Re: Sam Burgess Union debut : Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:36 am
Its not what you know its who you know. You only have to look at the schools sports editors, newspaper owners and and general media have gone to see that RL wouldn't have featured on their curriculum. Having the sport buried on Pay TV and geographically confined (at least at the top level) also adds to the feeling of its minority appeal. Finally England still has a very strong, but shallowly buried, class system in play. The Northern oiks are never going to get as much space as the Southern based sports like Union. When you look at viewing figures and attendances SL's are more than comparable to Unions top league but the game gets far less coverage. Hasnt changed in 100 years and I dont expect it will anytime soon.