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

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.

Peter V’landys has conceded that the NRL are likely to strip back next year’s Las Vegas schedule to three matches, following ...

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.