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The 1995 season also saw the first major consequences of the Super League war, with the ARL's refusal to select players from the eight clubs (which included every club that had won the premiership since 1988) for State of Origin or Test matches, including the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, who had aligned with News Ltd's proposed Super League.
The 1995 season also saw the first major consequences of the Super League war, with the ARL's refusal to select players from the eight clubs (which included every club that had won the premiership since 1988) for State of Origin or Test matches, including the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, who had aligned with News Ltd 's proposed Super League.
As 100% of Australia's squad was sourced from Australian Rugby League-aligned players, several test players from the successful 1994 Kangaroo Tour were not selected for the World Cup, though a number of the team had played in the 3-0 Trans-Tasman Test series win over New Zealand earlier in the year. Super League aligned Canberra Raiders players ...
Sep 30, 2017 · Rugby league would spend as much time in courtrooms as on the field over the next few years, but there was still football to play, and the 1995 season got underway with the Cowboys, Crushers, Reds and Warriors joining the race for the Winfield Cup.
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Mar 10, 2021 · The Federal Court judge faced the unenviable task of mediating between the Australian Rugby League and News Limited, who were looking to form a breakaway Super League competition. In 1995, News Limited had signed a host of leading players to rich deals for its new competition, nicknamed "Super Greed" by ARL loyalists.
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May 10, 2022 · It’s the same trying to explain a rugby league decade when the traditionally Sydney-based competition had welcomed in three new interlopers in 1988 and then exploded with four new franchises in 1995. These 60 players will always be part of the Australian rugby league history books and in one way or the other, are indelibly linked to the 1990s.
The 1995 season also saw the first major consequences of the Super League war, with the ARL's refusal to select players from the eight clubs (which included every club that had won the premiership since 1988) for State of Origin or Test matches, including the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, who had aligned with News Ltd 's proposed Super League ...
