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Professional Rugby League

In 2007, Yug-Krasnodar were admitted to the competition, increasing the league's size to eight teams.



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2008 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

On 26 January 2008, the Rabbitohs played the Leeds Rhinos at the Hodges Stadium at University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, the first time first-grade professional rugby league teams from Australia and England played each other in the United States.

Bill Slater

Billy Slater (born 1983), Australian professional rugby league footballer

Capewell

Luke Capewell (born 1989), Australian professional rugby league footballer

Chemic

Widnes RLFC/Widnes Vikings (The Chemics), an English professional rugby league club

Cogger

Trevor Cogger, Australian former professional rugby league footballer

Folau

Israel Folau (born 1989), Australian professional rugby league footballer

Frizington

Stephen Holgate, a professional rugby league player with a number of clubs, came from Frizington.

GAC Logistics

GAC is the key sponsor behind English football club Crystal Palace, ESPN Star Sports regional broadcast sponsor for FA Cup, European Tour star golfers Richard Stern and Graeme Storm, motor racing professional Alex Brundle, professional rugby league club Bradford Bulls, leading London Beckenham Swimming club and official logistics sponsor for Manchester United Soccer Schools.

Garry Purdham

Purdham began his professional rugby league career in 1999 with Whitehaven.

Gold Coast Dolphins

Gold Coast Titans, a proposed name for an Australian professional rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland

Hallas

Derek Hallas, rugby union and professional rugby league footballer

INU

Krisnan Inu (born 1987), New Zealand professional rugby league

James Featherstone

Jim Featherstone (born 1923), English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s

Jamie Jones-Buchanan

Jones-Buchanan is the half brother of Salford and former Leeds Academy player Jodie Broughton his other half-brothers Austin Buchanan and Brooke Broughton are also professional rugby league players.

Ma-V-Elle

Maybelle Galuvao is married to former professional rugby league player Joe Galuvao.

Michael Luck

Micheal Luck (born 1982), Australian professional rugby league player

North Sydney

North Sydney Bears, professional rugby league football club of North Sydney

Panguru

Adam Blair is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League.

Risman

John Risman, President of Scotland Rugby League and a professional rugby league footballer

Robert Farah

Robbie Farah (born 1984), Australian professional rugby league player

Rugby Super League

Super League, officially known as the "Rugby Super League", professional rugby league competition in the United Kingdom and France

Tamagno

Giovanni Tamagno an Italian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s

Taumalolo

Jason Taumalolo (born 1993), New Zealand professional rugby league footballer

Tessa James

In December 2010, James became engaged to professional rugby league footballer Nate Myles.

Wilshere

John Wilshere, Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer

Yeaman

Kirk Yeaman (born September 15, 1983), English professional rugby league footballer

Yow Yeh

Kevin Yow Yeh (19??−1975), Australian professional rugby league player

Jharal Yow Yeh (born 1989), Australian professional rugby league player