moto748 wrote:Well, you say that, and you might have a point, compared to, say, the last World Cup. But nevertheless, if rugby league was treated with half the fanfare that rugby union is by the BBC, the national newspapers and so on, how the sporting scene would change! Rugby league is *still* a largely unknown quantity to many outside the North of England, a fact that I often think is underappreciated. And I hear a lot of "I liked what little I see of it" type comments around. What I would say is that the coverage of union is very good, both on BBC and ITV. Compared to JJB jabbering on.

moto748 wrote:Union is an odd choice, on the face of it, to be a successful spectator sport. Stoppages are frequent, the game seldom achieves any real flow. Many games are decided by technical calls by the ref at scrums and the breakdown. Even the commentators often don't know why a decision has gone a particular way. And some of the rules seem perverse. Yellow cards for 'deliberate knock-ons' is a particular pet hate of mine.

stpatricks wrote:I don’t mind the yellow for a deliberate knock on it’s similar to a RL yellow for the professional fouls like holding too long in the tackle. I don’t like the RU reds for a clash of heads

Azul wrote:Just watched Wales v Tonga. Fantastic game. Wish more RL games on Thursdays & Fridays were as entertaining as that, tonight.
Granted, that England game last night was dismal.

Jukesays wrote:Cant have been that good to watch
It was Fiji not Tonga

moto748 wrote:Union is an odd choice, on the face of it, to be a successful spectator sport. Stoppages are frequent, the game seldom achieves any real flow. Many games are decided by technical calls by the ref at scrums and the breakdown. Even the commentators often don't know why a decision has gone a particular way. And some of the rules seem perverse. Yellow cards for 'deliberate knock-ons' is a particular pet hate of mine.