leagueiscrap wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:12 pmWas banned not now!leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:42 pmRugby league has had many issues over the years..leagueiscrap wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:29 pm
But but but
Why isn’t it anywhere near as popular as union?
It’s not like afl has had an advantage of anywhere near league had to be popular on the world stage
did you know RUGBY LEAGUE was banned by the French Government
http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/24547273
During the Second World War, in association with the French Rugby Union Federation (FFR), the sport was banned by the Vichy government, an act from which it has struggled to recover. There has been a recent resurgence of the sport following the admission of Catalans Dragons to the European Super League. In 2012, there were approximately 30,000 active participants
How about the rest of the world?
Banning a Sport for a period of time and stopping all traction of a sport.
causes massive damage..
I stated France as it was very popular in this country until this period of time >>
And it is only making a comeback the pass decade..
REST OF THE WORLD>>
Never stated R.L is popular is rest of the world..
it never will be... its good to have a niche in a dozen countries around the world.
and slowly growing.