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The Rugby Football League One (known as the Betfred League One) is the third-highest division of rugby league in Britain. It is also the lowest level of professional rugby league in Britain. Introduced in 2003 as National League 2 it was the first time British rugby league had a third tier since the old Third and Second Divisions merged
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents Great Britain in rugby league. Administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the team is nicknamed The Lions . For most of the 20th century, the Great Britain team toured overseas, played against foreign touring teams and competed in the Rugby League World Cup , which they won three times: in 1954 , 1960 and 1972 .
2 June – Channel 4 shows live rugby union for the first time when it broadcasts live coverage of Wales' summer tour. [19] 31 August – Premier Sports takes over as broadcaster of the PRO14 Rugby. [18] The agreement sees all 152 games per season broadcast live, with no less than 21 games (one per round) shown live free-to-air on FreeSports. [20]
Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom. Further information: List of sports television broadcast contracts. In the United Kingdom, sporting events are broadcast on several national television networks, as well as radio. Many of the sporting events are listed online or in different kind of apps.
The Rugby Lions RFC, nicknamed The Lions, is an English rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire. The club plays its home matches at Webb Ellis Road. Its developmental squad is known as the Crusaders. The club also has a ladies team known as the Lionesses. It currently competes in Counties 3 Midlands East (South) at the ninth tier of the ...
Swinton R.L.F.C. Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. [1] The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known simply as Swinton RLFC.
The 2002–03 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 104th completed season of The Football League. Portsmouth won the First Division by some distance, passing manager Harry Redknapp 's old club, West Ham on the way down. Leicester City earned a somewhat controversial promotion, as ...
2022 →. The 2021 RFL League 1 is a professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom and is the third tier of the sport for Rugby Football League (RFL) affiliated clubs. The sponsors for the league are the bookmakers, Betfred and the league will continue to be known as the Betfred League 1 .