Quote Originally Posted by MonkeyKplunk View Post
Exactly my point earlier really.
League/Rugby doesn't rely on the pitch being in optimal condition for the game to function, Football does.
It's just that there are more teams in those codes to use the ground more often, so even with lower attendances the value is better.
The game was played on shithouse pitches for over one hundred years in Australia. It has only been in the last thirty or so years maybe less that we have seen flat grounds with an even covering of grass on them.