The Turkish Rugby League Association (TRLA) is a
sports league
A sports league is a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other and gain points in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur sports, amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and ...
in
Turkey
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. They play
rugby league
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. There are 9 teams; five teams are from
Istanbul
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and four external, including Izmir, Ankara, Edirne and Antalya. New local competitions involving different forms of the game are developing including Izmir Rugby League which has five local teams which play Rugby League adapted for smaller fields.
The TRLA is very popular in the cities of Istanbul and Eskisehir in Turkey, and is the biggest rugby league competition in Turkey. The first grand final took place on 25 March 2017. Though the organisation officially launched in 2016, preparation began the previous year, as rules were translated into
Turkish
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that October. In September 2017, Turkey's official
rugby union
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organisation, the
Turkish Rugby Federation, said that they would ban any prospective rugby league players, following a similar move in the
UAE
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.
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Teams
The following teams are members of the TRLA:
Istanbul teams
* Bilgi Badgers
* Bosphorus Wolves
* Kadikoy Bulls
* İstanbul Dragons
Teams external to Istanbul
* İzmir Zaferi
* Antalya Warriors
* Ankara Phyrgians
* Eskişehir Aqua Warriors
* Trakya Gladiators
See also
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Turkey national rugby league team
The Turkey national rugby league team represents Turkey in international rugby league. The team played their first match in 2018.
History
The Turkish Rugby League Association was founded in 2016, however the team didn't play their first match ...
References
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{{Sports governing bodies in Turkey
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Rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
Sports leagues established in 2016
2016 establishments in Turkey
Professional sports leagues in Turkey