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1895 - Threatened with expulsion from the RFU if they cannot prove their amateurism, 21 leading Lancashire and Yorkshire clubs meet at the George Hotel, Huddersfield on 29 August 1895. They vote unanimously to form the Northern Rugby Football Union (NU) and allow broken-time payments.
1896 - Manningham of Bradford win first NU Championship.
1897 - To make the game more exciting, the NU abolishes the line-out and reduces value of all goals to two points. Tries worth three points. Batley beat St Helens in first Challenge Cup final.
1904 - First international match: England (3) Other Nationalities (9) at Wigan.
1906 - Modern rugby league is born when the number of players is reduced from fifteen to thirteen a side. Rucks and mauls after a tackle replaced by the play-the-ball.
1907 - Rugby league spreads to Australia and New Zealand. First New Zealand side, organised by A.H. Baskerville, tours Britain
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What sports have Australia invented?
AFL (Australian football league) and Rugby league
In What Country Was Rugby League Invented?
Samoa
What year was the negro league invented'?
1920
What year was rugby league invented in?
1908
What country was the champions league invented in?
France
Who invented Major League Baseball?
1869
When was the national football league invented?
1916
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1992/93 was the first Premier League season
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no, neither. NL in 1876, AL in 1901
Who invented the Australian football league?
Tom Wills.
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They Needed a name for the football league
When was Major League Baseball invented?
October 1902
