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  Queensland Rugby League - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Rugby League began in Queensland in 1909, a year after the first Rugby League competition kicked off in Sydney.
The Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) premiership was the premier competition in Queensland from 1909 until the establishment of the Queensland Cup in 1996.
The Winfield State League was a Queensland-wide competition that was held in a variety of formats between 1982 and 1995.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Queensland_Rugby_League   (457 words)

  
 Australian Rugby League Players in England - Tony Collins
Rugby league was not unique, thousands of Scottish soccer players took their talents to England to earn greater rewards than they could gain at home.
Unsurprisingly, the fledgling Australian and New Zealand rugby leagues were not pleased with the loss of some of their best players and the first restrictions on player transfers between the hemispheres was soon implemented.
I found that, in the North, to be Australian was to be welcomed, to be an Australian on the rugby league trail ensured a hospitality bred of an intangible bond.
www.rl1908.com /Rugby-League-News/colonials.htm   (2316 words)

  
 Australian Rugby League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Australian Rugby League Board of Control (later the Australian Rugby League) was formed in December 1924 to administer the running of the national team.
Until 1984 the ARL was run by the NSWRL, and many Queensland players and administrators throughout this period believed that the NSWRL used this power to the detriment of Queenslanders, especially with respect to national team selection.
Despite the financial clout of both News Limited and Optus (the ARL's principal backer), it was not viable to run two competitions and the National Rugby League was formed from the ARL and Super League competitions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Rugby_League   (629 words)

  
 Australian Institute of Sport - Rugby League
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Rugby League program is at the cutting edge of these techniques both domestically and internationally.
The Rugby League program is jointly funded by both the AIS and the Australian Rugby League.
It aims to provide a rugby league education to regional and rural elite rugby league players in Years 11 and 12 in order to bridge the gap in learning opportunities that currently exists between country and city-based elite players.
www.ais.org.au /rugbyleague   (272 words)

  
 Australian Rugby League (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian Rugby League is a 1995 rugby video game developed by I-Space Interactive and published by EA's EA Sports label for the Sega Mega Drive only in European and Australian markets.
ARL allows several options to be tweaked, such as half length (from two minutes to 40), temperature (hot temperatures wear out the players quicker, while colder affects ball handling) and pitch condition (a dry pitch hurts tackled players more and bounces the ball more, while drenched affects running).
The Australian Rugby league is a 20 team competition composed by a 20 team league, then followed by an eight team playoff, which is far from being straight forward.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Rugby_League_(video_game)   (706 words)

  
 Australian Rugby League
Australian hooker Kerrod Walters said after the 34-2 win that despite the cold conditions he thought playing in Parkes was "great".
The crowd of Rugby League junkies and hero worshippers - they had to be in the conditions - came to see the Australians play football, and weren't disappointed.
He said there was no surprise in the successful debuts of players like Mackay, and the depth of Australian Rugby League was such there would be inevitably disappointed players when the Kangaroo touring squad was chosen at the end of the season.
www.rl1908.com /Tests/Other/fr90.htm   (1715 words)

  
 Welcome to ARL — Associated Retailers Limited
Associated Retailers Ltd (ARL) is one of Australia's largest independent retail groups and a prominent force in the Australasian retail scene.
Today ARL is ranked as one of Australia's largest retailers.
ARL is committed to the ongoing success of the operation as it continues to refine and enhance business practice while constantly seeking out new growth opportunities
www.arl.com.au   (87 words)

  
 Australian Rugby League (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Following their successful warm-up fixture against the Newcastle District side, the Great Britain rugby league squad for the 2006 Gillette Tri-Nations tournament has been finalised.
The Australian Rugby League has today named an Australian Invitational side to play a New Zealand 'A' side at Melbourne's Telstra Dome on Saturday, 21 October, as the curtain-raiser to Game 2 of the Gillette Tri Nations Series.
The Australian Rugby League has announced a new event for players aged 35 and over - the ARL National Masters.
www.australianrugbyleague.com.au.cob-web.org:8888   (385 words)

  
 Rugby League
In 1907 a private tour left New Zealand for England via Australia and the New South Wales Rugby League was formed.
League evolved into the major rugby code in Australia, but remained the poor cousin in the other countries.
In the 1990s there was a major upheaval with the formation of "Super league" and the change to professionalism by rugby union.
www.footystamps.com /orig_league.htm   (417 words)

