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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: The Man

Anthony Mundine, pictured with a lollie-pop stick jutting out from his mounth, at a press conference where he announced his retirement from Rugby League to pursue boxing

Photo: Newspix/News Limited.
Anthony Mundine announces his retirement from league to pursue a boxing career. Mundine appeared in three grand finals (1996, 1997 and 1999) and three State of Origin matches for New South Wales. He went on to win a World Boxing Association super middleweight title in 2003.


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