History of rugby league - Professional rugby begins in Australia - Article Index

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby League: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby League - From 1910 To 1995
History of rugby league - Rugby league before and during the First World War. The early years of the 20th century also saw attempts to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby League: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby League - After 1995
While the Super League war was being fought in Australia, Rupert Murdoch approached the British clubs with a view to forming Super League...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby League: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby League - Australasia
History of rugby league - New Zealand. In 1905, as New Zealand's rugby union team (the All Blacks), toured Britain, they witnessed firs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby League: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby League - The Early Years
Initially the Northern Union continued to play under rugby union laws. The first minor change (awarding a penalty for a deliberate knock-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby League: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby League - The Schism In Great Britain
In 1892, charges of professionalism were laid against clubs in Bradford and Leeds, both in Yorkshire, after they compensated players for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby League: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby League - Before The Schism
Although many forms of football had been played across the world, it was only during the second half of the nineteenth century that these...   » Read the article