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1895 BCE
1895
1895 saw the birth of Rugby League. The game was invented in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom -
1908
1908 saw the first ever Rugby League competition being created in Australia called the NRL. They consisted of 9 teams:
Cumberland
North Sydney
Eastern Suburbs
Newcastle
Glebe
Newtown
South Sydney
Balmain
Western Suburbs -
1960
The headgear for Rugby League first came out -
1991
The first synthetic Rugby League ball came out, the Steeden -
1996
The Rugby League Committee announced they will have Video Referees of action replays on the game to further analyse contentious decisions to benefit players, officials and spectators. -
1997
Many athletes wore Skins as an athletic pants to go underneath their pants -
2000
GPS Sports Health Tracking was invented to record the performances of players -
2016
The NRL Bunker was invented as an advancement from the original video referee in an attempt to reduce taken to review footage but has improved accuracy of decisions for players and spectators.