Abstract
Within a decade of the establishment of a Sydney-based competition, rugby league had spread to many regional districts of New South Wales (NSW). By the time of the Great Depression, country districts organised. Although the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) had formed a country division in 1934, the Country Rugby League (CRL) was not founded officially until 1939 when the NSWRL gave country officials the power to administer the game beyond the Sydney metropolitan area. Nonetheless, the CRL remained under the authority of its Sydney-based parent organisation.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | ASSH Studies in Sports History |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Rugby League football
- New South Wales Rugby League
- Country Rugby League
- New South Wales
- history