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  2. Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Broadcasting contracts for rugby league (television) 10 live matches per season on BBC TWO until 2026, including two play off matches. 5 matches live on BBC iPlayer. Highlights of Grand Final. 20 live streamed matches from Challenge Cup, League 1, Women's Super League and Wheelchair Rugby League via The Sportsman.

  3. Comparison of rugby league and rugby union - Wikipedia

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    A significant portion of Rugby Union's revenue is derived from the national team touring overseas and visiting tours, while Rugby League's is largely generated by its strong domestic league. The number of rugby union players in New Zealand is estimated to be 129,000, with 95,721 [61] playing rugby league.

  4. 2021–22 Premiership Rugby - Wikipedia

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    2022–23 →. The 2021–22 Premiership Rugby was the 35th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the fourth to be sponsored by Gallagher. [1] It is also the first since 1992–93 to feature thirteen teams. The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the ninth successive season with four league season games ...

  5. Rugby union in England - Wikipedia

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    The authorities also allowed the playing of two "Rugby League vs. Rugby Union" fixtures as fundraisers for the war effort (both matches were won by the rugby league teams playing rugby union). In 1958, long after the William Webb Ellis had become engraved as a legend in the history of rugby union, his grave was finally located by Ross McWhirter in the French town of Menton near the border with ...

  6. List of rugby union competitions - Wikipedia

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    Men’s Rugby World Cup. Top 12 teams from previous World Cup (the top 3 in each group) plus 8 nations from regional qualifying tournaments. 1987. 2023. Quadrennial. Women's Rugby World Cup. 12 top national women's teams. 1991. 2021.

  7. 2020–21 Premiership Rugby - Wikipedia

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    2021–22 →. The 2020–21 Gallagher Premiership was the 34th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the third one to be sponsored by Gallagher. The reigning champions entering the season were Exeter Chiefs, who had claimed their second title after defeating Wasps in the 2020 final. Newcastle Falcons had been ...

  8. Midlands 4 East (South) - Wikipedia

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    Midlands 4 East (South) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire, all of whom play home and away matches throughout the season.

  9. Caledonia Regional League - Wikipedia

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    Domestic cup (s) BT Shield and BT Regional Bowl. The Caledonia Regional League (currently named the Tennent's Caledonia League for sponsorship reasons) is one of three Regional Leagues operated by the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), which play at a level below that of the National League structure. Historically, these divisions were district ...