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"RL1908... "check it out - it's the best source for historical information on
rugby league available"
Big League - The Official Publication Of The NRL
Sean Fagan of RL1908 is a member of the ARL Hall of Fame Voting College.
The Foreword to Kevin Ward's autobiography 'No Pain, No Gain' was written by Sean Fagan of RL1908.
Following a proposal by RL1908 the ARL Kangaroos wore a 1928 style commemorative jersey in the 25 July 2003 test match - celebrating 75 years of the green and gold jersey.
RL1908 feature article on the First Test of 1928 appeared in the Official Test Match Programme for the Australia v New Zealand game on 25 July 2003.
RL1908 article on the evolvement of Australia's Test match colours was featured in the The Daily Telegraph on 25 July 2003 coinciding with the Kangaroos v Kiwis Test match.
RL1908 article on the origin of the New South Wales colour of blue was featured in the The Daily Telegraph on 19 July 2003 coinciding with Game 3 of the Origin series.
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The RL1908.com web site has been selected by the National Library of Australia for heritage preservation.
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After their trail-blazing visit to England and Wales in 1907/08, the first New Zealand rugby league team toured NSW and Queensland - kick-starting the code's first season in Australia. |
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Club
Histories
Articles covering the history of each of the premiership clubs from 1908 to today |
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State
of Origin
The century long battle between NSW and QLD - now under State of Origin |
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Seasons
Recap each season of the premiership from 1908 to the present |
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ARL
Kangaroos
The history and records of Australian Rugby League's Kangaroos |
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Feature
Articles
Explore the history of rugby league's past with these exclusive articles |
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ARL
Hall of Fame
The benchmark of excellence - each story reveals their true greatness |
Rugby League World Cup
It is over 50 years since the first World Cup was played - review the
history of this tournament
RL Poems & Limericks
Read our selection of football poetry, some of which are exclusive to RL1908
Origin of 'State of Origin'
Trace the path to the opening night of Origin - from Lonnie Spragg in 1900, via
Ken Thornett in 1964 to Ron McAuliffe in 1980
So Why 2 Points For The Bye? : It may seem irrelevant today, but there was once a good reason for this quirky tradition.
Finding The Premier Club : Many methods have been used over the history of the NSWRL/NRL to award the premiership. From play-offs to 'first past the post'.
The 'Wooden Spoon' : Where did this tradition begin, and why a wooden spoon?
'Rules' Almost Had Sydney's Paddock : The arrival of professional rugby league thwarted Aussie rules' rise in NSW and Queensland.
The Balmainiacs : Why did Balmain forfeit the 1909 Final?
Kangaroo War-Cry : History of the Australian team's long-forgotten tradition.
Club Histories - New Speculations : Recently uncovered facts and new theories on club colours and nicknames.
The Great Wallaby Raid : The true history of the 1909 defections.
League and World War 1 : did World War One give rugby league an unfair advantage over rugby union?
Rugby
League History links
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RL
videos and DVD
A great range of videos and dvds of Grand FInals, State of Origin, NRL,
clubs and history
Search
for old RL books
Thanks to the internet, you can buy from a selection of more than a 1,000
rugby league books from years gone by
Short articles and related exercises:
A discussion on the history of Rugby Posters and advertising
The shape of Rugby Balls was initially much rounder than today
The Origin of Rugby began in the early 1800's
What Country Saw the Origin of Rugby
Football Codes - how the games developed differently
Education Resources | Rugby History | Australian Rugby
On
the Web
Online educational programs based on rugby league themes:
"Tackle Learning" a collection of over 40 RL & RU themed educational activities - uses content from RL1908 and recommends our site as a web resource.
"Rugby League Academy" - find out everything from the basic skills, the rules, the equipment, players and coaches views - operated by the BBC
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1905 All Blacks : their influence led to rugby league's success [uploaded 12 November] League Matches in the AIF : evidence the 13-man code was played in WW1 [uploaded 8 November] Goal Kicking is Not Football : a fundamental of rugby has gone [uploaded 3 November] Boer War Mystery : was a 5-nations rugby league series played in 1900? [uploaded 23 October] League and WW1 : explores why the NSWRL kept playing [uploaded 21 October] |
