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Good video mate, but must correct you on one point. Sailor did not win a premiership with the Dragons in 09. In fact, the Dragons won the 2010 premiership, not 09. Dell did not feature in the Dragons premiership win.
Wendell would be an automatic selection for immortal if he’d stayed. He’d have near enough 30 tests, 30 origins and 200+ tries. Possibly another premiership. That’s about as good a career as one could have.
Rugby League is superior to Rugby Union, it is much faster, it's a better game to watch and it's more exciting. I can't think of many high profile rugby league players who have gone to Rugby Union and never returned, possibly Semi Radradra is one who hasn't as of yet but there were other reasons besides the money why he departed the NRL.
Union gives more money than league could ever give union takes players round the world, all Europe, Africa, north America and south America, Asia Your not just traveling the east coast of australia and NZ I like league but this is the reality union is the superior code both in money and global influence It wouldn't surprise me if more follows joseph
No, it's not. A great game of Union is better than a great game of League, and a bad game of Union is worse than a bad game of League. Both require different skill sets
Sonny lacked class. He could have been an immortal but chose the easy way each time he swapped. Goes to crusaders when they were good. Then Roosters Then Chiefs As well as All Blacks obviously. Painful
Completely understand that many aren't fans of SBW but it's not as easy as just swapping/going to the All Blacks. Many have tried and failed. To be fair he jumped ship from Canterbury to Toulon when they were climbing from a relatively low spot.
Sam Burgess was another Yawnion recruit that didn't suit the game. The Northern Hemisphere Yawnion is/was Kick and Clap, with a G&T for supporters. Knowing the legacy of why League started and the amount of whitewashing Yawnion did back then is sickening, considering they were paying players under the table, as most players for Yawnion were bankers and lawyers out of the large Universities down South near the 5hite4ole called London.
Rugby is one of the most popular sports in the world (#9 in terms of viewership numbers) but league is only popular in Australia, north England, parts of Auckland, and PNG. I'm not bashing league, I love the sport, but when you consider the popularity it's no wonder many players want to make more money and become more relevant outside Australia
That reason might be relevant for players prior to Israel Folau. Today, a player leaves because they're athleticly rugby literate and see an opportunity for the money and World Cup representation. Rugby League might be small, but it carries a cult like following status similar to Association Football. This is why the Vegas venture and the Ashes series are important. That could be how league markets the game to its least strong hold areas like France 🇫🇷 Great Britain 🇬🇧 and the Australian 🇦🇺 AFL Territories.
In the mid 70’s I played rugby union under my name and rugby league under my brother’s name. It was the only way to play both at the same time. Once I got to the rep level I had to choose one.
On a professional level, they switch mainly because of the money offered by the other code, same as the semi pro level. Mercenaries would go to badminton if they were offered a better contract, it's just how it is. On a junior level where contracts and money isn't really on the mind, both are fun to play, union is better for when the body is aging , you can probably get a couple extra years as a forward since it's less aerobically involving, you can wing it. League is just more fun, involving, you get the ball more or tackle more, being onside in defence is crucial too so a player is constantly moving.
@@Youser57 I'd say union is more inclusive. In league, even the forwards look like backs, while in union the roles are clearly delineated. A guy like Pisolo Tuilagi would never make a top-tier league squad (because of his size), but he's still a really good baller nonetheless. There's some serious skill in union these days, despite what most Australians think. The NRL appears to be the top league in the world, but in reality it can only recruit from the Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand and a tiny spot in Northern England. Union covers the entire planet, so there will always be more talent in union by sheer numbers alone. For example, none of the five fastest wingers are playing in the NRL. South Africa alone has four wingers that will beat anyone in the NRL for speed. That's just the way it is.
@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760 You changed the topic, an interesting point but it's not what you were talking about. In professional union I agree with you, in junior level where tactics aren't the key element to a teams play style and money isn't on the line, both Rugby's are equally inclusive. I can see what you mean overall though.
@@Youser57 I didn't change the subject. I said in the beginning that league players often struggle because union is far tougher than expected. It only looks rubbish in Australia because the NRL has basically pinched all the decent players, but in other parts of the world union has all the talent. That's why RTS struggled in Super Rugby, and Joe Manu will find the going tough as well, especially in France where every team has two or three big South Africans. I've got nothing against league - my favorite team is the Rabbitohs after all. But Australians have this strange idea that the NRL has the best athletes in the world. I firmly believe that South Africans are the best rugby athletes - not Australians or new Zealanders.
