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National Rugby League

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The National Rugby League, sponsored as the NRL Telstra Premiership, is the professional rugby league competition of Australia and Oceania, contested today by sixteen teams based in Australia and one based in New Zealand. It was formed in 1998 as a joint partnership between the Australian Rugby League and the News Corporation-controlled Super League, following the Super League war of the 1990s, and it traces its origins to the New South Wales Rugby League, which formed in 1908. Control passed in 2012 to the Australian Rugby League Commission. Each season runs from March to October with 24 matches per team; the top eight teams enter a finals series, and the winner of the NRL Grand Final at Stadium Australia receives the Provan-Summons Trophy. The Wikipedia article reports it as the richest rugby league competition in the world by revenue.

Facts
Founding Year
1998 1
Format
League 1
Classification
Scope
National 1
Frequency
Frequency (category)
Annual 1
National Rugby League
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Competitors Include

Adrian Morley, Athletes
Source Adrian Morley (Wikipedia)
Andrew Ettingshausen, Athletes
Source Andrew Ettingshausen (Wikipedia)
Andrew Johns, Athletes
Source Andrew Johns (Wikipedia)
Anthony Minichiello, Athletes
Source Anthony Minichiello (Wikipedia)
Benji Marshall, Athletes
Source Benji Marshall (Wikipedia)
Billy Slater, Athletes
Source Billy Slater (Wikipedia)
Blake Ferguson, Athletes
Source Blake Ferguson (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Boyd Cordner, Athletes
Source Boyd Cordner (Wikipedia)
Brad Thorn, Athletes
Source Brad Thorn (Wikipedia)
Bradman Best, Athletes
Source Bradman Best (Wikipedia)
Braith Anasta, Athletes
Source Braith Anasta (Wikipedia)
Brett Kimmorley, Athletes
Source Brett Kimmorley (Wikipedia)
Brian Carney (rugby), Athletes
Source Brian Carney (rugby) (Wikipedia)
Brisbane Broncos, Teams and Clubs
Source Brisbane Broncos (Wikipedia)
Cameron Munster, Athletes
Source Cameron Munster (Wikipedia)
Cameron Smith (rugby league), Athletes
Source Cameron Smith (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Teams and Clubs
Source Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Wikipedia)
Cooper Cronk, Athletes
Source Cooper Cronk (Wikipedia)
Corey Parker, Athletes
Source Corey Parker (Wikipedia)
Craig Fitzgibbon, Athletes
Source Craig Fitzgibbon (Wikipedia)
Craig Gower, Athletes
Source Craig Gower (Wikipedia)
Daly Cherry-Evans, Athletes
Source Daly Cherry-Evans (Wikipedia)
Darius Boyd, Athletes
Source Darius Boyd (Wikipedia)
Darren Lockyer, Athletes
Source Darren Lockyer (Wikipedia)
George Burgess, Athletes
Source George Burgess (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Gorden Tallis, Athletes
Source Rugby League Project: Gorden Tallis (Rugby League Project)
Greg Inglis, Athletes
Source Greg Inglis (Wikipedia)
Hazem El Masri, Athletes
Source Hazem El Masri (Wikipedia)
Isaiah Papali'i, Athletes
Source Isaiah Papali'i (Wikipedia)
Israel Folau, Athletes
Source Israel Folau (Wikipedia)
James Graham (rugby league), Athletes
Source James Graham (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
James Tedesco, Athletes
Source James Tedesco (Wikipedia)
Jarryd Hayne, Athletes
Source Jarryd Hayne (Wikipedia)
Joel Monaghan, Athletes
Source Joel Monaghan (Wikipedia)
Josh Addo-Carr, Athletes
Source Josh Addo-Carr (Wikipedia)
Kevin Walters, Athletes
Source Kevin Walters (Wikipedia)
Lote Tuqiri, Athletes
Source Lote Tuqiri (Wikipedia)
Luke Lewis, Athletes
Source Luke Lewis (Wikipedia)
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Teams and Clubs
Source Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (Wikipedia)
Marika Koroibete, Athletes
Source Marika Koroibete (Wikipedia)
Matt Gillett, Athletes
Source Matt Gillett (Wikipedia)
Matt Nable, Athletes
Source Matt Nable (Wikipedia)
Melbourne Storm, Teams and Clubs
Source Melbourne Storm (Wikipedia)
Michael Dobson, Athletes
Source Michael Dobson (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Nathan Cleary, Athletes
Source Nathan Cleary (Wikipedia)
Newcastle Knights, Teams and Clubs
Source Newcastle Knights (Wikipedia)
Parramatta Eels, Teams and Clubs
Source Parramatta Eels (Wikipedia)
Pat Richards, Athletes
Source Pat Richards (Wikipedia)
Ryan Hall, Athletes
Source Ryan Hall (Wikipedia)
Sam Burgess, Athletes
Source Sam Burgess (Wikipedia)

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Derived From

New South Wales Rugby League premiership, Competitions
Source National Rugby League (Wikipedia)

Features

Rugby League, Sports
Source National Rugby League (Wikipedia)

Governs

Australian Rugby League Commission, Governing Bodies
Source National Rugby League (Wikipedia)
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Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject took place.

