NRL Northern Territory (abbreviated as NRLNT, formerly the Northern Territory Rugby League) is the organisation responsible for administering the game of

rugby league in the Northern Territory Rugby league in the Northern Territory is administered by the Northern Territory Rugby League and is played in Darwin at Richardson Park and in Alice Springs at Anzac Oval. History Rugby League was the fourth football code introduced to the T ...

. It controls the Darwin Rugby League, Darwin Junior Rugby League and Central Australian Rugby Football League. Northern Territory is an affiliated state of the overall Australian governing body the

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History

The first rugby league competition in Darwin took place in 1941. This competition was among servicemen stationed in Darwin during

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. The competition was suspended following the Japanese air raids on 19 February 1942 and did not recommence until 1943. The game was not played on an organised basis after servicemen left the city at the end of the war until the formation of the Northern Territory Rugby Football League Association in 1950. The newly formed association's first game was held on 14 January 1951. Rugby league in the Northern Territory is being played at Richardson Park.

Competitions

Darwin Rugby League The Darwin Rugby League is a former rugby league competition based in Darwin, Northern Territory. The competition is administered by the Northern Territory Rugby League which is the body that takes care of the league's affairs. It administered the ...

Clubs

Central Australian Rugby Football League The Central Australian Rugby Football League (CARFL) is a rugby league football competition located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2116-0-0-0&sID=21746 It has been in existence since 1963. It ...

Katherine Rugby League

The Katherine Rugby League is a rugby League competition in

Katherine, Northern Territory Katherine is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is situated on the Katherine River, after which it is named, southeast of Darwin. It is the fourth largest settlement in the Territory and is known as the place where "The outbac ...

Gove Rugby League

The Gove Rugby League is a competition located in

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Notable NTRL juniors who competed in the NRL

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) Darwin Brothers *Frank Stokes (1990–94

) *Anthony Castro (1990

) Federal United * Chris Nahi (1996–98

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*Gerry De La Cruz (1982

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) * Chris Smith (2015-

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) Nhulunbuy *

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) Katherine Bushrangers *

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Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

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References

External links

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Rugby league clubs in the Northern Territory
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