The American Rugby League engages in activities that aim at popularizing knowledge of rugby, as well as about differences between varieties of the sport. One of the frequently discussed topics is a difference between rugby union and rugby league.
This is a topic that deserves special attention because these two varieties of rugby are very similar. It is not uncommon to move from one code to another, especially in regions where there are professional league in the variant of thirteen players. In rugby league there were eliminated formations of cancers and outs, as well as limited mills, which means that the game has been simplified. Concurrently, the number of players was limited from fifteen to thirteen. The changes were designed to make matches more spectacular. In rugby league there is also a typical play-the-ball resumption, which was introduced as a replacement for cancers, as well as the principle of six attempts, which is modeled on American football. Other differences in the two versions of rugby are of minor importance and they result of the previously mentioned changes. Fields are almost identical, but a ball for the game of rugby league type is just a little smaller.
At the end it is worth mentioning the difference in value of point actions. A rugby league team gets four points for a touchdown, two points for an increase and for a penalty goal, and one point for a normal goal. In rugby union for the touchdown players receive five points, two for the increase, and three points for the penalty and normal goal.
