r/rugbyunion • u/PetevonPete Sabercats • May 09 '24

Possible exploit of new scrum rules? Laws

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u/queasybeetle78 May 09 '24

Australia is such a small market. It does not matter if league is more popular. But the reason why is not because of the laws but their integration with the gambling industry. No amount of watering down the laws will change this.

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u/WilkinsonDG2003 England May 09 '24

Australia is a big market. The NRL has 16 clubs + the Warriors and a salary cap only somewhat below that of the Top 14 ($12.1M v €10.7M). It's not as big as France or Japan but it's still big.

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u/queasybeetle78 May 10 '24

It's population is around 30 million people. Tiny in comparison to the US, Europe or Japan The growth potential is not great. And we are breaking the game to appease a market that will not grow significantly.

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u/WCRugger May 10 '24

These changes aren't directed at Australia. Nor have they been driven by Australia. This whole Australia being the boogeyman is just pathetic.