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100 years of the game

 

Rugby league in Australia started as a rebel football competition established in defiance of the New South Wales Rugby Union. With its mix of hardness and athleticism, it has grown to become one of the most popular of Australian sports, a skilful fast-moving game that has the passionate support of its fans.

Here, relive some of the key moments and memorabilia, with photographs which bear testament to the great teams and personalities of the past.

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2000: Save our Souths

Photo of South Sydney fans marching through the streets of Sydney. Two of the fans are holding a banner which reads 'Save our club and our game, preserve our culture and our name. No Real Loyalty'

Photo: Colin Whelan Action Photographics.
Following South Sydney's expulsion from the National Rugby League competition in 1999, more than 50,000 fans marched through the streets of Sydney calling for the Rabbitohs to be reinstated. After extended legal proceedings, the club was re-admitted to the competition in 2002.


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