Rugby Football League

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The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in the United Kingdom. Baced in Leeds it administers the Great Britain national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, the Rugby League National Leagues and Super League (Europe). The amateur/junior game is administered in association with the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA).

With the advent of Wales Rugby League, Scotland Rugby League and Rugby League Ireland, the RFL are increasingly becoming an English organisation.

The RFL is part of the Community Board which also has representatives from BARLA, Combined Services, English Schools Rugby League and Student Rugby League.

[edit] History

Main article: History of rugby league

On 29 August 1895, 22 rugby clubs from across the north of England held a meeting in the George Hotel in Huddersfield, next to the railway station. They voted to secede from the Rugby Football Union and set up their own Northern Rugby Football Union, later known as the Northern Union (NU). '

The name Rugby Football League previously also referred to the main league competition run by the organisation. This has since been supplanted by Super League and the Rugby League National Leagues.

[edit] See also

• Rugby League International Federation
• Rugby league in England

[edit] External links

• Rugby Football League official website
• engage Super League

Rugby league in Britain and Ireland
Competitions Super League | National League | Challenge Cup | North West Counties | Pennine League National League Cup | National Conference League | Rugby League Conference | Scotland Rugby League | Midlands Merit League
National teams Great Britain | England | Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Federations RFL | BARLA | Rugby League Ireland | Wales Rugby League
Former competitions Championship | Premiership | Lancs/Yorks Cups | Lancs/Yorks League Regal Trophy | Charity Shield | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy