Rugby League Vs Rugby Union

[cyril_smear]

Oh, and didn't the battle of the codes take place while union was still amateur or possibly only just professionalising?

“Amateur” in name only.

 

[bendeus]

“Amateur” in name only.

Depends where in the world you were playing. And definitely amateur in terms of conditioning, nutrition, time spent training, etc. given that a lot of the Union players had day jobs.