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These two codes of football grew from the same root and, perhaps with the exception of American Football’s quarterback position, require similar skillsets.
Jarryd Hayne’s short-lived conversion to football, and stories that South Sydney Rabbitohs forward Tom Burgess has had a trials with the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills, suggest that the NFL might finally be latching on to this previously untapped talent factory.
But could it work the other way? Rugby league thrives in its heartlands but the problem is that these lands are few and far between.
With climate change, commercial overload and endless fixtures, footballers are being pushed to breaking point. It’s time their unions became a more powerful, unified force, writes JAMES NALTON
JAMES NALTON writes how at the heart of the big apple, the beautiful game exists as something more community-oriented, which could benefit hugely under mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
LARRY LAGE writes about the growth of tackle football and how it provides female athletes opportunities in a game previously dominated by men