For those not familiar with rugby league and rugby union, it would be easy to confuse the pair as simply 'rugby'.

Welsh international Alix Popham is also among the 300 going to court (Pic Getty Imagine) The number of rugby players suing the game's authorities over head injuries is set to increase to nearly ...

A game of rugby league consists of two halves of 40 minutes, with injury time added on at the end of each half. In between the two halves, there is a 10-minute break after which both teams change ends ...

While this has never been confirmed, rugby union was officially formed in the mid-1800s. Written rules were established in 1845 before the creation of the Rugby Football Union in 1871. Rugby ...