Mentor New York

Birth of Professional Rugby League in Australia: A selection from the Sydney Morning Herald (1907-08

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In early 1907 the world of Australian rugby was rocked by the news that a professional New Zealand All Blacks team was set to tour the northern counties of Engliand, where professional rugby had been a reality for more than a decade. The professionalization of Australian rugby was unthinkable, but within a few months the unthinkable had come to pass. The professional All Blacks had played a hastily formed New South Wales team, the great Dally Messenger had joined the New Zealand tour of England, and by 1908 a professional league was formed in Sydney, with several of the teams that play in the...

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Jul 20, 2023

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Episodes

The NSW Rugby League: The first season opens 20.07.2023
Professionalism in Australian sport: The debate goes on 20.07.2023
New clubs formed 20.07.2023
News from England: The All Blacks tour 20.07.2023
The 1907 season ends: Rugby union in crisis 20.07.2023
The first professional fixtures 20.07.2023
The All Blacks arrive 20.07.2023
Foundation of the NSW Rugby League 20.07.2023
A wave of discontent 20.07.2023
A professional All Blacks team to visit the northern counties of England 20.07.2023

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