Finance and Scale
In the UK, the 'two codes' of rugby are very different in scale and turnover. The turnover of the RFL was reported as £29m in 2011. For comparison, the turnover of the Rugby Fooball Union in 2011 was £130m. The number of rugby union players in England is 1.99 million which includes 131,000 senior male players. The number of players participating in any capacity in Rugby League in England (including wheelchair users) is about 100,000. The number of league players in Australia is 58,000 and the number of Union players 42,000. The number of rugby union players in New Zealand is estimated to be 129,000, with 22,000 playing rugby league.
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