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Rugby League Football, 15-a-side field game which developed from rugby union football, but is now radically different. ...
Rudiments of the Game
The goal posts on a standard pitch are 5. ... A game is controlled by a referee with the help of two touch judges or linesmen. In senior competitions a game has two 40-minute halves with a 5-minute interval. ... A game begins with a place-kick from the middle of the centre line. ... As in rugby union football the ball must be passed backwards or laterally in order to get it forwards.
Ball Play
The most important feature which distinguishes rugby league from rugby union is the "play-the-ball" rule. ... If a player kicks the ball from his own in-goal area and it goes into touch on the full, the game is restarted with a drop-out kick from between the posts.
If the ball is kicked or carried over the dead-ball line or touched down by a defender, or kicked into touch on the full by a defender, the game is restarted by the defending side drop-kicking from between the goal posts. If the ball is kicked over the touch-in-goal line or dead-ball line by an attacking player or an attacking player infringes in the opponents in-goal area, the game is restarted by the defending side kicking the ball forwards from the centre of the 22-metre line. ...
History
This form of the game came into existence in August 1895 and developed directly from rugby union football. In that month 22 of the northern clubs in England met at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and formed the Northern Rugby Football Union. In June 1922 the name was altered to the Rugby Football League. ... When some rugby clubs paid their players for loss of wages they were suspended by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The new form of rugby caught on rapidly in the north. ... By 1897 there were 80 rugby league clubs. ... When the New Zealand rugby union side, the All Blacks, toured Britain in 1905 they watched the new game and introduced it in Australasia. ... In 1907 a team of New Zealanders and Australians toured England playing the new game. ... After World War II there were so many overseas players in English rugby league that a team titled Other Nationalities was formed. A large number of rugby union players, attracted by financial inducements and benefits, have also converted to rugby league. ...
Tournaments and Leagues
Rugby leagues premier knockout tournament in England, the Challenge Cup, was first held in 1897 when the final was at Leeds, Yorkshire. ... The league then split into Yorkshire and Lancashire senior competitions until 1901-1902 when 14 clubs formed the Northern Rugby League. ...
Despite the existence of rugby union and Australian rules football the game burgeoned in Australia from early in the 20th century.
Approximate Word count = 2333
Approximate Pages = 9.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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