Rugby
league is one of the two popular rugby codes in the world today.
Similar to its counterpart, rugby union, the sport is played at
amateur and professional levels in different countries worldwide.
Both rugby league and rugby union has had their share of success in
the respective countries that enjoy this highly competitive sport.
The
popularity of rugby league has extended its reach to some of the
biggest sports capitals in the world. Many of these rugby league
nations are in Europe, such as France and England, as well as in
Australian regions like Queensland and New South Wales, although the
sport is slowly gaining attention in many other parts of the world as
well.
The
emergence of rugby league as very popular full-contact sport has
broken not only the barriers of geographical location, but also of
gender. All over the world women have started taking up what was
previously considered a man’s sport.
Despite
being heavily dominated by men, rugby league has made its influence
known to women as well. In many different countries, women’s
rugby league has made significant strides in making the sport
more popular to everyone.
Women's
rugby league is known to be the version of the rugby league game
played by women. There currently are clubs organized for female only
participation running in Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand.
The games in which these clubs compete in are overseen by the various
individual organizations of those separate countries and
internationally by the Women's & Girls Rugby League. At the
international level Australia, France, Great Britain and New Zealand
compete on a regular basis with the Women's
Rugby League World Cup held at a regular interval after first
being established.
The
Women's Rugby League World Cup was first held in Great Britain during
2000 to coincide with men's Rugby League World Cup. The first
participants were Australia, France, Great Britain and New Zealand,
who went on to win the inaugural Women’s Rugby League tournament as
well as winning the 2005 competition five years later on their home
turf. Australia hosted the 2008 Women’s
Rugby League World Cup.
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