubs in the NW as there are RL clubs.
It is this narrow minded one eyed view that keeps our game where it is a very distant second.

So 'Murray Mount' 'Henman Hill' and Cliff Richard piping up singing isn't irritating enough to make your teeth itch?

It's Leigh RU club I have a particular problem with, but that's for personal reasons. A RU club down in Bath saved my brothers holiday by turning The Open Golf off the telly to put the Northern Rail Final on for him.

Haha I think you just have to bite the bullet, walk into Leigh RUFC, awarded the title by CAMRA as the 'Club of the Year 2011' ask the landlady, politely, for a pint of the finest Real Ale in the North West that you can possibly imagine, then thats it, you'll be a rugby union fan.

Quote: Jimmy85 "Haha I think you just have to bite the bullet, walk into Leigh RUFC, awarded the title by CAMRA as the 'Club of the Year 2011' ask the landlady, politely, for a pint of the finest Real Ale in the North West that you can possibly imagine, then thats it, you'll be a rugby union fan.'" Really? What ales are on? I'd be suprised if I went into Leigh RU and said 'is this CAMRA club of the year?' and they'd say 'no, a club in Staffordshire won that, we wern't even nominated' and i'd say 'why?' and they'd say 'because it's a delapidated hole' www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=339461

Quote: Jimmy85 "Haha I think you just have to bite the bullet, walk into Leigh RUFC, awarded the title by CAMRA as the 'Club of the Year 2011' ask the landlady, politely, for a pint of the finest Real Ale in the North West that you can possibly imagine, then thats it, you'll be a rugby union fan.'" Really? What ales are on? I'd be suprised if I went into Leigh RU and said 'is this CAMRA club of the year?' and they'd say 'no, a club in Staffordshire won that, we wern't even nominated' and i'd say 'why?' and they'd say 'because it's a delapidated hole' www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=339461

Haha I havent been in for a few months and it appears that they have lost their title, suppose they cant win it every year. You shouldve gone to the real ale festival a couple of months ago to sample their wares.

Let it go Jonny, this build up of hate is no good for you.

Why are you lying?

They lost this years title, this year? Was it a photocopy?

2010 winner: Rushden Historical Transport Society
2009 winner: Guiseley Factory Workers Club
2008 winner: The Leyton Orient Supporters Club

No hate here. Facts are good though.

I hate liars though.