Source National Rugby League (Wikipedia)Lead, teams
Quote, Lead, teams
currently contested by 16 teams based in Australia
New Zealand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject took place.

Source National Rugby League (Wikipedia)Lead, teams, host country
Quote, Lead, teams, host country
and 1 team based in New Zealand
Sources
1. National Rugby League (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    the NRL being formed in 1998 as a joint partnership
  • Lead, season
    Each NRL season typically runs from March to October, with each team playing 24 matches.
  • Lead, scope
    premier rugby league competition in Australia
  • Lead, finals
    This is followed by a finals series contested between the top eight placed teams from the regular season
  • Lead, teams
    currently contested by 16 teams based in Australia
  • Lead, teams, host country
    and 1 team based in New Zealand
  • Governs: Australian Rugby League Commission, History, governance
    On 10 February 2012, the independent commission, known as the Australian Rugby League Commission assumed control of all levels of the game
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Lead
They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Brian Carney (rugby) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Brian Carney (rugby), Lead, NRL
Quote, Competitors Include: Brian Carney (rugby), Lead, NRL
Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League
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Brisbane Broncos (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Brisbane Broncos, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Brisbane Broncos, Lead, competition
the Broncos compete in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Newcastle Knights (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Newcastle Knights, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Newcastle Knights, Lead, competition
The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership
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Melbourne Storm (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Melbourne Storm, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Melbourne Storm, Lead, competition
participates in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Darren Lockyer (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Darren Lockyer, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Darren Lockyer, Lead, competition
most National Rugby League appearances
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Andrew Johns (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Andrew Johns, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Andrew Johns, Lead, competition
Johns captained the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League
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Billy Slater (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Billy Slater, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Billy Slater, Lead, competition
played his entire National Rugby League (NRL) career with the Melbourne Storm
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Cooper Cronk (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Cooper Cronk, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Cooper Cronk, Lead, competition
both in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Israel Folau (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Israel Folau, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Israel Folau, Lead
Folau began his professional career playing rugby league for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) from 2007 to 2008
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Sam Burgess (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sam Burgess, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Sam Burgess, Lead
for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League and in Australia for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL
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Jarryd Hayne (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jarryd Hayne, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Jarryd Hayne, Lead
he returned to the NRL with the Gold Coast Titans before a final season with Parramatta in 2018
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Lote Tuqiri (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Lote Tuqiri, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Lote Tuqiri, Lead
playing for the Wests Tigers of the NRL
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Wendell Sailor (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Wendell Sailor, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Wendell Sailor, Lead
He returned to rugby league in May 2008 with NRL club the St George Illawarra Dragons
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Brad Thorn (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Brad Thorn, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Brad Thorn, Lead
Thorn played rugby league for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Super League
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Benji Marshall (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Benji Marshall, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Benji Marshall, Lead, competition
in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Cameron Smith (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Cameron Smith (rugby league), Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Cameron Smith (rugby league), Lead, competition
in the National Rugby League
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South Sydney Rabbitohs (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: South Sydney Rabbitohs, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: South Sydney Rabbitohs, Lead, competition
that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Lead, competition
They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership
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Greg Inglis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Greg Inglis, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Greg Inglis, Lead, competition
played in the NRL for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
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Hazem El Masri (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hazem El Masri, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Hazem El Masri, Lead, competition
was the NRL's top point scorer for the season
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James Tedesco (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: James Tedesco, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: James Tedesco, Lead, competition
fullback for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League
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Todd Carney (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Todd Carney, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Todd Carney, Lead, competition
in the National Rugby League (2004 - 2014)
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Joel Monaghan (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Joel Monaghan, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Joel Monaghan, Lead, competition
he previously played in the NRL
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Anthony Minichiello (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Anthony Minichiello, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Anthony Minichiello, Lead, competition
is a former professional rugby league footballer who captained the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League
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Shane Webcke (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Shane Webcke, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Shane Webcke, Lead, competition
he would retire at the end of the 2006 NRL season
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Boyd Cordner (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Boyd Cordner, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Boyd Cordner, Lead, competition
is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Marika Koroibete (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marika Koroibete, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Marika Koroibete, Lead
previously played rugby league for the Melbourne Storm and Wests Tigers in the NRL
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Matt Nable (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Matt Nable, Lead, Winfield Cup Premiership (earlier name of the NRL competition)
