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The New South Wales Rugby League ran the major rugby league competition of New South Wales from its inception in 1908 until 1994.Following the introduction of a new format for interstate rugby league, the State of Origin series in 1980, the decade of the 1980s brought about expansion of the NSWRL premiership, with the introduction of commercial sponsorship, the Winfield Cup, and the addition ...
The New South Wales Rugby League ran the major rugby league competition of New South Wales from its inception in 1908 until 1994.Following the introduction of a new format for interstate rugby league, the State of Origin series in 1980, the decade of the 1980s brought about expansion of the NSWRL premiership, with the introduction of commercial sponsorship, the Winfield Cup, and the addition ...
Year 40 years and 5 days: Billy Wilson: North Sydney Bears: 1967: 39 years and 311 days: Ted Courtney: Western Suburbs: 1924: 38 years and 263 days: George Green: North Sydney: 1922: 38 years and 149 days: Roy Kirkaldy: Canterbury-Bankstown: 1948: 38 years and 31 days: Paul Gallen: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 2019
The IRL issued a statement refuting the claim made by USARLC stating that they (IRL) had had no contact with USARLC and that USARL remains the sole IRL member in the United States. [26] In August 2023, Australia's National Rugby League competition signed a 5 year contract to host matches at the Allegiant Stadium in Las
The NRL was established as a company owned in partnership between the ARL and News Limited. In 2013 the ARL was reconstituted as the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) and News Limited handed their 50% stake in the NRL back to the governing body.
The formation of the USA Rugby League was announced on January 12, 2011. Seven teams that had previously competed in the American National Rugby League, the United States' established rugby league organization and recognized governing body for the sport, announced they were breaking with the AMNRL to form a new league.
The Manningham F.C. team that won the 1895–96 championship, posing with the shield awarded. [1] The club was the first rugby league champion of the Northern RFU and the first in the world.
In an attempt boost rugby league's popularity in America, a 1987 State of Origin series match was held in the Long Beach, California. [5] The Blues won 30–18 in front of 12,349 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. [5] That same year the United States played their first international game since 1954 against Canada.