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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 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 .
Most of Wikipedia's articles on English rugby league can be found in Category: ... Pages in category "Rugby league in England" The following 29 pages are in this ...
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.
National Conference League: D2 4 Wath Brow Hornets: Conference League South: 4 West Hull: Conference League South: 4 Wests Warriors Conference League South: 4 Whitehaven: Championship: 2 Widnes Vikings: Championship: 2 Wigan St Judes: National Conference League: D2 4 Wigan St Patricks: Conference League South: 4 Wigan Warriors: Super League: 1 ...
The Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred, and legally known as Super League Europe Ltd.) [1] [2] is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of which eleven are from Northern England , reflecting the sport's geographic heartland within the ...
Since their first game in 1908, over 700 players have represented Great Britain in a rugby league senior international match. An additional 77 players have played at least one game for Great Britain, but have never been awarded a cap by the team.
Women's rugby league teams in England (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Rugby league teams in England" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total.