When and where did NRL originate?

Answer 1

NRLwas first played in Australia in 1908, after working-class Rugby union players, dissatisfied with the restrictive old English game, struck out and forged the young nation's first professional football code.

Within barely three seasons, the 13-man form of rugby became the favourite winter sport of NSW and Queensland -- a position rugby league continues to hold today.

For a century the clubs have been the heart-and-soul of the game, with tribal loyalties feeding the veracious rivalries that drive the footballers and fans alike into their weekend winter battles. Winning the season's premiership is all that matters.

Rugby league footballers have traditionally enthralled spectators with a combination of raw bone-breaking toughness, together with exhilarating movement of the ball from man-to-man.

Unlike in most other sports, rugby league footballers are given free reign on the field to make the game their own in the pursuit of victory, whether via individual moments of brilliance, or in combination with their team mates.

Answer 2

The story of the league code is superb it would take a considerable time here to explain. However, here is a site that has the history of the birth of NRL and it gives a very accurate explanation of the circumstances - enjoy!

www.rl1908.com/History/1895.htm

Answer 3

1908