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3 unusual facts about ARL


Darryl van der Velde

Van de Velde then became the Chief Executive Officer of the new South Queensland Crushers club of the ARL premership.

Eion Crossan

Eion Crossan (born May 10, 1967 in New Zealand) played Rugby League between 1992 & 1995 in the ARL competition.

Wayne Richards

During the 1997 season split between the ARL and the Super League, Richards played for Newcastle (an ARL loyal club).


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Arthur Summons

In February 2008, Summons was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.

Australian Rugby League

In 1984 the ARL was duly incorporated, as a separate entity, and Ken Arthurson was the first executive chairman of the new body.

Boston Public Library

The New York Public Library is the only other public library that is a member of the ARL.

Craig Innes

The world side included high-profile British Test players Gary Connolly and Jason Robinson who had signed contracts promising to eventually join an ARL club.

Dominique Peyroux

Whilst playing for the Roosters in 2008, Peyroux featured in the Naked For A Cause initiative Gods of Football in which AFL and ARL players compiled a nude calendar to raise money for breast cancer charity the McGrath Foundation.

Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel

The Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel was built at Penn State in cooperation with ORL by the ARL for further torpedo research.

History of the National Rugby League

News decided to close the Hunter Mariners and the financially ruined Western Reds, who were $10million in debt at the end of 1997, while the ARL decided to close down the South Queensland Crushers, who were also in severe financial trouble.

International Technology Alliance

The ITA group established in 2006 consists of 24 members from US and UK industries and universities (in addition to the ARL and MoD), and is led by IBM Research.

Nathan McAvoy

He had joined Salford from Eccles ARL where he played alongside Adrian Morley Ian Watson (rugby league) and Carlo Napolitano.

Phil Economidis

Phil guided the Chargers to finals glory in 1997, they beat the Illawarra Steelers 25-14 in front of just 8,197 dedicated fans at Parramatta Stadium, believed to be the lowest ever finals series attendance for the ARL/NRL.

Shane Webcke

In February 2008, Webcke was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.

The Beatnix

Domestically from large venues (ARL Grand Final at the Stadium Australia 100,000+ people) to smaller bookings (50 people in a back garden setting in Surry Hills)

United States Army Research Laboratory

Before the forming of the ARL, the United States Army had research facilities dating back to 1820 when the laboratory at Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, studied pyrotechnics and waterproof paper cartridges.

USS LST-317

Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 18 May 1945 for conversion to landing craft repair ship USS Conus (ARL-44) at the New York Navy Yard.


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