Australian Rugby Football League
| Australian Rugby Football League | |
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| Founded | 1924 |
| RLIF affiliation | 1948 |
| Responsibility | Rugby League in Australia |
| Headquarters | Rugby League Central. Driver Avenue, Moore Park, Sydney |
| Competitions | National Rugby League |
| Website | www.RugbyLeague.com.au |
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| Australian Rugby League | |
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| Sport | Rugby league |
| Inaugural season | 1995 |
| Ceased | 1997 |
| Replaced by | National Rugby League |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |
 Australia
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| Broadcast partner |
Nine Network C7 Sport |
The Australian Rugby Football League, more commonly known as the Australian Rugby League (ARL), was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Australia. The ARL, as a corporate entity, was handed over to the new Australian Rugby League Commission. at 9:30am on 9 February 2012. Since its inception the ARL administered the Australian national team and represented Australia in international rugby league matters. During the mid-1990s' Super League war the ARL administered the country's first-grade premiership until the National Rugby League was formed. The legal hand-over from ARL to ARL Commission ensured that the game has effectively had the same governing body across Australia, since 1924.
The ARL controls high-profile club competitions like the National Rugby League and National Youth Competition as well as annual representative competitions such as the State of Origin series, the Indigenous All Stars Match, City vs Country Origin and the Affiliated States Championship.
Other leagues include:
Initially formed as the Australian Rugby League Board of Control on December 1924, it was created to administer the running of the national team. George Ball was the first secretary of the Board and John La Maro the first chairman. Prior to this time, international rugby league was organised by both the NSWRL and the QRL. It was only after this time that the Australian team began to wear the now familiar sporting colours of Green and Gold.
Until 1984 the ARL was run by the NSWRL board, and many Queensland players and administrators throughout this period believed that the NSWRL used this power to the detriment of Queenslanders, especially with respect to national team selection. In 1984 the ARL was duly incorporated, as a separate entity, and Ken Arthurson was the first executive chairman of the new body. With national expansion of the competition implemented for the 1995 season the NSWRL passed control of the Winfield Cup competition to the ARL.
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