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	Wales national rugby league team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the early years of the sport Wales versus England was the only international available to players of the Northern Union, though this changed with the arrival of the New Zealand All Golds in 1907.
		Wales is represented at rugby league in the European Nations Cup; since 1995 they have also competed in the World Cup.
		The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football League, as are all the other home nations and the Great Britain team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wales_national_rugby_league_team (649 words)

	Great Britain national rugby league team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The team is administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), and is commonly nicknamed the 'Lions' or 'Great Britain Lions'.
		In 2004 the "...and Ireland" was dropped from the title, and Great Britain was used on the jersey, however, the Irish shamrock continues to form part of the RFL's crest.
		The team was orginally known as the Northern Union XIII in reference to the name of the sport's governing body.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Britain_national_rugby_league_team (639 words)

	Welsh Rugby League
		Wales Rugby League have issued a rallying call for all Welsh qualified students in part time (minimum 8 hours per week) and full time education to try out for the national team that will play in the Students' Home Championship over the Easter 2006 period...
		Wales were the first Rugby League nation to host a Rugby League international, defeating New Zealand 9-8 in Aberdare in 1907, and 97 years on the pride of the Red Dragon continues to inspire the current crop of Welsh players, both home and abroad.
		In a nation famous for rugby union, rugby league has survived for almost a century, and ours is a long and proud history.
	wales.rleague.com /index2.shtml (727 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/National Rugby League
		Super League was a creation of international media magnate Rupert Murdoch in a much-criticised move to monopolise the media coverage of Rugby League football in Australia.
		The National Rugby League is the result of a joint venture between two competitions which co-existed in the late 1990s - the Australian Rugby League and Super League.
		This is done so that all teams receive 2 byes during the season, but is unpopular with many people involved with the sport, and is one of the reasons for the consideration of a 16th team.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/National_Rugby_League (693 words)

	New Zealand national rugby league team - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The New Zealand national rugby league side represent New Zealand at rugby league, and are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name.
		In the meantime, a lesser known New Zealand rugby union player, Albert Henry Baskerville (or Baskiville) was ready to recruit a group of players for a professional tour of Great Britain.
		The league felt that they had equal ownership to the name and were not ready to relinquish it.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kiwis_(sport) (1210 words)

	Wales Definition / Wales Research
		Wales has a land boundary with England in the island of Great BritainGreat Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom (UK).
		Wales (WelshWelsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg), not to be confused with the Welsh dialect of English, is a Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in the western part of Britain known as Wales (Cymru), and in the Chubut Valley, a Welsh immigrant colony in the Patagonia region of Argentina....
		Wales is the Welsh base of the Royal College of General Practitioners and is currently based in Cardiff Bay, close to the Welsh Assembly Government.
	www.elresearch.com /Wales (456 words)

	Fiji National Rugby League
		NATIONAL rugby league coach Vula Dakuitoga was the stabilising factor for his Nadera Panthers outfit as he helped them beat Nabua Broncos 24-16 in the Fiji National Rugby League grand final yesterday...
		The Tongan Rugby League team have set the tone early on in the Pacific Rim Tournament in Auckland, by thrashing Fiji 56-6 at North Harbour Stadium yesterday...
		NATIONAL rugby league coach Vula Dakuitoga says he will work on the side's defensive patterns before the Bati fly out to the Pacific Cup in Auckland from October 17-20...
	www.rleague.com /nations/fiji (661 words)

	Conference Center
		Unfortunately for Wales the coal mines shut down depriving the Welsh rugby team of their supply of burly hairy chested players whose rugby skills were among the most feared in the world.
		Rugby union and rugby league are two separate games that evolved from a common rugby origin, and although they share many common features, the differences are marked.
		The governing body for international rugby is the International Rugby board (IRB), who are based in Dublin, Ireland.
	www.spring.net /yapp-bin/public/read/sports/59 (18809 words)

	Australian Rugby League
		The National Rugby League competition maybe the senior level for the game in Australia, however it is not the only competition played throughout the nation.
		From the New South Wales First Division, to the Western Australian competitions, over 20 different Australian competitions will be covered through the 2002 season through the World of Rugby League.
		The Queensland Rugby League Board earlier today announced that the Burleigh Bears would be granted permission to continue participation in the South East Division A Grade and Colts Competitions (formerly Mixwell Cup)...
	aus.rleague.com (884 words)