Quote, Competitors Include: Matt Nable, Lead, Winfield Cup Premiership (earlier name of the NRL competition)
playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership during the 1990s
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Pat Richards (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Pat Richards, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Pat Richards, Lead
he played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers
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Adrian Morley (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Adrian Morley, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Adrian Morley, Lead
first British player to become a Grand Final winner in both the National Rugby League (NRL) and Super League
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Isaiah Papali'i (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Isaiah Papali'i, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Isaiah Papali'i, Lead
in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Shaun Berrigan (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Shaun Berrigan, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Shaun Berrigan, Lead, competition
the New Zealand Warriors and the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League
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Daly Cherry-Evans (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Daly Cherry-Evans, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Daly Cherry-Evans, Lead, competition
winning the 2011 NRL Grand Final in his rookie season
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Nathan Cleary (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Nathan Cleary, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Nathan Cleary, Lead, competition
for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL
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Craig Fitzgibbon (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Craig Fitzgibbon, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Craig Fitzgibbon, Lead, competition
he played in the NRL for the Illawarra Steelers
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Willie Mason (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Willie Mason, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Willie Mason, Lead, competition
he played in the National Rugby League for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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Brett Kimmorley (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Brett Kimmorley, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Brett Kimmorley, Lead, competition
he last played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the NRL
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Luke Lewis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Luke Lewis, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Luke Lewis, Lead, competition
in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Rugby League Project: Gorden Tallis (Rugby League Project)
Rugby League ProjectCompetitors Include: Gorden Tallis, Competitions Won, premiership
Quote, Competitors Include: Gorden Tallis, Competitions Won, premiership
Super League/NRL Premiership 1997, 1998, 2000
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Parramatta Eels (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Parramatta Eels, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Parramatta Eels, Lead, competition
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Western Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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Kevin Walters (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kevin Walters, Career, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Kevin Walters, Career, competition
he played at five-eighth in the 1998 NRL grand final
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Cameron Munster (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Cameron Munster, Career, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Cameron Munster, Career, competition
Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Ryan Hall (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ryan Hall, Career, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Ryan Hall, Career, competition
spent two seasons playing for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL
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Corey Parker (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Corey Parker, Career, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Corey Parker, Career, competition
played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL
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Matt Gillett (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Matt Gillett, Career, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Matt Gillett, Career, competition
He played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and Australia at international level
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Andrew Ettingshausen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Andrew Ettingshausen, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Andrew Ettingshausen, Lead, competition
the 2000 NRL season
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Craig Gower (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Craig Gower, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Craig Gower, Career
he played in the National Rugby League for Sydney club the Penrith Panthers
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James Graham (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: James Graham (rugby league), Career
Quote, Competitors Include: James Graham (rugby league), Career
he moved to Sydney for the 2012 NRL season
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Josh Addo-Carr (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Josh Addo-Carr, Lead, competitions
Quote, Competitors Include: Josh Addo-Carr, Lead, competitions
is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League and Australia at international level
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Braith Anasta (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Braith Anasta, Lead, competitions
Quote, Competitors Include: Braith Anasta, Lead, competitions
An Australian and Greek international, Anasta played in the NRL
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Bradman Best (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bradman Best, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Bradman Best, Lead
plays as a centre for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL
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Semi Radradra (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Semi Radradra, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Semi Radradra, Lead
began his professional career playing rugby league for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League
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Darius Boyd (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Darius Boyd, Lead, NRL Grand Finals
Quote, Competitors Include: Darius Boyd, Lead, NRL Grand Finals
Boyd has won the 2006 NRL Grand Final with the Broncos and the 2010 NRL Grand Final with the Dragons.
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Scott Dureau (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Scott Dureau, Lead, National Rugby League
Quote, Competitors Include: Scott Dureau, Lead, National Rugby League
he played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Michael Dobson (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Michael Dobson, Lead, National Rugby League
Quote, Competitors Include: Michael Dobson, Lead, National Rugby League
He played for Australian NRL clubs Canberra Raiders and Newcastle Knights, and European Super League clubs Catalans Dragons, Wigan Warriors, Hull Kingston Rovers and Salford Red Devils.
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George Burgess (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: George Burgess, Lead, National Rugby League
Quote, Competitors Include: George Burgess, Lead, National Rugby League
South Sydney Rabbitohs with whom he won the 2014 NRL Grand Final
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Blake Ferguson (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Blake Ferguson, Lead, National Rugby League
Quote, Competitors Include: Blake Ferguson, Lead, National Rugby League
He played for the National Rugby League team the Sydney Roosters that won the 2018 NRL Grand Final.
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