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List of rugby league competitions

The following is a list of rugby league competitions that are still currently in existence. This includes both international tournaments played by national Test teams and also domestic club and provincial competitions. Throughout the list bold indicates the league is a professional or semi-professional competition.

International tournaments

The Paul Barrière Trophy of the Rugby League World Cup

Global

Continental

Regional

Challenge Matches

Trophy of the Baskerville Shield between England and New Zealand

Domestic Leagues

Europe

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Czech Republic

 Denmark

Trophy of the Elite One Championship

 France

United Kingdom Great Britain[a]

 Ireland

 Italy

 Netherlands

 Norway

 Russia

 Serbia

 Spain

 Sweden

 Ukraine

Multinational

Asia - Pacific

The NRL Grand Final trophy

 Australia

 Cook Islands

 Fiji

 New Zealand

 Papua New Guinea

 Philippines

 Thailand

 Tonga

Middle East - Africa

 Ghana

 Kenya

 Lebanon

 Nigeria

 South Africa

The Americas

 Brazil

 Canada

 Jamaica

 United States

Multinational

Domestic Cups

The former trophy of the World Club Challenge

 Australia/United Kingdom Great Britain

 Australia

The Lord Derby Cup trophy

 France

The Challenge Cup trophy

United Kingdom Great Britain

 Serbia

 Spain

Women's Rugby League

International tournaments

International

Continental

Challenge Matches

Domestic Leagues

 Australia

United Kingdom Great Britain

 Ireland

 Papua New Guinea

Domestic Cups

United Kingdom Great Britain

Wheelchair Rugby League

International tournaments

Domestic Leagues and Cups

Nines tournaments

International

Global
Regional

Domestic

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Super League and lower division are British competitions ran by the RFL. Despite this foreign teams do compete in these competition. For a list of Non-British clubs that currently compete in these competition see here.
  2. ^ Successor to Rugby Football League Championship First Division instituted in 1895.
  3. ^ Successor to Rugby Football League Championship Second Division instituted in 1902.
  4. ^ 4 divisions: 12 in Premier Division, Division One, and Division Two. 14 in Division Three.
  5. ^ The National Rugby League is an Australian competitions ran by the ARL. Despite this a foreign team does compete in this competition – New Zealand's New Zealand Warriors.
  6. ^ The Queensland Cup is an Australian competitions ran by the QRL, a state governing body within the ARL. Despite this a foreign team does compete in this competition – Papua New Guinea's Papua New Guinea Hunters.
  7. ^ The Ron Massey Cup is an Sydney based competitions ran by the NSWRL and CRL. Despite this a foreign team does compete in this competition from Fiji.
  8. ^ a b c d Winner of each region enters playoff to decide the champion of the USARL competition
  9. ^ New England Rugby League was the entire USARL competition until 2014, and as such was call simply "USARL". From 2014, and the formation of Florida Rugby League, until 2023 the competition was called "USARL Northern Conference".
  10. ^ Not active in 2023
  11. ^ Called "USARL Southern Conference" from 2014 to 2023
  12. ^ Not intergrated into the USARL competition until 2024
  13. ^ The Challenge Cup has also seen teams from Ireland, France, Russia, and Serbia compete in the competition.

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