Rugby is a kind of football game, that was originally believed to be the “working man's game”. In Australia rugby was first played in 1860 in New South Wales organized by the Sydney University, the first rugby club. In 1900 the first rugby competition was held.
Rugby is the widespread obsession of half of Australian sport lovers, mostly in the states of Queensland and New South Wales. Eleven teams participated in the 1907 competition of rugby: Glebe, Balmain, Wests, Souths, Norths, University, Easts, Sydney, Newtown and the clubs of Manly and St George.
The rugby league of Australia is governed by Australian Rugby League. The governing body is responsible for conducting the national rugby league and the yearly annual State of Origin competition. The best rugby league competition is the National Rugby League, in which 14 teams participated from all over New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. National Rugby League was founded in 1998 by the incorporation of Australian Rugby League and Super League competitions. The team of National Rugby League has been nicknamed kangaroos after 1994.
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Apart from National Rugby League, there are interstate competitions in both New South Wales and Queensland based on the long-established Metropolitan Cup, Brisbane Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League premiership.
Australia rugby union is the executive body of Australia that conducts all national and international games of Australia. It aims to create an enhanced environment in Australia for rugby games. Its goal is to establish and maintain an Australian rugby team as a powerful and top ranked team in the international competition. Australia rugby union concentrates on a friendly and cooperative relation among all the rugby clubs of Australia.
The success of Australia rugby is evident from the achievements of Australian rugby team. By 2000, Australia rugby team had won all the international trophies on rugby games.
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