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The differences from [[Rugby League]] (the football code based on it) are mostly subtle to outsiders. Union has 15-player teams; League has 13-player teams. Union is traditionally the gentlemen's game (though it can be played by women); League is the working-class game. This distinction is only (if ever) true for certain regions (and is the accusation is commonly used by League fans as an insult) heavily averted in Wales and New Zealand among other places.
 
The differences between both versions of Rugby and [[Useful Notes/American Football|American Football]] are much greater: players wear <s>much less</s> no body armor<ref> For god's sake, tape your ears back; coming out of the scrum can and HAS damaged untaped ears rather horrifically</ref>, and play continues without interruption and time-outs for much longer. Also no forward passing under any circumstances, you're not allowed to tackle someone not holding the ball and to get the points for a try (think touchdown) you must be holding onto the ball when it is placed onto the ground. (There have been numerous instances of players forgetting about this and [[What an Idiot!|spiking the ball]].) This applies to both codes.
 
Also one of several proofs of the non-wussiness of the [[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys|French]], who love the sport and frequently dominate. Interestingly, it surpasses even (association) football in popularity in the southern part of the country.
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