	Lebanon Cedars Rugby League
		The Lebanese national team is ranked highly in international rugby league due to the large number of professional players contracted to clubs in Australia.
		Second rower Michael Coorey and centres George Katrib and Travis Touma, who all play their rugby in Sydney, Australia, were reported to be still feeling unwell on Monday, the day after the team's 64-0 loss to New Zealand.
		But the determination of their Australian-based team was epitomised by prop Sami Chamoun, who refused to leave the field despite pulling a thigh muscle as he fell in a tackle and later when he dropped to the ground after suffering a robust slap on the side of the head from Adam Cook.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/rugby.html (4628 words)

	Famous Ruggers
		An opposing coach once apparently told his team that once they tackled the prince, they would be able ever after to tell their grandchildren they once tackled the king of England.
		He may have played on the rugby team too, but I don't think he had a hand in starting it.” However, Tony Spinella, the historian of the Southern California Rugby Football Union writes, “The SCRFU was formed in 1937.
		From the Planet Rugby daily news: "FACT OF THE DAY - Did you know that boxer David Tua, who challenges Lennox Lewis for the World Championship in a few weeks time is from Mangere, Auckland in New Zealand?
	www.wesclark.com /rrr/famous.html (6535 words)

	Rugby -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Similar unions were organized during the next few years in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, France, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S. Among the Union's chief activities are conferences, organizing...
		Rugby, founded in 1885 as a Great Northern Railway junction and named for the English town (see Rugby, England), was settled by Scandinavian and German immigrants.
		The oldest form of rugby, Rugby Union is typically played between two teams of 15 players—forwards, halfbacks, threequarter backs, and fullbacks.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276810 (789 words)

	CNNSI.com - Rugby League - Australian rugby league team's shark scare - Wednesday October 11, 2000 08:50 AM
		SYDNEY (Reuters) -- The Australian rugby league team made a narrow escape from swimming with two 1.8-meter sharks during a training camp on the New South Wales central coast on Wednesday.
		The Australians, the reigning world champions, were preparing for their opening World Cup match against England at Twickenham on October 28.
		For the Australian rugby league players it was better to almost be swimming with sharks than to be falling off horses, which is what happened last year in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2000/10/11/australia_sharks (345 words)

	Rugby League in New Zealand
		Albany Stadium continued to create a reputation of a happy hunting ground for New Zealand league sides when the ‘A’ team, that is the NZ side selected from players in the local Bartercard Cup competition, played the New South Wales Country side on Sunday..
		National junior champions Wellington had completed a nine hour bus on Saturday and then had to play the best of NSW country on the Sunday...
		It started with 12 teams back on April the 16th, now we are down to the top five teams in 2004...
	nz.rleague.com /bc (547 words)

	International Rugby League
		We not only created the Maltese Rugby league Association from scratch, but our product, the Malta Knights have since played in two international fixtures to date.
		In a battle of the islands, our emerging stars of international rugby league lost in a tight game to Fiji A, going down 40-24.
		I consider them 'brothers in arms' fighting for a great cause, "to promote and develop rugby league within the Maltese community".
	world.rleague.com /news/index.php?id=17501 (397 words)

	Rugby League History - RL1908.com
		After their trail-blazing visit to England and Wales in 1907/08, the first New Zealand rugby league team toured NSW and Queensland - kick-starting the code's first season in Australia.
		: The arrival of professional rugby league thwarted Aussie rules' rise in NSW and Queensland.
		The history and records of Australian Rugby League's Kangaroos
	rl1908.com (661 words)

	Scotland Rugby League - Scotland National Team
		The Scotland team played in their first World Cup Finals in 2000 and entered as joint hosts alongside England, Ireland, Wales and France.
		Scotland's International rugby league side are currently (Dec 2001) 7th in the world rankings.
		Scotland also entered the three nations tournament in 1998 and although they finished bottom of the triangular bout, they certainly showed character and didn't disgrace themselves against more experienced opposition.
	www.angelfire.com /pr/srl/intteam.html (256 words)

