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British rugby league champions (Tier 1) RFL Championship First Division (1895–1996) Super League (1996–present) Founded 1895–96 Country England Wales France Editions completed 125 Number of teams 12 (since 2015) Current champions Wigan Warriors Most titles won Wigan (24 times) The British men's rugby league champions are the winners of the highest league in British rugby league, which ...
The longest era of the league winners also being crowned champions was between 1973 and 1997. Between 1973 and 1997 a distinct Play-off competition, the Rugby League Premiership, was held which preceded the return to the play off and grand final format. A list of each seasons champions can be found at List of British rugby league champions.
This is a category of rugby league players who play or played as fullbacks. Pages in category "Rugby league fullbacks" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,282 total.
Fullback (or full-back) is one of the positions in a rugby league football team. Typically wearing jersey number 1 , the fullback is a member of the team's 'back-line' (No. 1-7). [ 1 ] The position's name comes from their duty of standing the furthest back in defence, behind the forwards (8-13), half backs (6 and 7) and the three-quarter backs ...
The only player to play for New Zealand at rugby league and then an official test match in cricket for New Zealand was Verdun Scott who achieved the feat in 1939 and 1946 respectively. Kiwi 221, Wilf Hassan became the New Zealand Diving champion in 1934 and 1935, and Kiwi captain Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene became a Member of Parliament after ...
The award predated the Super League and was previously awarded to the Man of the Match of the Rugby League Premiership Final. From the 2024 season, the honour was renamed to the Rob Burrow Award in tribute to the former Leeds and Great Britain scrum-half who had raised awareness and funds for charity after being diagnosed with motor neuron ...
The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) after the Super League. [2] Introduced in 2003 as National League One, it replaced the existing Second Division.
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Rugby League Immortal: Bob Fulton (1981 – Original Inductee) : Team of the Century: Ken Irvine (Wing), Bob Fulton (Reserve) : ARL/NRL Hall of Fame: Ken Arthurson (Contributor), Kerry Boustead, Les Boyd, Roy Bull, Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Ken Irvine, Eddie Lumsden, Cliff Lyons, Steve Menzies, John O'Neill