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EUROPEAN SHIELD PREVIEW: GAME 3 - SERBIA v ITALY
Competitions | 7 Jun 2012
Italy enters the 2012-13 European Shield on Saturday, in what ranks as one of the most eagerly anticipated matches in...
BROADBENT: GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE IN ITALY
News | 7 Jun 2012
In what must be a contender for Italy’s busiest weekend yet of rugby league, FIRL hosted three separate events in...
ELLIOTT ANNOUNCES ENGLAND ACADEMY SQUAD
News | 7 Jun 2012
England Academy coach Dave Elliott has named an 18-man squad to take on France at Odsal Stadium on Friday, June...
PREVIEW: MALTA V DENMARK XIII
News | 6 Jun 2012
Malta and Denmark XIII will meet in the Dove Men+Care International Series this summer with the Danes travelling to Malta...
SERBIANS PREP FOR ITALY WITH ORIGIN SHOWDOWN
News | 5 Jun 2012
The Serbian national team started preparation for its second European Shield game against Italy last week, and on Sunday Belgrade...
RUGBY LEAGUE COMMENCES IN REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
News | 4 Jun 2012
Serbian rugby league  is spearheading the sport’s entry into another new territory. Radoslav Novakovic, Belgrade Rugby League Federation president, has...
BALAMAND ENDS SIX YEAR TROPHY DROUGHT
News | 1 Jun 2012
The University of Balamand Razorbacks ended an six-year trophy drought by claiming the 2011-12 LRLF Shield Championship courtesy of a...
WALES APPOINT NEW CHAIRMAN
News | 1 Jun 2012
Former Wales international winger Brian Juliff had been appointed as the new Chairman of Wales Rugby League. Juliff, who turns...
VRCHLABI OPENS NEW RUGBY LEAGUE FACILITY
News | 30 May 2012
For the first time in CZRLA history two successive championship matches were controlled by Czech referees when Czech rugby league...
FIRST ITALIAN SCHOOLS PLAY RUGBY LEAGUE
News | 28 May 2012
The pilot institution in the Italian rugby league’s new schools project commenced its rugby league training sessions this week. Since...
RUGBY LEAGUE UNDER LENIN'S GAZE
News | 28 May 2012
The Russian Rugby League Association took part in the Eighth Military Sports Forum in the heart of Moscow at the...
NORTH WEST CLUBS PREPARE FOR SERIE A LAUNCH
News | 28 May 2012
FIRL’s north-west region warmed up for the upcoming Campionato Serie A RL with a three-team 9s outing on Saturday. Brescia...
SLIEMA AND MALTA ORIGIN TAKE FOUR-POINT LEAD
News | 24 May 2012
Sliema Stompers and Malta Origin have opened up a four-point domestic championship lead after another round of the 2012 MRL...
JRLA RECEIVES GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION
News | 22 May 2012
The Jamaican Rugby League Association has received recognition from the Sports Development Foundation and with it a fixed monthly administrative...
COLOGNI NAMES FRANCE TRAIN-ON SQUAD
News | 21 May 2012
Interim France coach Aurélien Cologni has named a 24-man squad to take on Wales on 16 June. While the Federation...