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

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

Sydney Morning Herald

Read by Phil Benson · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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A professional All Blacks team to visit the northern counties of England (28:25)
A wave of discontent (30:41)
Foundation of the NSW Rugby League (30:35)
The All Blacks arrive (23:21)
The first professional fixtures (27:47)
The 1907 season ends: Rugby union in crisis (29:05)
News from England: The All Blacks tour (21:55)
New clubs formed (16:36)
Professionalism in Australian sport: The debate goes on (36:24)
The NSW Rugby League: The first season opens (27:08)