Yes, footballer is an absolutely correct name to call a rugby player from either code of rugby though it's probably most commonly used in rugby league these days. Both codes of rugby are a form of football, they're just called rugby football. Many different types of football had been played for centuries in just England alone before the British started to standardise the rules of 'association football' and took it around the world.
One in a generation footballer. Tied with Inglis for my all time fave Rabbitohs.
Footballer?
Yes, footballer is an absolutely correct name to call a rugby player from either code of rugby though it's probably most commonly used in rugby league these days. Both codes of rugby are a form of football, they're just called rugby football. Many different types of football had been played for centuries in just England alone before the British started to standardise the rules of 'association football' and took it around the world.
One of the Greatest players of all time, maybe the GOAT forward.
Makes me proud and I'm 5'7". Well, I was. I'm 65 now.
One of the best no doubt a legend