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In 1948 the first televised rugby league match was played when Wigan's 8–3 Challenge Cup Final victory over Bradford Northern was broadcast to the Midlands. In another first this was the first rugby league match to be attended by the reigning monarch, King George VI, who presented the trophy.
The England national team is the worlds oldest national rugby league team, having played the first international rugby league game in 1904 against Other Nationalities, [a] a team initially made up of Welsh and Scottish players. [2] England have made the Rugby League World Cup final three times, being runners-up; in 1975, 1995 and 2017.
The following list is a complete collection of results for the England national rugby league team.England's matches against Australia and New Zealand show a limited number of matches played due to the fact that the Great Britain national rugby league team participated and represented England in tournaments such as World Cups and also tours in the 1900s, and early 2000s before their last ...
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, and referred to colloquially as football, footy (like other codes of football), rugby (like its union counterpart), or league in its heartlands, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 m (74 yd) wide and 112 ...
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league matches. The team is governed by the Rugby Football League, and is a full member of the RLIF and RLEF. Since the team's first official match in 1904, over 700 players have been selected to represent England.
Pages in category "Rugby league in England" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
England national rugby league team players (2 C, 750 P, 78 F) T. England national rugby league team tours (1 P) Pages in category "England national rugby league team"
Between 1999 and 2002, rugby league below Super League was re-organised into one large competition, the Northern Ford Premiership. In 2003, the NFP was divided into National Leagues 1 and 2 with a National League 3 made up from sides drawn from the Rugby League Conference and British Amateur Rugby League Association winter leagues. It was ...