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Two quotes from a newly discovered and rather silly (and only slightly informed) website:

"In the UK, Rugby Union has two rules, the first being that, so as to avoid being bored to death by a ruck that has been going on for what-seems-like-ever, the fly half is required to kick the ball as far as he can and out of play every five minutes, so that there can be a throwing and jumping competition where the ball went out. The second rule in Rugby Union in the UK is that, every time the fly half kicks said ball to touch, everyone in the crowd on pain of death has to clap and shout "Jolly good kick old bean, what what?" before getting themselves into a lather about who will win the jumping and throwing competition."

"The game of Rugby League was created in 1908 when a rugby union player was injured on a weekend tackle-a-thon, was unable to turn up to work on Monday, and did not get workers compo - totally contrary to the Straiyan spirit of "fair go, maaaate". As a result, a new organisation called New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRALIA) was established to cater for those people who are not rich enough to just play rugby on the weekend without pay (tough luck, really). Hardly, RL originated in England ..."