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The Women's Amateur Rugby League Association (WARLA) is the governing body of female rugby league in the United Kingdom; it currently falls under the Rugby Football League association which oversees its running and management. It was originally established in 1985 and was recognised by the RFL in its first year.
Women's Rugby League was originally established in 1985 through the Women's Amateur Rugby League Association, with the Great Britain National Team playing for the first time in the year 1996. From 2007 onwards, England has competed on the international stage, playing in the 2008, 2013, 2017 and 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cups.
The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in England. [4] Founded in 1895 as the Northern Rugby Football Union following 22 clubs resigning from the Rugby Football Union , it changed its name in 1922 to the Rugby Football League .
A Great Britain women's rugby league team toured France in 1989 but played only touch football games against French women. They did play a tackle match against a men's Under 21 team, losing 4–10. [32] [33] As part of their preparations for the 2000 World Cup, Great Britain played two matches against the England Wildcats.
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 ...
Women's rugby league teams in England (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Women's rugby league in England" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The RFL has run the Women's Super League, Championship, League 1 and League 2 for teams across England, Scotland, and Wales since 2017. [26] However all teams currently competing are from northern England due to the geographic variance in the sports popularity.
England Rugby may refer to: England national rugby union team; England women's national rugby union team; England national rugby league team; England women's national rugby league team; England national wheelchair rugby league team; Rugby Football Union the governing body of rugby union in England; Rugby Football League the governing body of ...