Quote: east hull FC fan "union is being made softer though, you can no longer put in big hits, both hands have to be around the player in an attempt to tackle! Pffffft, southern fairies!
Although I did play once and found myself on the wrong side of the ruck, which led to my face being scraped by a size 12 left boot!'"
Each game has differing advantages and disadvantages for me playing the game. I loved playing league but had also enjoyed playing union for the last 8 years or so. Both are pretty much as physical as each other in differing ways, in most ways union is slightly more brutal. Think comments in books like has been made here at the start of the thread are slightly disrespectful.