It's like soccer in that it's an outdoor game that we play on an open field in winter. Doesn't rugby displace soccer? The only place I know where rugby is take

It's like soccer in that it's an outdoor game that we play on an open field in winter. Doesn't rugby displace soccer? The only place I know where rugby is taken seriously as a spectator sport is Australia (maybe NZ and South Africa as well?), and sure enough soccer is a niche sport played by students and amateurs, only being seriously watched when Australia is competing in an international competition. In Britain, on the other hand, soccer is the main spectator sport in winter, and it's rugby that's confined to high schools and international competitions. Is there anywhere that rugby and soccer are both equally (or almost-equally) popular?