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

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The Paul Barrière Trophy of the Rugby League World Cup

### Global

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Competition  | Teams

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Rugby League World Cup |  All Nations
Rugby League Four Nations |  England,  Australia,  New Zealand, Guest

### Continental

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Competition  | Teams

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Rugby League European Championship |  Europe
Rugby League European Championship B
Rugby League European Championship C
Rugby League European Championship D
Rugby League Pacific Championships |  Oceania
Americas Rugby League Championship |  North America
South American Rugby League Championship |  South America
MEA Rugby League Championships |  Africa and  The Middle East

### Regional

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Competition  | Teams

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Asian Cup | South East Asia
Balkans Cup | The Balkans
Mediterranean Cup | Mediterranean Countries
Nordic Cup | The Nordic Countries
Caribbean Carnival Cup  | The Caribbean

### Challenge Matches

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Trophy of the Baskerville Shield between England and New Zealand Competition  | Teams

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Anzac Test |  Australia vs  New Zealand
The Ashes |  Australia vs  England
Baskerville Shield |  Great Britain vs  New Zealand
Polynesian Cup |  Samoa vs  Tonga
Melanesian Cup |  Fiji vs  Papua New Guinea
Colonial Cup |  Canada vs  United States
Griffin Cup |  Germany vs  Netherlands
Hayne/Mannah Cup |  Fiji vs  Lebanon
(One-off match)
Peter Leitch QSM Challenge |  New Zealand vs Any Pacific Island Nations
State of Origin series |  Queensland vs  New South Wales
War of the Roses |  Lancashire vs  Yorkshire

## Domestic Leagues

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### Europe

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Bosnia & Herzegovina Championship  | 1  | 2012  | 1

Czech Republic

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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CZRLA First Division | 7  | 2011  | 1
CZRLA Second Division | 4  | 2011  | 2

Denmark

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Danish Rugby League Championship  | 2  | 2013  | 1
Trophy of the Elite One Championship

France

See also: French rugby league system

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Super XIII | 11  | 1931  | 1
Elite 2 | 9  | 1982  | 2
National Division 1 | 8  | 1976  | 3
National Division 2 | 25  | 1978  | 4

Great Britain[a]

See also: British rugby league system

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Super League[b] | 12  | 1996 | 1
RFL Championship[c] | 14  | 2003  | 2
RFL League 1 | 9  | 2003  | 3
National Conference League | [d] | 1986  | 4
Conference League South | 12  | 2012

Ireland

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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RLI Premiership | 5  | 1997  | 1
RLI Championship | 3  | ????  | 2

Italy

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Italia Rugby Football League | 3  | 2010  | 1

Netherlands

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Dutch Rugby League Competition | 5  | 2014  | 1

Norway

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Norge National Championship | 5  | 2010  | 1

Russia

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Russian Championship  | 9  | 1991  | 1

Serbia

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Serbian Championship | 8  | 2002  | 1

Spain

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Campeonato Nacional de Liga | 6  | 2014  | 1
Catalan Rugby League Championship | 9  | 2009  | 2

Sweden

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Sweden Super League  | 3  | 2011  | 1

Ukraine

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Ukraine Super League  | 7  | 2012  | 1

Multinational

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Criteria

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Balkan Super League | 6
(Lv 1)

(Lv 2)  | 2018  | Balkan nations

### Asia - Pacific

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The NRL Grand Final trophy

Australia

Main article: List of rugby league competitions in Australia

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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National Rugby League[e] | 17  | 1998  | 1
New South Wales Cup | 14  | 1908 | 2
Queensland Cup[f] | 14  | 1996
Melbourne Rugby League | 17  | 2001
NRL South Australia | 5  | 1952
NRL Western Australia | 14  | 1948
Northern Territory Rugby league | 6  | 1951
Ron Massey Cup[g] |  |  | 3
NSW North Coast Division  |  |
NSW Greater Northern Division  |  |
NSW Riverina and Monaro Division  |  |
NSW Western Division  |  |
NSW Greater Southern Division  |  |
NSW Newcastle and Central Coast Division  |  |
Queensland Rugby League Central Division |  |
Queensland Rugby League Northern Division |  |
Queensland Rugby League South East Queensland Division |  |
Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League |  |
Limestone Coast Rugby League |  |
Pilbara Rugby League  |  |

Cook Islands

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Cook Islands League | 7  | 1994  | 1

Fiji

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Fiji National Rugby League | 14  | 2010  | 1

New Zealand

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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NZRL National Competition | 7  | 2010  | 1

Papua New Guinea

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Papua New Guinea National Rugby League | 12  | 1990  | 1

Philippines

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Philippines National Rugby League | 4  | 2013  | 1

Thailand

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Thailand Rugby League Premiership | 6  | 2014  | 1

Tonga

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Tongan National Rugby League | 12  | 1988  | 1

### Middle East - Africa

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Ghana

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Ghana 13s Championship | 4  | 2015  | 1

Kenya

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Kenya Rugby League Premiership | 8  | 2017  | 1

Lebanon

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Lebanon Championship | 10  | 2002  | 1

Nigeria

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Nigeria Rugby League | 10  | 2019  | 1

South Africa

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Rhino Cup | 8  | 2011  | 1
Protea Cup | 4  | 2013  | 2
Western Province Rugby League  | 5  | 2012  | 3
Jan Prinsloo Cup  | ?  | 2019

### The Americas

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Brazil

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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TOP 1 - Brazilian Rugby League 13-a-side Championship  | 8  | 2019  | 1
TOP 2 - Brazilian Rugby League 13-a-side Second Division Championship  | 4  | 2019  | 2

