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From 1910 onwards, rugby league has held place as the premier winter sport of NSW and Queensland, and has maintained a strong following in New Zealand. The NSWRL club competition evolved into a national competition in the 1990s, and became the National Rugby League in 1998. The NRL competition spans the traditional League areas of NSW, Queensland and New Zealand, as well as Victoria (following the introduction of the Melbourne Storm).

Launched 2008, the Toyota Cup is the first national youth competition of any of the major Australian sporting competitions.

For almost a century the New South Wales "Blues" and Queensland "Maroons" have been battling each other. Now under State of Origin Rugby League, the determination to win is as strong as ever. The rivalry of Origin is built upon the foundations laid by the "traditional era" between 1908 and 1981.

Last year saw Engage Super League played in five different European countries – England, Wales, Scotland, France and Spain – giving the competition a truly continental flavour and the sport is determined to continue to spread its wings in 2010 and beyond.

The Rugby League Championship (known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by the Co-operative Group) was formerly called National League One. With the inclusion of a French team in 2009 (Toulouse) it has taken a more European dimension and has changed its denomination. It acts as the second tier competition below the Super League Europe.

The Rugby League Championship 1 (known as Co-operative Championship 1 due to sponsorship by the Co-operative Group) was formerly called National League Two. It is the third tier domestic competition in the United Kingdom, below the Championship.

The National League Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One, formerly known as the Rugby League National Leagues. (The one French club in the Championship, Toulouse Olympique, does not participate in the cup at present.) Since 2005, it has been sponsored by train operating company Northern Rail, and is thus known as the Northern Rail Cup.

The NZRL Bartercard Premiership is a six-team rugby league competition that began in 2008. It replaced the now-defunct Bartercard Cup competition as the highest level of rugby league in New Zealand. Matches have been broadcast on SKY Network Television and Māori Television. In 2009 the competition was mirrored by Under 18 and Under 16 grade competitions.

The 2009 Atlantic Cup known as the Hotels of Jacksonville Atlantic Cup for sponsorship purposes, was a rugby league football tournament held on 14 November 2009 at the University of North Florida in Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville. This inaugural contest was a single test between the USA and Jamaica. If the event is deemed a success, other developing rugby league nations may compete in the future such as South Africa and Japan.

The Pacific Cup is a rugby league competition for international teams from the Pacific region.

The seven-match tournament is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium handed the final on November 13. The competition gets under way in Wellington on Saturday, October 23, with England taking on the Kiwis at the Westpac Stadium.

The 2008 Rugby League World Cup, run by the Rugby League International Federation, was an outstanding success by any measure, attracting more than 290,000 fans, 6791 tickets sold through official travel agents and attracting a global television audience of 19.2m people. 2013 in the UK is where the next cup will be held.

The RLEF coordinates and groups together the initiatives of its members; its purpose is to develop the Rugby League practice in Europe, the Northern Hemisphere and those neighbouring countries that apply to be members, by all appropriate means.

International rugby league, whether it is at senior level, or at junior level is great to watch, and also great to talk about, before and after the match. So why not pop into this section to have a read, or a chat about any aspect of international rugby league that you like.

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