Quote ="knockersbumpMKII"as far as I'm concerned RL IS nationally played and as such should be recognised'"
So is Hockey....and it's more demographically diverse than League, but has less whiney fans when it comes to demanding national coverage!
17 of the 23 English clubs in the top 2 tiers of RL play in a county that includes the word YORKSHIRE.
If it were any more local it'd be called Shinty!
Quote ="JB Down Under"[size=200You can't be semi professional[/size, you either get paid to play or you don't. You can be part time which is what you were trying to say.'"
Oh dear
[urlhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/semiprofessional[/url
[urlhttp://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/semi-professional[/url
Quote engaging in an activity for pay or gain but not as a full-time occupation'"
If it were any more local it'd be called Shinty! 
