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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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2006: Rusty's Rabbits

Photo of Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court addressing a press conference following their successful privatisation of the South Sydney club

Photo: Andrew Quilty/Fairfaxphotos.

Russell Crowe, left, and Peter Holmes à Court address a press conference following the successful privatisation of South Sydney. Debate raged in the rugby league world as to whether the two millionaires would succeed in transforming the struggling working-class club into a corporate success story.