Talk:Rugby league in Russia

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[edit] Russian players in Australia

A year or so ago a couple of Russian players got contracts for Aussie teams (possibly NRL teams can't remember). Worth a mention I'd have thought.GordyB 21:48, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Yer... was this previous there and I deleted it? Its important to put it in its right place. Also, it wasnt really contracts. The west tigers gave some russians a "go" for a few weeks or maybe more. They traineed with them and they put the russians through their paces, but nothing actualy came of it! POds 02:59, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Early History

It says in the article that Rugby League was played in the Soviet Union before World War I. How was the sport introduced into the country at that stage? Did a Northern Union touring side play there?

Sjgenius 20:52, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Maybe or perhaps it had more to do with russians wanting to get compensation for playing, like in Northern England and other nations. Theres not a lot of information on it at all! :( POds 23:36, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Er, the Societ Union didn't exixt until 1921, perhaps this should be WWII? I'm a bit sceptical about that claim really. The NU/RFL didn't really show any interest in other places until the 1950s (exhibition tours to Italy and Yugoslavia). Grinner 10:55, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

I can't find any reference on Wikipedia relating to either version of Rugby being played in the Soviet Union/Russia in the early 20th century. Sjgenius 19:25, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

You cant write wikipedia articles using only other wikipedia pages. That would be a duplicate of information. There are various sources on the internet that points to rugby league being played around the 1st or 2nd World War. If you want to find out any specifics, you'd have to talk too people of that era who played rugby league or perhaps you could track down a good book at your favourite book shop or library? POds 11:51, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Aye, but if there's info on the internet then could you provide a link? I'm doubtful about the claim myself. Grinner 12:19, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

No worries. I'll c if i can trake one down. POds 13:34, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm, its already on there, has been there for quite some time. However, when i finish some of my other things, I will revert all rugby league pages or at least the ones I've done to use the special foot notes template wikipedia have now. Much better way of doing things, rather then leaving the references section at the bottom. POds 13:48, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

So it is! Apologies for not noticing. The link lacks detail but very intersting nonetheless. Grinner 14:36, 16 December 2005 (UTC)