Portal:Rugby League

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Rugby league is a team sport, played by two teams of 13 players. The aim is to carry an oval ball up the field towards the opponents in-goal where the ball is grounded to score a try. The opposing team attempts to prevent the attacking team from carrying out this objective by tackling the player with the ball. It is one of the two codes of rugby, the other being rugby union. The origins of the game was with a breakaway faction of the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) known as the Northern Union. When similar breakaway factions occurred from RFU-affiliated Rugby Unions in Australia and New Zealand, in 1907 and 1908 they formed associations known as Rugby Leagues and used the modified Northern Union rules. The Northern Union later changed its name to the Rugby Football League. Thus, the game became known as rugby league.
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Andrew Farrell (30 May 1975-) played rugby league for Great Britain as a loose forward. He also captained the team before transferring to rugby union. Farrell, or "Faz" was a first team debutant for his home town club Wigan at the age of 16 against Keighley and a full International by 18. He made his debut against New Zealand in 1993 and became captain of his country by 21. Farrell has made 34 appearances for Great Britain and also represented the country in two World Cups. In 1993, he became the youngest winner of the Challenge Cup when he came on as a substitute aged 17 years 11 months. In 1994, he was named the youngest ever player of the year. He is only the second player to score more than 3,000 points in all competitions at Wigan. He is said to be an inspiration to young players within the squad. He celebrated his Testimonial Year in 2002, and won the Golden Boot as the best player in the world in 2004, the Man of Steel Award twice, and the Players Player Award. Farrell was inducted into the Order of the British Empire for services to the game in the New Year's list of 2004.

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Pat Richards scores in the 2005 Grand Final

Pat Richards scores in the 2005 Grand Final

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Did you know that the most tries ever scored in a match by an individual is 11. This occurred on 4 March 1905 by George West (Hull Kingston Rovers) v Brookland Rovers.

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"Anyone who does not watch rugby league is not a real person."

-John Singleton, The Australian, 1980.

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