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1=The tag the "Greatest game of All" was first used to describe Rugby League by the NSWRL Secretary, Horrie Miller in the 1920's.
2=The first Rugby League match in Paris was on New Year's Eve 1933. when the Kangaroos played England.
3=South Sydney won the Sydney Competition 5 years running between 1925 and 1929.
4=1973 was the first year five teams played in the Sydney premiership semi finals.
5=The first New South Wales vs Queensland State of Origin match was played at Lang Park on July 8th, 1980. Prior to this, NSW had won 80 of the previous 100 games against Queensland.
6=Rugby League was born in New South Wales in August 1907 and in Queensland in March 1908. 1934 saw the birth of NSW Country Rugby and Classic Sportswear.
7=Frank Hyde is undisputed as the King of Rugby league commentary - calling to record crowds until his retirement after 31 years at the 1983 Grand Final.
8=Eastern Suburbs (now Sydney City Roosters) failed to win a game in 1966 and reached the semi finals in 1967 under their new coach, Jack Gibson.
9=Classic Sportswear has supplied more grade Rugby League teams for and for a longer period than anyone else in the game.
10=The game of Rugby League was founded in England in 1895 after the inaugural meeting at the George Hotel, Huddleford in November 1894.
11=1908 was the year Don Bradman was born; the Ford Motor Company produced the first Model T; and Rugby League played it's first club match in Australia on Easter Monday, April 20th.
12=Glebe was the first club formed in Australia to play Rugby League, on January 9th, 1908, but the club was defunct in 1929. It was followed within a matter of days by Newtown and Redfern (South Sydney).
13=Australia was the first country to term the game Rugby League (from the inception). England called their game Northern Union until 1922.
14=The Under 15 competition is called the Jersey Flegg Cup after Henry "Jersey" Flegg (1878-1960) who helped pioneer the game in 1908, and went on to became the longest serving President of the NSWRL.
15=Dally Messenger played his very first club game on the day club Rugby League started in SECOND grade. Brisbane first played club Rugby League on July 4th, 1908.
16=Victor Trumper was not only a famous Australian test cricketer but also the first treasurer of the new Rugby League.
17=The first Women's Rugby League match was played in August 1921 with "Metropolitan" beating "Sydney" by 21-11.
18=The American All Stars played exhibition matches (wearing gridiron gear) against various teams in 1953.
19=City Ford is the longest serving naming sponsor of a Rugby League team (Sydney City Roosters).
20=The catalyst for Rugby League in Australia was the injury to a Rugby Union player, Alex Burdon, who was not paid for medical costs or 10 weeks lost work time when injured in 1907.
21=Balmain (Sydney Tigers) won their first premiership in 1915 and were the first team to win all three grade premierships in the one season.
22=In 1966, Balmain (Sydney Tigers) became the first Sydney club team to beat a touring Great Britain team.
23=In 1929, Alan Ridley became Canberra's first international. Canberra joined the main Sydney competition in 1982 and became the first team outside New South Wales in the competition.
24=Canterbury Berries (Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs) won their first premiership in their fourth year in the competition, 1938. They beat East's (Sydney City Roosters) 19-6.
25=Terry Hughes, the half for the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, won the inaugural Rothmans Medal in 1968.
26=Balmain (Sydney Tigers) were an inaugural club, commencing in 1908.
27=South Sydney beat Eastern Suburbs (Sydney City) in the first premiership final in 1908 by 14-12.
28=Eastern Suburbs (Sydney City Roosters) were an inaugural club, commencing in 1908.
29=The Flowers Memorial Club Championship was introduced in 1930 and was won by Eastern Suburbs (Sydney City Roosters) in the first year.
30=Eastern Suburbs (Sydney City Roosters) is the only club to be unbeaten in two seasons, the consecutive seasons of 1936 and 1937.
31=Illawarra Steelers joined the competition in 1982. Their first win was against South's by 20-10 on March 20th, 1982.
32=Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles joined the competition in 1947 and reached their first Grand Final in 1951 (losing 14-42 to South Sydney). Now the Sea Eagles, they were previously known as the Seagulls.
33=Of the 4 inaugural teams to cease playing, Newtown are the only team to reform and are now an inaugural team and major force in the Metropolitan Cup competition.
34=North Sydney Bears were an inaugural club, commencing in 1908.
35=North Sydney Bears have had the longest wait for a First Grade premiership title, after winning their last title in 1922. Frank Hyde led North's to their last Grand Final in 1943.
36=Dinny Lutge from North Sydney Bears was the first Kangaroo Captain. He suffered a leg injury and did not play a Test.
37=Parramatta Eels joined the competition in 1947.
38=Parramatta Eels played in the first drawn Grand Final against St. George Dragons in 1977 (9 all) and lost the replay by 0-22.
39=Penrith Panthers joined the competition in 1967 and celebrated their first competition win, the Wills Cup Pre-Season competition, in 1968.
40=South Sydney Rabbitohs were an inaugural club, commencing in 1908, and won the first premiership, defeating East's (Sydney City Roosters) by 14-12.
41=Balmain (Sydney Tigers) were an inaugural club, commencing in 1908.
42=St. George beat South Sydney before a record club crowd of 78,056 in the 1965 Grand Final at the S.C.G.
43=South Sydney Rabbitohs have won a record 20 premiership titles, with the last being in 1971.
44=St. George Dragons joined the competition in 1921 and won their first premiership in 1941, beating East's (Sydney City Roosters) by 31-14.
45=The biggest ever midweek Rugby League crowd of 57,895 saw St. George lose to Great Britain at the S.C.G. in 1962.
46=Western Suburbs Magpies joined the competition in 1908 and won their first premiership in 1930 and first Club Championship in 1948.
47=Brisbane Broncos joined the competition in 1988.
48=Newcastle Knights joined the competition in 1988. Newcastle were an inaugural team in 1908 and withdrew at the end of 1909 to help form the Newcastle competition.
49=Auckland Warriors joined the competition in 1995 and became the first international team in the competition.
50=North Queensland Cowboys joined the competition in 1995.
51=South Queensland Crushers joined the competition in 1995.
52=Western Reds joined the competition in 1995.
53=The current Australian jersey has remained predominately unchanged since the 1920's
54=The mandatory Grand Final was introduced in 1954.
55=Five inaugural teams stopped playing - Annandale, Glebe, University, Cumberland and Newtown (now reborn in the Metropolitan Cup).
56=The Sydney Tigers were initially named the Watersiders
57=Canberra Raiders became the first team out of Sydney to win a Grand Final in 1989.
58=Gold Coast joined the competition in 1988 and are now known as the Chargers, after previously been called the Gladiators, the Seagulls and the Giants.
59=Brisbane Broncos have a competition attendance record of 58,593 against St. George in August 1993.
60=The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs were previously known as the Berries and the Cantabs.
61=Cumberland, an inaugural club in 1908, merged with Western Suburbs at the end of the first year after finishing with the wooden spoon.
62=The Western Suburbs Magpies were initially known as the Fruit-Pickers.
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64=St. George won the Sydney premiership and extraordinary 11 consecutive times between 1956 and 1966. Norm Provan played in each winning year.
