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Rugby is now gradually making its place amongst the other grand sports such as Cricket and Football. The adrenaline rush and the excitement during course of the game are unmatched.
Rugby League is a sport that is played by the two teams on a rectangular grass field and each team has thirteen players in them. Rugby League, being one of the important codes of rugby football the other code being rugby union. The Rugby League is a part of what was initially called as the English Rugby Football Union also known as the Northern Union in the year 1895. Likewise identical breakaway schisms took place from the Rugby Football Union affiliated Rugby Unions in countries such as Australia and New Zealand in the year 1907 and they came to be known as the Rugby Leagues. And hence the game came to be known as the Rugby League.
Nations participating in the Rugby League matches
The countries that participate in the Rugby League matches are Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Japan, England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland,
Austria , Czech Republic, Estonia , France , Germany , Georgia , Greece , Hungary , Italy , Latvia , Malta , Moldova, Netherlands , Norway , Portugal , Russia , Serbia, Argentina, Canada , United States , West Indies.
The governing body of the Rugby League is the Rugby League International Federation. The Rugby League attracts a large number of crowds from all over the world thus enhancing the charm of the game.
Major International Competitions
The major international competitions in the Rugby League matches are:
- Competitions Rugby League World Cup
- The Ashes
- ANZAC Test
- The Tri-Nations
- Pacific Cup
- Pacific Rim Championship
- Mediterranean Cup
- European Nations Cup
- Emerging Nations Tournament
- World Club Challenge
- Liberty Bell Cup
Travel.mapsofworld.com.com provides the full information on the Rugby League. To know more on the venues and the other information relating to the Rugby World Cup 2007 just check out our site.
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