Rugby union inonziwo "kudzika" mutambo, unotambwa zvikuru nenhengo dzevanhu vepamusoro nepakati. Semuenzaniso, vadzidzi vazhinji muzvikoro zvehurumende uye zvikoro zvegirama vanotamba rugby union, kunyangwe mutambo uyu (waive nenhoroondo refu uchitambwa muzvikoro zvehurumende kusvika kuma1980s) uri kuwedzera kufarirwa muzvikoro zvepamusoro. Pasinei neiyi stereotype, mutambo uyu, kunyanya muWest Country unozivikanwa pakati pemapoka ese. Mukupesana, rugby league yakagara ichionekwa sechinhu chinotambudzwa nevashandi. Chimwe chakasarudzika kune rugby union's upper-class stereotype chiri muWales, uko kwave kuchirongwa nemapoka madiki emumusha akagadzirwa nevanochera marasha uye vamwe vashandi vemaindasitiri avo vaitamba pamazuva avo ekuzorora. MuIreland, vese rugby union uye rugby league vari kubatanidza masangano emarudzi uye kupatsanura zvese zviri zviviri zvikwata zvemunyika, vachimiririra Ireland.
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