Original sentence: As rugby union has grown, the increased funds generated have allowed the opportunity for big money deals bringing top-level rugby league players over to rugby union.The fact that four countries have won the last five World Cups confirms the level of competition in the tournament, creating intense interest from supporters, the media and major sponsors.The most important tournament in rugby union is the Rugby World Cup, a men's tournament that takes place every four years between the elite national rugby union teams
Edited sentence: As rugby union has grown, the increased funds generated have allowed the opportunity for big money deals bringing top-level rugby league players over to rugby union, several of whom have proved sucessful in Rugby Union.Nor is it likely that growth will cease: increasing TV revenue (with many tens or hundreds of millions watching international games, a billion spectators watching the Rugby World Cup final and healthly and increasing crowds at senior club matches, suggest that the profile of the sport will rise further.Sponsorship has increased exponentially in the last six years, allowing substantial investment in infrastructure, including increased capacity in club grounds.The fact that four countries have won the last five World Cups confirms the level of competition in the tournament, creating intense interest from supporters, the media and major sponsors exceeded only by the Soccer World Cup.The most important tournament in rugby union is the Rugby World Cup, a men's tournament that takes place every four years between the elite national rugby union teams and widely regarded as the one of the biggest world sporting competition after the Olympics and the Soccer World Cup.The profile of Rugby Union has been increasing dramatically over the last twenty years, and since professionalisation the game been catapulted to a level such that it is now one of the world major sports.Unlike Rugby League, which derived from the Union game over 100 years ago and which is geographically restricted to two main zones (Austraila and Northern England) in the world, Rugby Union is a truly international sport, with attendances at European and international competitions measured in millions of spectators