	Rugby Weekly
		The Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is to fulfil a lifelong fantasy by buying his favourite rugby team, the South Sydney rugby league club.
		Premier Rugby has instructed solicitors in its bid to recover the £120,000 Twickenham is refusing to hand over to the three Guinness Premiership clubs in protest at their refusal to observe the...
		AUSTRALIAN rugby has taken the much-needed step of introducing a third-tier national competition to bolster its strikingly thin professional playing stocks.
	archive.wn.com /2005/09/25/1400/rugbyweekly (534 words)

	AMNRL - American National Rugby League
		The American National Rugby League is making way to bring the Student World Cup to the United States in 2005.
		"We see this as an exciting way to showcase the sport of rugby league to the American audience," said David Niu, CEO of the American National Rugby League.
		Niel Wood, Director of the Student Rugby League, is reviewing a formal bid for the tournament from the AMNRL.
	www.amnrl.com /news/news_2001/082401.html (244 words)

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		Includes news, calendar, photos, laws, clinics, and information about Rugby League.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Football/Rugby_League/Australia (449 words)

	New South Wales Rugby League
		As part of Telstra's sponsorship and in conjunction with the National Rugby League, the Telstra Rugby League Assistance Fund is designed to supply rugby league clubs in Australia with essential equipment, such as goal post pads, water bottles, tackle bags and training equipment.
		The NSWRL Jim Beam Cup representative team has convincingly crushed the Auckland Representative squad 54 - 0 in their warm up match before taking on the New Zealand residents this Friday night at Ericcsson Stadium.
		Teams and results for the NSWRL Young Achievers Tour to France
	www.nswrl.com.au (364 words)

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	Rugby Trivia and Frequently Asked Questions
		South Africa are the current rugby union world champions, and the last world cup encompassed teams from New Zealand (the runners up and winners in 1987), France, England, Australia (winners in 1991), Scotland, Canada, Ireland, Western Samoa, Italy, Wales, Japan, Ivory Coast, Tonga, Romania, and Argentina.
		Rugby league teams have only 13 players (with two substitutions permitted) whereas rugby union has 15 (and no substitutions, except for injury).
		Rugby union and rugby league are two separate games that evolved from a common rugby origin.
	www.uidaho.edu /clubs/womens_rugby/RugbyRoot/rugby/FAQ/faq.shtml (3999 words)

	gift Wales - gift-report.com
		Since 2003, there has been a national league and in 2006, professional league comes back to the principality with the advent of the Celtic Crusaders.
		Wales has its own football league since 1992, but for historical reasons, the major Welsh clubs play in the English Football League and its feeder leagues.
		The most popular sports in Wales are Rugby union and football.
	gift-report.com /Wales (2296 words)

	Welsh Rugby League
		Welsh Rugby fans will have their chance to see arguably the best Rugby team in the world when the Australia Rugby League side play the Welsh national Rugby League team at the Brewery Field, Bridgend on Sunday, November 2 (Kick off 2.00pm).
		The Kangaroos have ruled international Rugby League for three decades and play a thrilling brand rugby that has influenced the way in which both Rugby League and Union is now played worldwide.
		Tickets to see Rugby League World Champions on sale in Wales
	wales.rleague.com /news/news.php?id=13574 (2296 words)

	Welsh Rugby League
		Wales were the first Rugby League nation to host a Rugby League international, defeating New Zealand 9-8 in Aberdare in 1907, and 97 years on the pride of the Red Dragon continues to inspire the current crop of Welsh players, both home and abroad.
		The biggest boost to Rugby League in Wales in 2003, was not the three test matches, nor the formation of the Welsh Conference, but was the large number of Juniors who took part in Rugby League...
		Rugby League in Wales looks like it will continue to grow well into 2004 with talk of around another six senior clubs being setup and playing as part of the RFL’s Rugby League Summer Conference competition...
	wales.rleague.com /index2.shtml (2296 words)

	Rugby football - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch
		Rugby league retains great popularity among working class people in the English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, and in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
		Rugby Union ranks as the national sport of Wales, of New Zealand and of Pacific countries such as Tonga, Fiji and Samoa.
		Rugby football, as a catch-all term, may refer to two related but separate team sports: rugby league and rugby union.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /rugby_football.htm (2296 words)

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