A sport which differs in a number of notable ways from rugby union.
What is rugby union and rugby league.
As well the ban on passing the ball forward is another of the two distinct features common to both forms.
The oval ball is a key feature common to both forms of rugby.
Although both rugby codes are forms of football in many places it could cause confusion as football is understood to mean association football gridiron football gaelic football or australian rules football depending on the country or indeed region of the country.
The main on field difference between league and union is the fact that rugby league is played with 13 players whereas rugby union is played with 15 players.
Rugby league like the union is both a professional and amateur sport run globally by the rugby league international federation.
In rugby league each side has 13 active players and 10 substitutions are allowed during the course of the game the main aim is to score tries by advancing the ball down the length.
Today rugby union is more popular in the south of england whereas rugby league is more popular in the north of the country.
In much of the rugby union playing world the sport of rugby league is infrequently played and rugby union is commonly known.
I ve never seen or heard of rugby league anywhere.
Rugby league is the more popular one of the two.
We predominantly play rugby union i myself am a winger and fullback respectively.