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  2. Laws of rugby league - Wikipedia

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    The rules of football as played at Rugby School in the 19th century were decided regularly and informally by the pupils. For many years the rules were unwritten. [7] In 1845 three pupils at the school, William Delafield Arnold, Walter Waddington Shirley and Frederick Leigh Hutchins were tasked with writing a codified set of rules by the then Head Schoolboy and football captain Isaac Gregory ...

  3. Rugby league - Wikipedia

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    Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 m (74 yd) wide and 112–122 m (122–133 yd) long with H-shaped posts at both ends. [1]

  4. Comparison of rugby league and rugby union - Wikipedia

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    In October 2015, rugby league side Western Suburbs Magpies played rugby union side Randwick in a 'hybrid rugby' game played by a 13-a-side game which featured rugby league laws when in the team's own half and union rules when in the opposition half. The Magpies won 47–19.

  5. IRL eligibility rules - Wikipedia

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    Several amendments to the eligibility rules were announced in February 2020, taking immediate effect. [5] Players are now permitted to represent only one nation in a calendar year, and only one nation at an IRL tournament, such as the Rugby League World Cup and the associated qualifying tournament.

  6. Rugby league gameplay - Wikipedia

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    The rules of rugby league have changed significantly over the decades since rugby football split into the league and union codes. This article details the modern form of the game and how it is generally played today, although rules do vary slightly between specific competitions.

  7. Rugby football - Wikipedia

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    Rugby football match on the 1846 Shrove Tuesday in Kingston upon Thames, England. Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union or rugby league.. Rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, [1] where the rules were first codified in 1845. [2]

  8. Glossary of rugby league terms - Wikipedia

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    The golden point, a sudden-death-overtime system, is sometimes used to resolve drawn rugby-league matches. Minor variations exist. In the National Rugby League, if the scores are level at the end of 80 minutes, five minutes are played, the teams swap ends with no break, and five more minutes are played. Any score (try, penalty goal, or field ...

  9. Rugby league positions - Wikipedia

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    A rugby league forward pack consists of six players who tend to be bigger and stronger than backs, and generally rely more on their strength and size to fulfill their roles than play-making skills. The forwards also traditionally formed and contested scrums; however, in the modern game it is largely immaterial which players pack down in the ...