New South Wales Rugby League premiership

was a simple sign consisting of five words that managed to separate a die-hard group of Rugby League fans from the team that had been a major part of their lives. In the National Rugby League competition, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were playing their most important match in decades back on September 6th 2013 – against their fierce rivals, the Sydney Roosters – in a bid to secure their first minor premiership since 1989. Rabbitohs and Roosters fans have been at each other’s throats since 1908,

Wayde v New South Wales Rugby League [1985] Critical reflection Reading the Wayde V South wales rugby league (NSWRL) case, it looks at the board of directors refusing a western suburbs club from entering the premiership league. The reduction from 14 to 12 leagues was because of incorporation and the long season and less recovery time between matches for players, and more leagues was a burden. Less leagues and shorter season was seen by the directors as a better option for the premiership. While

Women’s Rugby League is the fastest growing area of the game, and continues to break new ground with new competitions and improved pathway programs to promote participation and equal opportunity. 2017 saw the New South Wales Rugby League launch the Tarsha Gale Nines – an under-18s junior representative competition for the best female players in the Sydney Metropolitan area, which provides a pathway for young girls wanting to continue playing Rugby League. The NSW Women’s Premiership and the Sydney

Australian Rules Football is the heart of Victorian sport that is slowly expanding over Australia with teams in both Queensland and New South Wales (National Rugby League dominated states). Loy (cited in Shilbury & Killett, 2011, p12), defines four key characteristics that are key to defining sport: - The activity is playlike in nature - The activity involves an element of competitiveness - The activity is based on physical prowess - The activity involves elements of skill, strategy and chance with