Following some 20 years of the RFU demanding that all Rugby players be UNPAID except for essential expenses - Northern Clubs saw a necessity to pay to keep players from travelling to the more affluent south
On 29 August 1895 twenty-one clubs met at The George Hotel in Huddersfield and formed the Northern Rugby Union - later to be renamed Rugby League
Rugby union was :) the rugby union club i captain is the oldest rugby club in the world
rugby union
There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.There is no Rugby League team called Ulster. However, there are Rugby League teams in Ulster. Rugby Union still dominates in Ireland.
Rugby league
Jason Robinson, winger or fullback both in rugby league and rugby union
The term RUGBY comes from the town of Rugby in Warwichshire England. The game of Rugby Union is reputed to have been conceived at the Rugby Public School which was situated in the Town and remains there to this day. Rugby League formally broke away from Union and became a separate sport in 1895.
England has national teams for both rugby union and rugby league
Wally Lewis was a champion in rugby league.
There are 13 players on the pitch in each rugby league side, as opposed to 15 in rugby union teams. The difference is in the forwards. Rugby union teams have 8, but rugby league teams survive with only 6.
rugby league
Rugby union and rugby league.
Rugby Union started (according to web Ellis fans) in 1823 Rugby league - in 1895