Nah its not mroe physical... rugby without Rucks and Malls is just nowhere near as fun. I prefer the contact of Union.
More meant the hit ups, tackles etc seem to hit harder. Anyway, I don't think this is the place to discuss it
League is absolute class to watch and love playing it as a warm up at training but prefer Union to play really. Just because I don't understand the ins and outs of league and haven't played it properly. Difficult call between them for my money.