Rugby Football League

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The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for Rugby League in the United Kingdom. It administers the Great Britain international side, the Challenge Cup, the Rugby League National Leagues and Super League (Europe). The amateur/junior game is administered in association with the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA).

On August 29, 1895, 22 rugby clubs from across the north of England held a meeting in the George Hotel in Huddersfield, next to the railway station. They voted to secede from the Rugby Football Union and set up their own Northern Rugby Football Union, but was more usually termed simply the Northern Union (NU). (See History of rugby league for more detail on the formation of the NU).In 1922 this became the Rugby Football League. Huddersfield is still a focus for rugby league, being represented by the Huddersfield Giants in the Superleague, and the Huddersfield Underbank Rangers in National League 3, as well as many amateur teams. The Huddersfield Giants play in claret and gold coloured hooped shirts with white shorts.

The name Rugby Football League also refers to the main league competition run by the organisation. This has since been supplanted by Super League and the Rugby League National Leagues.

See also

• British Amateur Rugby League Association
• Great Britain national rugby league team
• Super League (Europe)
• Rugby League National Leagues
• Challenge Cup

External links

• [Rugby Football League official website]
• [engage Super League]
• [The Duke of Wellingon's Regiment Contribution to Rugby]

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