With every post you prove my point.
What a well constructed argument you have put together.

You aren't doing your cause any good now jonny


Tony, one thing I would say is that while they are some rugby league fans who slag off union it isn't the majority. In my experience the majority couldn't give a rat's about the sport. And don't think the sniping, mocking and name calling is a one-way street. I posted on Planet Rugby for a goodly while and the abuse I and others who followed rugby league got was unreal at times.

You are Darth Vader and I claim my £5

Quite enjoying the RUWC to be honest. There are good and bad games in every sport. I've seen some dire RL matches in my time. My advice to people who can't stand RU is don't watch it. I'll support England in whatever sport they play.

Anyone who thinks RU is a posh or middle class game, so go down to Tyldesley RUFC on a Saturday afternoon. There's room in this world for more than one sport I think. Union is a much different game to League, anyone who went to see the Wigan v Harlequins (I think) game in the 90's or the Saints v Sale game around 8 years ago can see that. One half played League and the half played Union. Union teams won both those games.

We (Wigan) played Bath in May 1996. Wigan won the game under league rules 82-6 at Maine Road while Bath won the game under union rules at Twickenham 44-19.

I may be wrong, but i thought Wigan won one half (the league half, and Quins the union half), but Wigan won overall when the points were added up.

Youre thinking of the Saints vs Sale game, which Steve Maden played in!

Didn't each team get nilled when playing the half under the other sport's rules?

Quote Honest Joe="Honest Joe"Anyone who thinks RU is a posh or middle class game, so go down to Tyldesley RUFC on a Saturday afternoon. There's room in this world for more than one sport I think. Union is a much different game to League, anyone who went to see the Wigan v Harlequins (I think) game in the 90's or the Saints v Sale game around 8 years ago can see that. One half played League and the half played Union. Union teams won both those games.'" I went to the Saints v Sale game. It was awful. Also there was a lot of confusion over the timings in which union was played for 50 minutes because they don't stop the clocks in union, so they had to shorten the half of league to keep to schedule. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_of_t ... 28rugby%29 Wigan hammered Bath in the first cross codes, which was 2 legs. My brother in law plays for Leigh RU and he's a stuck up tit.

Quote Honest Joe="Honest Joe"Anyone who thinks RU is a posh or middle class game, so go down to Tyldesley RUFC on a Saturday afternoon. There's room in this world for more than one sport I think. Union is a much different game to League, anyone who went to see the Wigan v Harlequins (I think) game in the 90's or the Saints v Sale game around 8 years ago can see that. One half played League and the half played Union. Union teams won both those games.'" I went to the Saints v Sale game. It was awful. Also there was a lot of confusion over the timings in which union was played for 50 minutes because they don't stop the clocks in union, so they had to shorten the half of league to keep to schedule. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_of_t ... 28rugby%29 Wigan hammered Bath in the first cross codes, which was 2 legs. My brother in law plays for Leigh RU and he's a stuck up tit.

Don't know about that game mate, but still think i may be right about the Wigan v Quins though, maybe someone will dig the results out.