  
 BBC News | RUGBY LEAGUE | Australian rugby stamps on crowd trouble
The new rugby league season in Australia has been hit by an unprecendented wave of hooliganism.
Australian radio commentator Jon Hariger blames the trouble on alcohol: "It was disgusting," he said.
This is a big year for rugby league here.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/sport/rugby_league/661262.stm   (578 words)

  
 Australian national rugby league team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This caused discontent among players, and in 1908 the New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League were formed.
Rugby league was taken into a new dimension by the 1982 Kangaroos side.
Australia won the first two Rugby League Tri-Nations competitions in 1999 and 2004, before being defeated by New Zealand in the final of the 2005 competition on 26 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_national_rugby_league_team   (1559 words)

  
 Rugby League Resources from the Virtual Library of Sport
Rugby League Protectorate For the fan that cares about more than just the latest results and team line ups.
Rugby League European Federation the umbrella body for Rugby League playing nations in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere.
The Student Rugby League is responsible for the promotion and administration of Rugby League within the countries colleges and Universities.
sportsvl.com /ball/rugby/rugbyleague.htm   (2406 words)

  
 Rleague.com - 1995 Australian Rugby League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Queensland Sport Minister Andrew Fraser has urged rugby league fans to join the push to have the NRL final restored to its traditional, time-honoured place in the Sunday afternoon timeslot by signing a petition to the Queensland Parliament.
In a year where Rugby League has struggled and had it's worst year since 1997, the one positive has been the continual emergence of Brisbane and Queensland as the dominant sport in the Sunshine State.
Australian rugby league has lost one of its greatest and most influential players with the death, in Queensland, of legendary St George hooker Ken `Killer' Kearney at the age of 82.
www.rleague.com /db/index.php?id=61608   (3618 words)

  
 Rugby League Sites in UK Net Guide: Sports & Leisure
You'll also find documentation of greatest moments in league history brought to you by the World of Rugby League.
This web site is dedicated to providing coverage of Rugby League across the world and gives exposure to the clubs, competitions and countries that need the extra support.
Comment: 13 UK is the central Rugby League page on the Rivals.net network and provides top to bottom coverage of British Rugby League.
www.uknetguide.co.uk /Sports/Rugby_League   (346 words)

  
 The Rugby League Web Ring
We are a Junior rugby league football club in the Western Suburbs District Rugby League, we have loads of information about our club with links to NRL and other International clubs.
We are a junior rugby league football club with team from under 6 through to under 15 in the junior section.
The is the official web site of the recently formed North Lancashire Rugby League referee's society covering the North West of England (the area included in the Lancashire service area.
d.webring.com /hub?ring=league   (1269 words)

  
 Australian Police Rugby League
The Australian Police Rugby League (APRL) is looking for sponsors to assist us in our development of Rugby league especially within the Police Services of States and Territories of Australia.
We are one of a few national Rugby League bodies affiliated with the Australian Rugby League, and believe we are the most progressive association in Rugby League.
It has been established and formatted to be mutually beneficial for both the property seeking the sponsorship investment as well as the corporate organisation wishing to utilise the extensive demographic reach that the various sectors of the sports industry can offer.
www.aussport.com.au /sponsorship/APRL.htm   (351 words)

  
 League - Fox Sports
THE latest international crisis in rugby league was averted last night when British officials agreed to push the World Club Challenge between Brisbane and St Helens back three weeks, ensuring the Broncos could field most of their representative stars.
GREAT Britain captain Jamie Peacock has declared the English Super League is a virtual free-for-all where cheap shots and high tackles go largely unpunished - and he reckons the Tri-Nations is similar.
SOUTH Sydney may become the first rugby league team in history to ban alcohol under a controversial plan being flagged by club co-owner Peter Holmes a Court.
www.foxsports.com.au /league   (299 words)

  
 Australian Rugby League 1933-1957 quiz -- free game
Australia lost the rugby league ashes for the first time since 1921
Australia regained the rugby league ashes for the first time since 1921
1954 was a busy year for Rugby League, with the introduction of mandatory Grand Finals.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=132398   (532 words)

  
 Australian Sports Commission - Playing sport
Rugby League at the Australian Institute of Sport
Check out any Australian Rugby League events on the Australian Sporting Calendar
This is one of the sports included in the Australian Sport Commission's Targeted Sports Participation Growth Program
www.ausport.gov.au /info/playing/rugbyleague.asp   (63 words)

