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rugby league

British  

noun

  1. a form of rugby football played between teams of 13 players

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Burnham is a huge rugby league fan, serving as president of the Rugby Football League and is a Leigh Leopards supporter.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The new PM was watching his Leigh Leopards rugby league team take on Warrington Wolves at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium last month.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

"Since I first played rugby when I was seven, rugby league has given me so much."

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Edwards has been absent from France's training camps since the tournament, while relations between the Wigan and Great Britain rugby league legend and head coach Fabien Galthie have been strained in the past.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

The sport I wanted to play was called rugby league.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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