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The modern-day Rugby League Ireland was formed in 2001 initially in Leinster and Munster conferences, prior to this the competition was known as Ireland Rugby League, [3] though after a season the league reverted to a national competition for two seasons before the conferences were reintroduced for 2004.
Rugby League Ireland (RLI) is the internationally recognised governing body for the development of rugby league football in Ireland, [1] having secured official recognition from the RLIF in 2000. It is recognised within the Irish Sports Council and took over the running of the Irish international team entirely in 2008 for the World Cup.
The first domestic rugby league club in Ireland were the Dublin Blues. They were a club founded in 1989 by Brian Corrigan. Following the formation of the Ireland national side in 1995 a league competition was mooted to aid further development. In 1997, the first Rugby League tournament began in Ireland.
Rugby league is the dominant winter sport in the eastern Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. [46] The game is also among the predominant sports of Tonga [47] and is played in other Pacific nations such as Samoa and Fiji. Researchers have found that rugby league has been able to help with improving development in the islands. [48]
The Super League war, the financial problems of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and the signing of several high-profile rugby league stars by the union game gave ammunition to this claim. With the professionalism of rugby union, several high-profile league players changed codes, with varying degrees of success.
Substitutes allowed in rugby league for the first time, but only for players injured before half-time. 1966: The Rugby League International Board introduces a rule that a team in possession is allowed three play-the-balls and on the fourth tackle a scrum is to be formed. The Southern hemisphere adopts the rule the following year, but it becomes ...
The RFL never attempted to govern rugby league in Ireland but does assist the sport's development with Rugby League Ireland who were formed in 1988. [7] Internationally, the RFL established the England national rugby league team in 1904, and Wales and Great Britain in 1907. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish players were selected for Great ...
2–48 Ireland: 2021 Rugby League World Cup: Headingley Stadium, Leeds: 6,000 [2] 73: 23 October 2022 Lebanon: 32–14 Ireland: Leigh Sports Village, Leigh: 6,057 [3] 74: 28 October 2022 New Zealand: 48–10 Ireland: Headingley Stadium, Leeds: 14,044 [4] 75: 21 September 2024 Netherlands: 28–30 Ireland: Friendly: Zaandijk Rugby Club, Zaandam ...