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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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The former rugby league player had also never played football, but the Eagles felt they could mould him into an NFL player.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

It is that reality which has made the PWR – the biggest domestic women's rugby league anywhere – a magnet for talented players around the world.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Red Rose assistant coach Kevin Sinfield, a rugby league star, was the first to say Feyi-Waboso had the same dynamic pace and power as cross-code convert Robinson.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Sixth grade was much the same as fifth—games in the playground, unsuccessfully searching for a sport to play—until our elementary school rugby league coach, Mr. McConnell, let me help out “coaching.”

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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