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The history of the National Rugby League (NRL), the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia, goes back to December 1997, when it was formed in the aftermath of the Super League war of the mid-1990s. [1] The NRL has, in its relatively brief history, enjoyed growth and record attendance figures.
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 ...
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.
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 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.
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As of the end of 2023, there have been 26 NRL Premierships and 116 overall, including the competition's predecessors (NSWRL and ARL).This is a list of all the grand finals that were played to decide those premierships.