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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 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 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.
Although Souths did not participate in the NRL during 2000 and 2001, a Federal Court decision in July 2001 paved the way for them to return to the league in 2002. In 1995, rugby union went professional, and those who had long derided rugby league as merely a professional version of that game were soon predicting the demise of the sport.
Two current NRL clubs have existed since the 1908 foundation of the NSWRFL, the predecessor of the NRL. These clubs are the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters (founded as 'Eastern Suburbs'). South Sydney is the oldest current club in the League, having been established a week earlier than "Easts".
An American side also made a short tour of France in early 1954, including a match against the France national team in Paris. France beat the United States 31–0. [citation needed] Mike Dimitro was still optimistic of developing the game in the United States, but his bid to host a Rugby League World Cup in the 1960s failed. [citation needed]
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The BC Bulldogs also made an appearance at the Las Vegas Remembrance Cup and come third. Coogee Bay Dolphins from Australia took out the competition for the second time in a row. In 2013, BCRL will be made up of 6 teams, namely Bayside Sharks, Kelowna Crows, Richmond Bears, Sea to Sky Eagles, Surrey Beavers and Vancouver Dragons.