Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
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 ...
Most of Wikipedia's articles on English rugby league can be found in Category:Rugby league in the United Kingdom ... 2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England;
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 ...
National Conference League: D2 4 Salford City Roosters: National Conference League: D3 4 Salford Red Devils: Super League: 1 Sheffield Eagles: Championship: 2 Shaw Cross Sharks National Conference League: D1 4 Siddal: National Conference League: 4 Skirlaugh: National Conference League: D1 4 South London Silverbacks Conference League South: 4 St ...
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.