Quote Originally Posted by Thorn
I've seen one basketball game on TV and that was on SBS on sunday morning.

I didn't put Rugbyleague because thats mainly played in England, New Zealand in.
You must not on the East Coast because you have no idea just how little most sports fans in NSW or QLD would care about rugby when they could switch on to a game of league.

These days League and Union are considered equals. The former is a game where the backs can really set up some great worked plays given the speed of the play-the-ball whereas the latter is closer to being a game of endurance, where the forwards have to perform so that the possession is kept and field position is gained. There was a time where League was more or less a dying ground for struggling Union players but these days are gone. Players are now more often than not, choosing to stay in League rather than be poached away to play Union, even though League traditionally pays a lot less.

I'm pretty sure that League hasn't hit it too big in nations other than Australia, England, France and NZ. But I can't bee 100% sure. So I'm with you when you say Rugby is closer to being a universal sport.



If you did make a poll with the aforementioned sports, you'd probably see football topping it (soccer, that is).

And maybe you should open your arms to NFL. You may actually like it. We only get to see the Superbowl. But we do get it live. 4am local time. xD