For starters RL have had less winners and runners up in a WC and have staged 13 world cups.

Where as Union has only staged 6 world cups.?

And to add to that footy has had 7 winners in 18.?

Now whats the global game.?

Im a fan of both codes but rugby is way in front globally. I beleive Russia have qualified for union WC next year.!

You won't get any other union winners if you play it for 100 years...

France were supposed to win the last one.

Sorry, no cigar.



As I said, the current figures show that union's global claims are rubbish.

Praying for a change in the future won't assist you...keep trying though.



As we can see, actual analysis of the figures rather than the diatribe surrounding it, reduces union's global claims to almost nothing.

And for a sport that prides itself on nothing else, that makes it a laughing stock...

Good - you accept what I said.

The titles "global" and "minority" mean almost nothing.

People who use them for pointscoring are idiots.

Here endeth the latest lesson.

Manchester 14 vs 41 Sedgley Park
Manchester 0 vs 148 Esher
Nuneaton 95 vs 0 Manchester
Manchester 12 vs 145 Blaydon
Wharfedale 124 vs 5 Manchester
Manchester 3 vs 93 Otley
Manchester 3 vs 93 Cinderford
Redruth 91 vs 5 Manchester
Manchester 0 vs 93 London Scottish
Stourbridge 95 vs 5 Manchester
Manchester 0 vs 59 Newbury
Tynedale 93 vs 0 Manchester
Blackheath 82 vs 0 Manchester
Sedgley Park 80 vs 3 Manchester
Manchester 3 vs 50 Cambridge
Launceston 66 vs 0 Manchester
Manchester 23 vs 45 Wharfedale
Otley 87 vs 3 Manchester
Cinderford 73 vs 0 Manchester
Manchester 14 vs 52 Redruth
London Scottish 87 Manchester 7
Manchester 0 Stourbridge 84
Newbury 90 Manchester 5
Manchester 6-70 Tynedale
Manchester 0 Nuneaton 50
Manchester 7 Blackheath 56


------------- Plyd Won Dw Lost - PF -- PA -- BP - Pnts
Manchester 25 -- 0 -- 0 -- 25 -- 104 - 2101 - 0 - minus2


And they were not the worst team in the league this week
Esher 92 Otley 0

Rugby union did not earn readmission to the Olympics without stripping their game down to a glorified scrimmage. It ranks behind synchronized diving and doubles luge.

Oh and here he is again, the "Fan of Both codes" Deriding Rugby League again. Why don't you drop the Saints fan act, drop the Rugby League fan act and get back to the Union boards, where you can bore people there.

He is either Peter Fitzsimons or the spawn of Peter Fitzsimons and Spiro Zavos.

Sorry...Zac Zavos (giggle) is the latter.

Hi all, you may have seen the survey I have designed elsewhere on rlfans but thought I may aswell post it in this topic, as I am looking for some more responses, especially from Rugby Union supporters, [sizeso if you support both sports, put Rugby Union [/size https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/howyoupe ... nceinrugby Thanks Rich

Hi all, you may have seen the survey I have designed elsewhere on rlfans but thought I may aswell post it in this topic, as I am looking for some more responses, especially from Rugby Union supporters, [sizeso if you support both sports, put Rugby Union [/size https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/howyoupe ... nceinrugby Thanks Rich

Wasps beat London Irish 33-22

Manchester 14 vs 41 Sedgley Park
Manchester 0 vs 148 Esher
Nuneaton 95 vs 0 Manchester
Manchester 12 vs 145 Blaydon
Wharfedale 124 vs 5 Manchester
Manchester 3 vs 93 Otley
Manchester 3 vs 93 Cinderford
Redruth 91 vs 5 Manchester
Manchester 0 vs 93 London Scottish
Stourbridge 95 vs 5 Manchester
Manchester 0 vs 59 Newbury
Tynedale 93 vs 0 Manchester
Blackheath 82 vs 0 Manchester
Sedgley Park 80 vs 3 Manchester
Manchester 3 vs 50 Cambridge
Launceston 66 vs 0 Manchester
Manchester 23 vs 45 Wharfedale
Otley 87 vs 3 Manchester
Cinderford 73 vs 0 Manchester
Manchester 14 vs 52 Redruth
London Scottish 87 vs 7 Manchester
Manchester 0 vs 84 Stourbridge
Newbury 90 vs 5 Manchester
Manchester 6 vs 70 Tynedale
Manchester 0 vs 50 Nuneaton
Manchester 7 vs 56 Blackheath
Manchester 0 vs 83 Sedgley Park

------------- Plyd Won Dw Lost - PF -- PA -- BP - Pnts
Manchester 26 -- 0 -- 0 -- 26 -- 104 - 2184 - 0 - minus2

The streak continues...

rlOfcom decision highlights financial precariousness of English rugby unionrl

'[iA booming business? Wasps are seeing crowds down by anything between 1,500 and 2,000 each time they play. Season ticket holders are quietly slipping away, content to buy tickets for the occasional game now rather than pay for every match.[/i'

'[iWhat has masked the problems of all the English clubs, where losing anything between 1 and 2 million pounds a season is considered the norm, has been two factors; one, the wealthy individual benefactors who have become owners and lost tens of millions collectively over the years since 1995 when the game went professional and secondly, the TV money. Without that, the whole ship would have capsized years ago. [/i'

You could substitute football or rugby league into that paragraph and it would become equally relevant. All three are dependent on suckling at the teat of subscription television to survive in their current form.