Rugby subreddits
We found 34 active rugby subreddits: communities with at least one new post a day on average in September 2026, ranked by members. The largest is r/rugbyunion with 894K members. The busiest is r/AFL, with 2,169 posts last month. None of the 11 we could measure is easy for a brand-new account: each removes more than 17% of posts from accounts under a week old or asks for a minimum account age or karma.
Data for 34 communitiesDownload CSV
- r/rugbyunion894K members
- r/AFL2,169 posts in September 2026
- r/NRLPremiumPlus+49% members in 12 months
- r/westcoasteagles100% of posts get a reply
All active rugby subreddits, by members
| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/rugbyunion↗Welcome to the #1 Rugby Union subreddit, for all your rugby union news, analysis, opinions and live match discussions. | 894K | 1,205 | +4% | 30 | 11% | 86% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 2 | r/AFL↗AFL: The home of Australian rules football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League and all other aspects of the game. Don't forget to show your team colours through a flair! or a snoo | 485K | 2,169 | +4% | 30 | 17% | 92% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 3 | r/nrl↗r/NRL is the primary place to discuss all things related to the National Rugby League and the wider sport of rugby league in Australia. We host live Match Threads during games, official Team Announcem | 346K | 750 | +6% | 30 | 13% | 90% | 98% | Yes |
| 4 | r/superleague↗Subreddit for discussion about Super League, and all Rugby League competitions in the Northern Hemisphere | 45K | 250 | +9% | 31 | 10% | 93% | – | Yes |
| 5 | r/springboks↗Subreddit dedicated to all things Springbok Rugby, including news, clips, strategy, stats, insight on players or the opposition - you name it. We welcome rugby fans from all walks of life. If you ha | 33K | 256 | +19% | 33 | 12% | 85% | 27% | Yes |
| 6 | r/irishrugby↗The first subreddit dedicated solely to discussion of the men's, women's and youth Irish National Rugby Team, as well as anything related to rugby in Ireland. We are composed of four provinces (cl | 31K | 106 | +24% | 34 | 11% | 64% | 92% | Yes |
| 7 | r/collingwoodfc↗Welcome to /r/CollingwoodFC! The subreddit for all Collingwood Football Club related topics, news and discussion. Feel free to share your opinion and join the sub Discord server (link below). | 23K | 140 | +12% | 32 | 15% | 85% | 57% | Yes |
| 8 | r/USArugby↗The home of USA Rugby and the US Eagles national team. | 21K | 56 | +7% | 31 | 12% | 57% | 99% | Yes |
| 9 | r/sydneyswans↗The home for all things Red and White. The Reddit home for the mighty Sydney Swans | 18K | 369 | +20% | 33 | 19% | 85% | – | Yes |
| 10 | r/RugbyAustralia↗A community for the discussion of all things about Rugby in Australia. | 18K | 345 | +29% | 34 | 9% | 93% | 75% | Yes |
| 11 | r/EssendonFC↗The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is a professional Australian Rules Football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL & AFLW), Victorian Football League (VFL & VFLW), and | 16K | 107 | +15% | 32 | 11% | 88% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 12 | r/allblacks↗For fans of the New Zealand national rugby union team. The men in black. Match discussions, squad news, selection debates, haka appreciation, and everything All Blacks. Kia kaha. | 15K | 449 | +37% | 35 | 11% | 88% | 30% | Yes |
| 13 | r/WelshFootball↗The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales and the third-oldest | 15K | 50 | +8% | 32 | 8% | 71% | – | Yes |
| 14 | r/englandrugby↗The home of England Rugby on Reddit - a place for discussion, news, and analysis of ALL of the England Rugby teams (men's, women's, u20, As, etc). Please note this is a fan-run subreddit and not affi | 14K | 58 | +25% | 35 | 10% | 71% | 36% | Yes |
| 15 | r/westcoasteagles↗The #1 Reddit community for the members and fans of the West Coast Eagles Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), the Australian Football League Womens (AFLW) and the West Australian Fo | 12K | 84 | +18% | 33 | 12% | 100% | – | Yes |
| 16 | r/NRLPremiumPlus↗nrl shitposting and shitdribbling sub if you’re banned from r/nrl fuck off we don’t care come dribble discord.gg/nrlpp | 12K | 174 | +49% | 34 | 10% | 78% | – | Yes |
| 17 | r/ScotlandRugby↗The home of Scottish rugby news, views, results, videos, irrational rants and inane speculation. #AlbaGuBrath | 10K | 60 | +30% | 35 | 11% | 82% | – | Yes |
| 18 | r/RugbyJerseys↗A place for all rugby jersey nerds to congregate and discuss. All jerseys are welcome here, be it Union, League, Wheelchair, Sevens or Tag. If you have a piece of fabric that’s designed to be worn on | 9.7K | 59 | +9% | 33 | 10% | 56% | – | Yes |