  
 Rugby League History - RL1908.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
"Rugby League's history and traditions are the foundations that the game is built upon."
"Rugby League is far greater than the players and administrators of each generation - yet they too must add to the whole.
No content may be reproduced without written permission from RL1908.
www.rl1908.com.cob-web.org:8888   (84 words)

  
 eBay - australian rugby ..., Fan Apparel Souvenirs, Sporting Goods items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Australian Rugby League Track Top (Umbro) Size S 37/38"
New Australian Cricket Rugby League Polo Shirt L
THE RISE and RISE OF AUSTRALIAN RUGBY BY PHILIP DERRIMAN
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=australian+rugby+...   (314 words)

  
 Rugby League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Rugby League game we see today - fast, athletic and telegenic - is very different from the one which was launched by a meeting of 21 clubs at the George Hotel, Huddersfield in 1895.
Constantly adapting itself, league has changed its rules and even its name.
It is a game which has mixed strong local loyalties and identity with real cosmopolitanism, with tight-knit Northern communities making heroes of Australians and New Zealanders and showing themselves far more welcoming to fl Britons than supposedly more sophisticated Rugby Union.
www.playtheball.com /history   (250 words)

  
 Rugby League news Australian NRL Football online TV show
League news, updates and views on all your favourite clubs, teams, players, coaches and referees.
Hosted by Andrew 'Marto' Martin and Greg Pritchard, the senior League writer at the Sun-Herald, PCR analyses the sporting news stories on and off the field, during the 2003 NRL football season.
To stay up to date on all the action in the 2003 NRL Rugby League season look no further than PCR - Players, Coaches, Referees only from BananaTV, your TV station on the internet.
www.bananatv.com /rugby_league   (521 words)

  
 Australian Rugby League Postpones Season
SYDNEY -- The Australian Rugby League on Wednesday postponed its 1996 season for at least two weeks, deepening the chaos surrounding the sport after Rupert Murdoch's failed bid to launch a breakaway Super League.
Australian Rugby League chairman Ken Arthurson, angered by the defiant stance of rebel clubs aligned to Super League, said he expected the season to begin on the weekend of March 15, with ARL loyal clubs playing a series of trial matches this weekend.
You might also be interested in our free E-mail News Summary, which delivers our entire edition every day straight to your inbox.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/1996/02/29/056.html   (175 words)

  
 Rugby League
Rugby League the professional side of the rugby game, originating in the north of England after the split in the game, over payments to players for loss of earnings.
Also played in Australia, New Zealand and France, the game has never captured the imagination of the whole of the UK public, despite many attempts to spread the game south.
3 rugby league medals from the north of England
www.ovalballs.com /rugby_league.htm   (296 words)

  
 Australian rugby league - SI.com - Australian rugby league results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A page dedicated to the Rugby League competition in Australia the NRL and its fans.
Australian rugby league club to have extra police at all NSW games
Endorsed by the Australian Rugby League to assist in the education and Tri-Nations Rugby League held Australia New Zealand and Great Britain 1999,
jishouchu.com /?q=australian-rugby-league   (258 words)

  
 Free Essays - Australian Rugby League
League to enhance his power and for financial gain.
Super League is proposed to run in 1996 with a 10 team
History of the A.R.L. The Australian Rugby League
www.freeessays.tv /a4486.htm   (300 words)

  
 Moopuna: Term Papers on Australian Rugby League
originated in 1908 which was then known as the N.S.W. Rugby League.
League's trademark the play the ball was introduced.
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www.moopuna.com /a4486.htm   (306 words)

  
 Australian Rugby League for Genesis - MobyGames
Australian Rugby League is the "sequel" of some sorts of Rugby World Cup 95, but focusing on Rugby League rather than Union.
In addition to the 20-team league that names the game and the State of Origin, a competition between two selections of players from New South Wales and Queensland, an European League (composed by twelve teams) and international playoffs (eight) are also available.
It is possible to play friendlies, or jump straight to the club competition playoffs.
www.mobygames.com /game/genesis/australian-rugby-league   (330 words)

  
 Adrants » Australian National Rugby League Uses 'Australian Rats' in Ad Campaign
Australian National Rugby League Uses 'Australian Rats' in Ad Campaign
In the commercial, Brisbane Broncos captain Gorden Tallis is seen releasing cane toads in Sydney's Aussie Stadium.
What's really interesting is that an Australian National Parks & Wildlife spokesperson said, "bringing cane toads into NSW is not only illegal, it has a potentially devastating effect on thousands of native animals and pet dogs,"
www.adrants.com /2004/03/australian-national-rugby-league-uses-aus.php   (271 words)

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