1. Rugby League
Superstars, skills, and effect on society

2. Rugby League Overview
 Rugby League is a full contact sport featuring an oval
shaped ball and two teams of 13 men for the aim of scoring points
 Points can be scored by planting the ball over the opposition try line, kick
goals or field goals.
 The National Rugby League (NRL) is the Australasian top tier competition
featuring 16 teams from NSW, QLD, VIC & NZ.
 Since February 2012 the National Rugby League (NRL) has
been run by the Australian Rugby League Commission.
 It is considered one of NSW/QLD’s most popular sports

3. Superstars
 Like most sports the NRL has an abundance of superstars. Below are five
that are widely considered as the current best
 Billy Slater – Fullback playing for Melbourne Storm. 2008 World’s best
rugby league player (Golden Boot)
 Greg Inglis – Fully back playing for South Sydney. 2009 World’s best
rugby league player (Golden Boot)
 Cameron Smith – Hooker playing for Melbourne Storm. 2007 World’s
best rugby league player (Golden Boot)
 Jonathan Thurston – Halfback playing for the North Queensland
cowboys 2011 World’s best rugby league player (Golden Boot)
 Cooper Cronk – Halfback playing for the Melbourne Storm.
2012 Clive Churchill Medialist (Best player in Grand Final)

4. Skills
 Rugby League is a sport that require many skills to play
 Most players need to be physically strong and/or fast. Below are some of essential skills
required for the sport of rugby league:
 Tackling – essential skill which is required every game. The act of stopping the opposition
team’s player who has the ball
 Running – running is obviously required in most sports but in rugby league the skill of
running can include sidesteps, shimmies and fends whilst running can get you past your
opposition and on your way to the try line
 Kicking – an essential part of the game, kicking often helps re-position a side in trouble or
puts pressure on the opposition when close to their try line to force a mistake
 Passing – passing the ball is unique in rugby league, unlike in AFL or NFL passes can only
be thrown backwards and therefore require a different skill set. Some additional passing
skills could include the cut out pass, the flick pass or the no-look pass

5. Effect on society
 Rugby League has a great effect on society as it brings joy to fans and
supporters. Australia is a country that loves it’s sport and every weekend
thousands of rugby league followers either attend their team games or
follow it through TV.
 Women in League is an initiative started by NRL to promote women in the
game. Most professional rugby league players had the support on their
mums to drive them to games and this initiative shows how importance the
NRL believe women are to the game even though it is a male sport.
 Help for indigenous community. NRL supports many programs to help the
indigenous community, one example is the annual Indigenous All Stars v NRL
All Stars game which raises awareness of the issues still facing our
indigenous community as well as raising funds for thme.