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The New South Wales Rugby League ran the major rugby league competition of New South Wales from its inception in 1908 until 1994.Following the introduction of a new format for interstate rugby league, the State of Origin series in 1980, the decade of the 1980s brought about expansion of the NSWRL premiership, with the introduction of commercial sponsorship, the Winfield Cup, and the addition ...
The 2006 NRL Grand Final won by the Brisbane Broncos over the Melbourne Storm, 15–8. The matchup was a significant milestone in the history of the NRL, as two interstate teams (teams not from New South Wales, the perceived "heartland" of the NRL) contested the grand final for the first time ever.
In 1988 teams from outside New South Wales began to enter the premiership. With the Super League war, the two rival competitions, the ARL and SL, had twenty-two teams competing in the 1997 season. As part of the agreement for the NRL, the competition would be forced to reduce to only fourteen teams in 2000. Currently in 2025, there are ...
Winning Team Defeated Team Score Venue Date 1: 40: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles: Melbourne Storm: 40–0: ANZ Stadium: 5 October 2008 2: 38: Eastern Suburbs Roosters: St George Dragons: 38–0: Sydney Cricket Ground: 20 September 1975 3: 32: North Sydney: Glebe: 35–3: Sydney Cricket Ground: 6 September 1922 4: 29: Balmain: South Sydney: 33–4 ...
The Australian Super league and the ARL had 22 teams combined in 1997. When the NRL was formed in 1998, it was decided that there would only be 20 teams.The Melbourne Storm were the sole expansion team that year, meaning that the NRL had to remove three teams: the Perth Reds, the South Queensland Crushers and the Hunter Mariners.
City vs Country Origin is an annual Australian rugby league match that takes place in New South Wales between teams made up of NRL players representing 'City' (Sydney metropolitan area) and 'Country' (all areas in NSW outside the Sydney metropolitan area).
The Australian rugby league wooden spooners are the team that finished last in the premier top-grade rugby league competition in Australia, which is currently the National Rugby League, and was previously the New South Wales Rugby Football League (1908-1994), the Australian Rugby League (1995-1997), and Super League (1997). Each of these ...
NRL club venues: Stadium Image City State Capacity Tenants Stadium Australia: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney New South Wales: 84,000 NRL Grand Final. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. South Sydney Rabbitohs. New South Wales Blues. Lang Park: Brisbane Queensland: 52,500 Brisbane Broncos. Dolphins. Queensland Maroons. Sydney Football Stadium: Moore ...