Rugby league in Malta
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Rugby league is a popular team sport emerging in Malta. The Maltese Rugby League Association is designed to help develop a platform for taking the game of Rugby League to the nation of Malta. The Malta national rugby league team played their inaugural match on home soil playing the English Lion Hearts in October 2005.
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[edit] History
The MRLA is very young and is yet to establish domestic rugby league within Malta.
[edit] Popularity
Malta played their first International at Marsa Stadium in October 2005, which was aired on Maltese TV, as well as receiving good coverage in other forms of media.
[edit] Participation
It is hoped that the success of the match against the English Lionhearts will help set up a domestic competition within Malta.
[edit] Statistics
A crowd of 500 were in attendance for the first ever rugby league match in Malta.
[edit] Demographics
Thus far, there is no domestic rugby league played in Malta, so there is no indication of participant levels in different sexes or age. The only rugby league match that has been played in Malta was in Marsa, which attracted a crowd of 500, in October of 2005.
[edit] The National Team
Main Article: Malta national rugby league team The Malta national rugby league team is made primarily of Australian born players with Maltese ancestry and are nick named the Knights.
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