Discalimer : I like Rugby League !
Second disclaimer : I like Australian Rugby League even more !
1908 - 2008 : Rugby League celebrates its 100th anniversary these days in Australia ! Happy birthday down under, and I am happy to participate to the fiesta...
Modern times, first : if you have a couple of spare hours before you, you should pay a visit to NRL website... National Rugby League (yes, they did it the American way... "Australian" RL is just "National" RL...) is loaded with tons of videos to bring you the best of the games, present or past... this website is incredibly rich... there even is an "teleport" access to Second Life that will interest some of my readers...
History, then : I would urge any rugby fan to read each and every story shared by rugby historian Sean Fagan on his great website rl1908.com ... Sean goes far beyond the history of Rugby League in Australia... it will give you a deep insight in the evolution of all rugby codes... a "Must" !
Bridgeing between history and modern times, let me advertise for a temporary exhibition organised by the National Museum of Australia "League of Legends : 100 years of Rugby League in Australia" that will move around Australia over the next 12 months. All details and lots of pictures of this fantastic memorabilia (caps, jerseys, trophies, pictures...) on NMA website here... Sean has written a chapter of the catalogue of this exhibition - "The Game Begins" - , that I am displaying here... All credits to the NMA and I hope that they won't mind me to publish their pictures... Having said that, the full catalogue can be either purchased or downloaded (in pdf) here...
And now for something different... the mad kiwis at Alternative Rugby Commentary (do make sure this website is in your bookmarks...!) have celebrated NRL anniversary their own way... just hilarious !
And finally, let me "hurray" with the 1908 Kangaroos shouting their war-cry upon their arrival in England... full story at Sean's place...
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Isn't that Alternative Rugby League movie hilarious? Thanks for posting it! Unfortunately, the Kiwis were just smashed by the Kangaroos in the 100th Anniversary test match here tonight. The Aussies scored 22 points in the first 22 minutes. The Kiwis outscored their opponents for the rest of the game but that first section killed 'em.
Posted by: NRL Fan | 09/05/2008 at 15:01