Rugby League is better than rugby

Rugby League is better than rugby  

I believe that league is better than rugby. It's exicting, free flowing, and full of interesting people

If you want to meet different people, and hang out with  a range of cultures…. then, play rugby league.

The majority of rugby league players are  pacific islanders and maori. At least 11 players in my league team are those ethnicities. People that play rugby union are mainly pakeha, and many don't really hang out with many pacific islanders. There’s no reason why people can't get on together. My mum is pakeha and she comes to all my league games. She gets on  with everyone there, but  I worry that many pakeha don't really chose to mix with a wide range of pacific cultures.

People can be very snobby and stereotypical about sport. One of the stereotypes about league players is that they are all come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, are gang members,  and that they all smoke.  I strongly disagree. Sure, league  attracts people from different backgrounds, but this doesn't mean they are bad people and not all people in league are  like that. All people in sport know that smoking is bad and most choose not to do it.

Rugby league is a fast  & free flowing game, that does not have as many stops as rugby union.  For example in league during  the scrum the ball doesn't  have to be put in the middle.This means you’ll get to see the backs play the ball  faster.  The team  can just roll ball to their side and there is no line outs. In league you see more action, it's a lot more technical.

If you watch league, you’ll be seeing a lot of action. Kicking, big hits, great runs and amazing tries! The reason is, you only have 5 chances to score and you usually kick it on the 5th because if you get tackled on 5th, it’s a turn over to the other team.  

In conclusion I think that rugby league is better than rugby union and I hope I've convinced you to feel the same.