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rugby league is not suffering from falling interest at allunfortunately people want to see the best sport these days, and if the quality of the game falls due to better players going elsewhere, interest in the game falls (just look at rugby these days).
if you're referring to rugby union, i'd argue less FTA exposure is harming interest in that - which kinda backs up my point re lesser clubs