Rugby League In The United States
Rugby league football is a participation and spectator sport in the United States. Historically rugby league has been less popular in the United States than rugby union and domestic sports such as baseball, American football, basketball, and ice hockey, but the establishment of a national team and a domestic competition in the late 20th century has seen the sport grow.
The United States national rugby league team, known as the Tomahawks, has participated with some regularity in international competition since 1987. In 1998 the country's first domestic competition, the American National Rugby League (AMNRL), was launched. A semi-professional league, it is predominantly based in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. The national team and the AMNRL are affiliated to the Rugby League International Federation, the sport's world governing body. In 2011 a new domestic competition, the USA Rugby League, was announced.
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