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Encyclopedia > NSWRL

New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body for the sport of Rugby League in New South Wales. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League (ARL).


The NSWRL was responsible for the introduction of Rugby League in Australia. The first game was played on August 17th,1907 at the Agricultural Ground, where New Zealand defeated New South Wales 12-8.


The Sydney premiership, the NSWRL's first competition, was started on April 20th, 1908. In that first season nine teams competed. These were Balmain, Cumberland, Eastern Suburbs, Glebe, Newcastle, Newtown, North Sydney, Western Suburbs and South Sydney. The NSWRL continued to run the premier Rugby League competition in Australia until the Super League war of the mid 90s, at first under its own control and later under the auspices of the ARL. At the conclusion of the war, the NSWRL/ARL competition was merged into the NRL. The NSWRL was left to run lower grade and junior competions.


See also


Australasian Rugby League

Competitons
National Rugby League | State of Origin

National teams
Australia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea

Federation Links
Australian RL | New South Wales RL | Queensland RL | New Zealand RL

NRL Teams
Brisbane Broncos | Canberra Raiders | Bulldogs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Melbourne Storm | Newcastle Knights | New Zealand Warriors | North Queensland Cowboys | Parramatta Eels | Penrith Panthers | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George-Illawarra Dragons | Sydney Roosters | Wests Tigers

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RL1908 - Dan 'Laddo' Davies - Newcastle Rugby League history (1113 words)
Davies was aware of the NSWRL's requirement that all footballers must reside within their club's district, but the Glebe officials allayed his fears by saying that every club had one or two out-of-district players, and no one would make a fuss of it.
The NSWRL held their inquiry, which would have included statements from Annandale locals giving evidence of Davies' relatives residence and the toing and froing of the young man from the house.
The outcome was that the NSWRL disqualified every club official in the Newcastle area, except those from Easts who remained aloof from the drama.
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