Rugby league
Full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field
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Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13 or rugby XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 m (74 yd) wide and 112–122 m (122–133 yd) long with H-shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two major codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union.
It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) over the issue of payments to players.
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🇺🇸 Ex-rugby league player says head injuries affected mental health
Josh Jones reveals he came close to taking his own life as a result of what he says are the effects of head injuries sustained while playing the sport...
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