TBH it was only a matter of time before I read such an article on here, and TBH, it just highlights the jealousy from RL people towards RU.
The RU World Cup was a wonderful spectacle and is now the third biggest sporting competition in the world, after the football world cup and the Olympics. 97% of all tickets available were sold and games even between "emerging nations" were played in front of full houses.
There were shocks (Japan beating South Africa), there was controversy, (Scotland robbed of a win over Australia), humiliation for the first ever hosts to be horsed out at the Pool Stages. We saw massive improvement from the lesser nations, a Southern Hemisphere domination and a statement of intent from the Argentinians and a World Record crowd for a Rugby Union match.
The games were generally all high scoring, there were plenty of tries, hardly a drop goal kicked in anger and free-flowing as it gets as the Southern Hemisphere influence is finally ending the England based penalty fest that Jonny copyrighted in 2003.
It was beamed all over the world (live rugby on Uruguayan tv???) to millions.
All in all, it was the kind of event that RL could only ever dream about. I loved it.
It was won by the right country, playing great rugby and a team of genuine sporting greats.
As opposed to the RLWC with only three countries having any chance whatsoever, topped up with useless nations who get pumped throughout, in front of sparsely populated stadia in dumps like Whitehaven.
I prefer the game of RL easily, but the RU code is miles ahead of RL and will only grow stronger. Anyone who sees this differently is utterly deluded.
