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The logo for the Centenary of Rugby League celebrations.

The Centenary of Rugby League in Australia celebrations in 2008 commemorated a century of

Australian Rugby League (ARL) and National Rugby League
(NRL) celebrated 100 years of rugby league in Australia with several initiatives to recognise the important milestone, including an extensive marketing campaign called the Centenary of Rugby League.

The competition began in March, with a special Heritage round held in mid-April, coinciding with the first round of competition played in 1908.

  • These events began in August 2007(??? 2006 quote from PM.) with a re-enactment of the meeting which led to the formation of the New South Wales Rugby League, essentially the beginning of rugby league in Australia.
  • In January and February 2008, several of the foundation clubs, the Newtown Jets, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Balmain Tigers, Sydney Roosters, North Sydney Bears and Western Suburbs Magpies, hosted special functions at the places they were officially formed.
  • The 2008 NRL season began in March.
    • club logo variations
      • In addition to the Telstra Premiership logo appearing over the right upper chest on each team's playing jersey, the "Centenary of Rugby League in Australia" logo was displayed just above to commemorate the competition's centenary.
    • The opening match of the 2008 season was held between the remaining two "foundation clubs" from 1908, the Sydney Roosters and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
  • A special Heritage Round was held from 18-21 April, coinciding with the first round of competition played in the 1908 season.
    • ? A special rivalries round took place which coincided with the 100th anniversary of the first round of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League, whereby teams faced opponents that entered the competition in similar time frames, such as the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans, Parramatta Eels and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, North Queensland Cowboys and New Zealand Warriors, Bulldogs and St George Illawarra Dragons, Penrith Panthers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights, Wests Tigers and South Sydney Rabbitohs, and the Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders.

References

  1. ^ "Team of the Century Announced". National Rugby League. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 13 April 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Category:History of rugby league

Category:Rugby league in Australia

Category:2008 in rugby league