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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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1919: New South Wales Rugby League picnic day

Photo of the New South Wales Rugby League General Committee picnicking with their families and all dressed in their Sunday best

Courtesy Melba Studios.
This picture of the New South Wales Rugby League General Committee picnic presents a rarely seen side of the men who ran the game in the early years. Picnicking here with their families are such illustrious league administrators as SG Ball, Jersey Flegg, John Quinlan and Horrie Miller - all dressed in their Sunday best.


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