rugby league introduction.

Rugby League was first played in Australia in 1908, after a working class rugby union player named dally messenger making the jump to rugby league which saw more union players, bored with the old English game, make the switch.

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. (Sean Fragan)

for a century the clubs have 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.(Sean Fragan)

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

Rugby league players make the game their own in the pursuit of victory, whith individual brilliance, or with their teamates.

like the gladiators of Ancient Rome, those that succeed are glorified as legends for evermore. (Sean Fragan)