Quote ="Jake the Peg"Are you suggesting that union front rowers are fitter than their league counterparts then?'"
I would say that professional Union front row players are as fit as their league counterparts; but fitness is sport specific and therefore the type of fitness needed is different. General level of fitness I believe is now similar since Union has caught up since turning pro.
If you measure how fast a player is and how far they could run then of course the league prop would be fitter; however if you looked at bench, squat and the ability to push repeatedly at high impact I am sure the union man's stats would be superior.
I don't understand the need of many league supporters to try and do union down; if you don't like it, fine but don't be narrow minded in your approach.. I for one was brought up on both games and enjoy both (though one more than the other) but don't feel the need to bad mouth the other.