Can a true rugby league fan finally support Englands rugby union side?
Most supporters of the 13-a-side code will tell you that the fingers of patriotism tug at the heartstrings on most occasions involving British sport. But when it comes to watching 15 men liveried in their lilywhites it’s a tough ask to cheer them on. For so many historic, cultural and social reasons – some real, some imagined, some exaggerated – your dyed-in-the-wool league fan will at best ignore the efforts of the England rugby union side, and more commonly, hope for their miserable failure. There is though, I sense, a new curiosity about the goings on at Twickenham. And though they might not admit to it, I think many more league fans than ever before will tune into to see how the Rah-Rahs rate in their game with Scotland this weekend. 606 DEBATE: Will Farrell bring more fans to union? There is a strong league flavour to union generally these days. Scott Quinnell, a Welsh union legend, was the guest of honour at the recent Super League launch, where he waxed lyrical about the qualiti
