Rugby League has taken over says Campese

By NICK POWELL

AUSTRALIA legend David Campese is concerned that rugby union is starting to mimic traditional rugby league and is a poorer sport as a result.
The 1991 World Cup winner, who won 101 caps and retired as the leading try scorer in Test rugby with 64, feels the game’s adopting of rugby league laws, former RL players as coaches and a focus on defence is making union appear like its sister sport.
“We’ve got rugby league laws in our game, but rugby league don’t care about us,” Campese said, on The Rugby Paper podcast.
“You’ve ...

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