1. Glebe
2. Newcastle (Team was only in competition for two (2) years before leaving and creating Newcastle Rugby League [3] competition)
3. Balmain
4. Wests
5. Souths
6. Norths
7. Easts
8. Newtown
The teams competing in the Australasian professional rugby league competition (known as the National Rugby League [NRL]) are as follows:
North Queensland Cowboys (Queensland)
Brisbane Broncos (QLD)
Gold Coast Titans (QLD)
Newcastle Knights (New South Wales)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (NSW)
Sydney Roosters (NSW)
South Sydney Rabbitohs (NSW)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (NSW)
Parramatta Eels (NSW)
Wests Tigers (NSW)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (NSW)
Penrith Panthers (NSW)
St George-Illawarra Dragons (NSW)
Canberra Raiders (Australian Capital Territory)
Melbourne Storm (Victoria)
New Zealand Warriors (NZ)
Rugby League is played in 34 countries and is most popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Papua New Guinea and France.
None. a National team is one that covers all teams in one country
All Blacks,Mystics and warriors
Australia have competed with France in rugby league, rugby union, football, and all sports in Olympic competition.
South Africa (2), Australia(2), England and New Zealand.
Throughout his career, Darren Lockyer has played for 3 teams. He has been apart of the Queensland, Australia, and NRL All Stars Rugby organization. He is still living today at the age of 36.
Rugby League isn't underated. It's not popular because of competition such as Rugby Union and Soccer. Rugby League is spreading in all areas of the world, countries such as Lebanon and Saudi-Arabia are starting competitions like NRL in Australia. In the pacific countries Rugby League remains very heavily and it's number 1 sport in Samoa, Tonga, Papa new Genuia, Cook islands, New Zealand and second most popular sport in Australia, after Aussie Rules.
All-Ireland League - rugby union - was created in 1990.
Rugby League players in Australia get paid very low. Their average yearly income is about 200 thousand. If you compare Rugby League to other sports such as, AFL, NFL, major league and NBA, Rugby League is like a welfare payment. Rugby League is the toughest sport. It's fast and rought. Countries that are developing Rugby League such as Amercia and Lebanon, their players don't get paid at all. NRL (National Rugby League) which is running in Australia, has a salary cap. That's the reason why, Rugby League players are so under-paid. The highest paid rugby league player in Australia is about 500k for 3 years. Super League in England is better than NRL, at least their payment are double then the ones in NRL.
The first professional rugby league game was held all the way back in 1908. The South Sydney Rabbitohs won 14-12 against the Sydney Roosters in the grand final that year.
In 2013, there were around 51,000 registered adult rugby players in Australia. Not all of these people actively play and this is only the adults who are registered. There are about 302,000 registered kids.
Average NRL game = 17,367 people Nrl all stars = 26,687 people