For those not familiar with rugby league and rugby union, it would be easy to confuse the pair as simply 'rugby'.
Relive BBC Sport's live text commentary on England's rugby league international against Australia in Las Vegas.
Halfback on the left, five-eighth on the right. Kalyn Ponga’s brilliance against the Dolphins pointed to a new philosophy at Newcastle.
The Canberra Raiders play the New ... “They’ve got big balls, the NRL. They are having a real crack in a market which is just flooded. There is so much on but rugby league has a place.
Rugby league has returned to Las Vegas in its continuing mission to convert Americans to football without pads, drawing ...
with players lifting their teammates to catch the ball. This doesn't exist in rugby league — play is simply restarted with a 'tap' of the ball on the foot. Another notable difference is scrums.