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Encyclopedia > Rugby League International Federation

The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. They are responsible for organising international competitions such as the World Cup and Tri-Nations, as well as fixing the laws of the game and co-ordinating international development. A sport governing body comes in several forms. ... Rugby league is a team sport, played by teams of 13 players per side (usually plus 4 substitutes). ... The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. ... The Rugby League Tri-Nations is a relatively new concept for rugby league, though it can be seen as a logical continuation of the early world cup structure, in which the best teams in the world play in a round robin tournament leading to a final. ...


The impetus for forming the federation came from the French, and the RLIF was founded in 1948 at a meeting in Bordeaux, France. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ...


The RLIF has no permanent buildings, secretariat or website. In reality it simply consists of a series of informal meetings between administrators from the leading nations.


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rugby league: Information from Answers.com (2324 words)
Rugby league is a team sport, played by two teams of 17 players, with 13 on the field at any one time and 4 'on the bench' (reserves).
Rugby league was initially played by a breakaway faction of the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) known as the Northern Union.
Rugby league is highly popular in Australia, New Zealand, and the Papua New Guinea where rugby league is recognised as the national sport.
Rugby League International Federation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (176 words)
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of Rugby League.
They are responsible for organising international competitions such as the World Cup and Tri-Nations, as well as fixing the laws of the game and co-ordinating international development.
The impetus for forming the federation came from the French, and the RLIF was founded in 1948 at a meeting in Bordeaux, France.
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