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==Rugby League==

==Rugby League==

'''Rugby League''' (commonly "league") is a sport that is popular in [[Australia]], [[England]] and [[New Zealand]].  It differs from rugby union in its rules, club structure and the typical socio-economic status of its adherents.{{fact}}

'''Rugby League''' (commonly "league") is a sport that is popular in [[Australia]], [[England]], [[France]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]; in the latter country, it is the national sport.  It differs from rugby union in its rules and club structure. In England, the homeland of both codes of rugby, rugby league is very popular in Lancashire, Cumberland and especially Yorkshire, where it is the dominant sport. It tends to have more of a working-class image in contrast to the middle-class image of rugby union, although the class gap between the two codes has become much more blurred in recent years. In France, it is popular in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the south, especially in the Pyrenees-Orientales and Aude Department, where it is the dominant sport.

====Manner of play====

====Manner of play====

The game is played between 2 teams of 13 players, comprising of 6 forwards and 7 backs. The principal difference with union is when a player is tackled, the game immediately stops and the defending team must retreat 10 metres.  The tackled player then rolls the ball back between his legs and the game continues.  The attacking team has a maximum of 6 tackles before the ball must be handed over to the opposition.  This rule avoids the need for the often time-consuming struggle for the ball after a tackle in rugby union.  Lineouts are replaced by scrums and scrums are not competitive as they are in rugby union.  Trys are valued at 4 points and conversions and penalties at two. A drop goal or "field goal" is worth one point.

The game is played between 2 teams of 13 players, comprising of 6 forwards and 7 backs. Rugby league has the reputation of being the toughest of all team games. There is less differentiation between the roles of different positions than in rugby union, so the game calls for high levels of strength, speed, stamina and skill from all players. The principal difference with union is when a player is tackled, the game immediately stops and the defending team must retreat 10 metres.  The tackled player then rolls the ball back between his legs and the game continues.  The attacking team has a maximum of 6 tackles before the ball must be handed over to the opposition.  This rule avoids the need for the often time-consuming struggle for the ball after a tackle in rugby union.  Lineouts are replaced by scrums and scrums are not competitive as they are in rugby union.  Trys are valued at 4 points and conversions and penalties at two. A drop goal or "field goal" is worth one point.

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