Rugby National League History

The National League or the Championship as it is now known has only existed since 2003, but the idea of a two-tier league system dates back to the early 20th century.

At first teams were div

Rugby Cup Competitions

While the rugby league challenge cup has long been the major knockout competition in British rugby league, t

Rugby Leading Hookers

A rugby league hooker plays in a very similar role to the half-back, harrying his team forward, being a creative lynchpin as well as possessing supreme levels of fitness to play as much of the 80 m

Rugby Super League

Since its inception in 1996 St Helens have been the most successful side in the Super League.

In its 13-year existence St Helens have topped the League on six occasions and won the Grand Fin

Batley Bulldogs Rugby League

Like many National League clubs Batley Bulldogs have to go back a long way for their golden era.

They were one of the original 22 clubs to form the Northern Rugby Union in 1895 and got off t

Rugby Tri Nations

The first Tri-Nations, modelled on the rugby union version which includes South Africa rather than Great Britain, was played in 1999, as administrators sought a viable cash-creating version of the

Rugby League Rules and Regulations

The laws of rugby league were inevitably based on those for rugby union following the schism between the two codes in 1895.

Most of the major changes that distinguish between the two games t

Rugby League Background

No sport better represents the north/south divide in England than rugby league.

The code of the north, League came about when the northern clubs took a pragmatic decision to put professional

Rugby League History

Rugby league effectively began in the George Hotel in Huddersfield, England, on August 29th 1895, when 21 clubs met and signed up to be part of the Northern Union.

Ostensibly the northern cl

Rugby League Governing Bodies

The Northern Rugby Football Union (NRFU) was formed in 1895 by the 21 breakaway clubs from the traditional Rugby Football Union, still the governing body in England for the 15-man code.

It w

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