Rugby Football League

The Rugby Football League ( RFL), founded in 1895 as the Northern Rugby Football Union, briefly Northern Union ( NU), is an English rugby league association today for the England national team, as well as for almost the entire professional rugby league is responsible Sport in the Northern Hemisphere. For the amateur and youth in England, the RFL is responsible, together with the British Amateur Rugby League Association since the 1970s. The Association is a leader in addition to the Australian and New Zealand in the League code that just came through the elimination of the former Union of the Northern Rugby Football Union. Until the introduction of the Super League 1996 organized by the Association of English league also named Rugby Football League. The RFL has traditionally been a total British Association responsible for the British rugby league team. In recent years, however, made ​​in Wales, Scotland and Ireland 's own associations, so that the RFL more concentrated in England, where the association is primary a strong presence in the North of England, his seat is Leeds.

History

The Association was established in 1895 as 20 clubs from the north of England because of their dissatisfaction with the regulation by the RFU leaked from the association and on August 29, 1895 at the George Hotel, Huddersfield their own association, the Northern Rugby Football Union founded. Two other clubs joined to the first regular meeting of the association. The association remained, despite some efforts to expand into Wales and some fast failing start-ups in London well into the 20th century in northern England limited. Only the creation of a League team by Fulham (after several name changes is called the League club today Harlequins Rugby League ) in 1980 provided for a continued presence outside the root zone. Since the inception of Super League clubs from Wales and France also were taken.

1948 was the RFL founding member of the Rugby League International Federation, 2003/ 04 and the Rugby League European Federation. The RFL has participated in all previous world championships with either the British or the English selection.

Organised competitions

Fulham F.C.
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