| 19 | r/rugbyunion2↗r/RugbyUnion's Channel 2 | 7.3K | 90 | +34% | 36 | 7% | 32% | 95% | Yes |
| 20 | r/MunsterRugby↗Munster Rugby, founded in 1879, is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship 🏆🏆🏆🏆 and the European Rugby Champions C | 6.3K | 66 | +39% | 35 | 8% | 74% | – | Yes |
| 21 | r/westernbulldogs↗Welcome to the Western Bulldogs reddit community! | 5.8K | 60 | +25% | 31 | 14% | 90% | – | Yes |
| 22 | r/UnitedRugbyChamp↗Unofficial Reddit Community for the BKT/Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC). The Guinness PRO14 was rebrand as the United Rugby Championship (URC) when South Africa's four teams joined the compet | 5.2K | 181 | – | 34 | 7% | 6% | – | Yes |
| 23 | r/leinsterrugby↗Home of the URC Champions 2026. A place for rugby enthusiasts & fans to discuss Leinster & Irish rugby. | 4.4K | 47 | +64% | 35 | 9% | 84% | – | Yes |
| 24 | r/NrlWarriors↗The Reddit Home of the NRL New Zealand Warriors Rugby League Team. 2 time NRL Finalists (both runner up) and 1 time Minor Premiership Winner. | 4.3K | 58 | – | 36 | 10% | 89% | – | Yes |
| 25 | r/NRLcowboys↗NRLCowboys - A Subreddit for all your North Queensland Cowboys needs! | 3.2K | 39 | +17% | 32 | 8% | 88% | – | Yes |
| 26 | r/TheMongrelPunt↗Mongrel Punt AFL articles and videos posted in here for ease of access for Reddit users. Cheers | 3.1K | 67 | – | 36 | 8% | 16% | – | Yes |
| 27 | r/melbournestorm↗Welcome to the home of the Purple Army. The inner sanctum for everything Melbourne Storm - from pathways to first grade. No excuses. Just standards. We call it as it is. Strictly fan-run. Not affilia | 2.8K | 40 | +44% | 34 | 14% | 88% | – | Yes |
| 28 | r/NewcastleKnights↗The Newcastle Knights are a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle NSW in Australia. Discuss the team, players, history, highlights and games here. | 2.7K | 45 | – | 35 | 13% | – | – | Yes |
| 29 | r/saracens↗Your Men and Women in Black! | 2.3K | 77 | +29% | 34 | 13% | 83% | – | Yes |
| 30 | r/IrishLeagueFootball↗A subreddit for all things relating to domestic and international football in Northern Ireland. For domestic football in the Republic of Ireland, check out our friends at r/LeagueofIreland. | 2.3K | 70 | +56% | 32 | 6% | 74% | – | Yes |
Show all 34 subreddits
| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | r/NorthamptonSaintsRFC↗A subreddit dedicated to Northampton Saints news and content | 2.3K | 79 | +41% | 34 | 9% | 73% | – | Yes |
| 32 | r/SharksRugby↗Dedicated to the fish. | 2.2K | 31 | – | 34 | 8% | 81% | – | Yes |
| 33 | r/UlsterRugby↗A subreddit for discussing all aspects of Ulster Rugby. Ulster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby union teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the Irish regional pool o | 2.2K | 72 | +76% | 35 | 5% | 70% | – | Yes |
| 34 | r/NorthernSuperLeague↗Home of the Northern Super League 🇨🇦⚽ Domicile de la Super Ligue du Nord 🇨🇦⚽ | 2.2K | 56 | – | 34 | 32% | 57% | – | Yes |
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How this list is built
Subreddits are grouped into topics by what their posts are about; this list holds the rugby group. We include subreddits that are safe for work and had at least 30 new posts in September 2026, about one a day.
Members is Reddit's subscriber count; growth compares it with a year earlier. Posts with a reply is the share of posts that got at least one comment over the last three months. Median author age and women are estimated from what authors say about themselves, and shown only when enough of them did. New-account posts removed is the share of posts from accounts younger than 7 days that were removed; communities at or below 17% are marked new-account friendly. Min. age/karma means the subreddit asks for a minimum account age or karma before you can post.
The list is rebuilt every month from public Reddit posts and comments. Data and CSV are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.
Rugby subreddits: common questions
What is the biggest rugby subreddit?
r/rugbyunion, with 894K members in September 2026. Next are r/AFL (485K) and r/nrl (346K).
Which rugby subreddits are the most active?
By posts in September 2026: r/AFL (2,169 posts), r/rugbyunion (1,205 posts) and r/nrl (750 posts).
Which rugby subreddits can a new account post in?
None of them is easy for a brand-new account: each removes more than 17% of posts from accounts under a week old, or asks for a minimum account age or karma. See subreddits for new accounts.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when we rebuild our subreddit data. This version uses data for September 2026. Member counts come from Reddit; activity, removals and who writes come from public Reddit posts and comments.
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