Canada

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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British Columbia Rugby League | 6  | 2012  | 2
Ontario Rugby League Competition | 3  | 2010
Alberta Rugby League Competition | 3  | 2019

Jamaica

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Jamaica National League | 8  | 2005  | 1

United States

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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North East Rugby League[h] | 4  | 2011[i][j] | 1
Florida Rugby League[h] | 4  | 2014[k] | 1
Pacific Coast Rugby League[h] | 6  | 2018[l] | 1
Utah Rugby League[h] | 4  | 2024  | 1

Multinational

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Toronto Wolfpack Canada Cup  | 10  | 2023  | 1

## Domestic Cups

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The former trophy of the World Club Challenge

Australia/ Great Britain

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Criteria

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World Club Challenge | 2  | 1976  | Champions of NRL and Super League

Australia

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Criteria

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NRL State Championship | 2  | 2014  | Champions of New South Wales Cup and Queensland Cup
The Lord Derby Cup trophy

France

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Criteria

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Lord Derby Cup |  | 1934  |
The Challenge Cup trophy

Great Britain

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Criteria

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Challenge Cup[m] | 80  | 1896  | All Teams
1895 Cup | 20  | 2019  | Tiers 2 and 3
Conference Challenge Trophy | 58  | ????  | Tier 4
BARLA National Cup | ?  | 1973  | Amateur Clubs
Scottish Cup  | 4  | ????  | Scottish National League

Serbia

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Criteria

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Serbian Cup |  | 2001  |

Spain

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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Copa España  | 6  | 2013  | 1

## Women's Rugby League

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### International tournaments

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#### International

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Competition  | Criteria

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Women's Rugby League World Cup | Global

#### Continental

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Competition  | Teams

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Women's Rugby League European Championship | Europe
Women's Rugby League European Championship B
Americas Rugby League Championship | North America
South American Rugby League Championship | South America

#### Challenge Matches

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Competition  | Teams

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The Ashes |  Australia vs  England

### Domestic Leagues

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Australia

Main article: Women's rugby league in Australia

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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NRL Women's Premiership | 6  | 2018  | 1
Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League | 12  | 2004  | 2
Nellie Doherty Cup | 2  | 1999  | 1
Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League | 12  | 2005  | 2
Tarsha Gale Nines | 12  | 2016  | 3

Great Britain

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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RFL Women's Super League | 8  | 2017  | 1
RFL Women's Championship |  | 2017  | 2

Ireland

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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RLI Women's Premiership | 3  | 2021  | 1

Papua New Guinea

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Tier

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PNG Womens Rugby League | 10  | 1990  | 1

### Domestic Cups

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Great Britain

Competition  | Teams  | Instituted  | Criteria

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RFL Women's Challenge Cup |  |  | All Teams

## Wheelchair Rugby League

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### International tournaments

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Main article: Wheelchair rugby league § International competitions

### Domestic Leagues and Cups

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Main article: Wheelchair rugby league § Domestic competitions

## Nines tournaments

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### International

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Global

* Rugby League World Cup 9s
* Super League World Nines (1996 to 1997)

Regional

* Rugby league at the Pacific Games

### Domestic

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* / NRL Nines

* RFL Women's Nines

## See also

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* Sports portal

* Geography of rugby league
* List of rugby league tours

## Notes

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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 integrated into the USARL competition until 2024
13. ^ The Challenge Cup has also seen teams from Ireland, France, Russia, and Serbia compete in the competition.

## External links

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International Rugby League

Members|

| Full|

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Jamaica
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Serbia
* South Africa
* Ukraine
* Wales

|

Affiliate|

* Brazil
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Chile
* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Ghana
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kenya
* Lebanon
* Malta
* Morocco
* Netherlands
* Nigeria
* Norway
* Russia
* Scotland
* Turkey
* United States

Observer|

* Albania
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* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Burundi
* Colombia
* DR Congo
* El Salvador
* Hungary
* Japan
* Libya
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Poland
* Sierra Leone
* Slovakia
* Solomon Islands
* Spain
* Sweden
* Vanuatu

Pending|

* Georgia

Former|

* Full
* Tonga
* Affiliate
* American Samoa
* Austria
* Estonia
* Ivory Coast
* Latvia
* New Caledonia
* Tokelau
* Observer
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Guyana
* Hong Kong
* India
* Mexico
* Namibia
* Niue
* Norfolk Island
* Pakistan
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Trinidad and Tobago

National teams|

| Men|

* Albania
* American Samoa
* Austria
* Argentina
* Australia
* Belgium
* Bosnia
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cook Islands
* Czech Republic
* DR Congo
* Denmark
* Egypt
* El Salvador
* England
* Estonia
* Fiji
* France
* Germany
* Georgia
* Ghana
* Greece
* Guyana
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* India
* Ireland
* Italy
* Ivory Coast
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Kenya
* Latvia
* Lebanon
* Libya
* Malta
* Mexico
* Montenegro
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Netherlands
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* Niue
* Norfolk Island
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Poland
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Sierra Leone
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Solomon Islands
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden
* Thailand
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United States
* Vanuatu
* Wales

|

Women|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Cook Islands
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Samoa
* Serbia
* Tonga
* Turkey
* United States
* Wales

International
competitions|

* Men's World Cup
* Women's World Cup
* Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup
* Four Nations
* Anzac Test
* Men' Ashes
* Women's Ashes
* Asian Cup
* Baskerville Shield
* European Championship
* European Championship B
* European Championship C
* European Championship D
* Griffin Cup
* Mediterranean Cup
* MEA Championships
* Americas Championship
* Pacific Cup
* Pacific Championships
* Saint Patrick's Day Test
* Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy
* Colonial Cup
* Nordic Cup
* Milan Kosanovic Cup
* Balkans Cup

Awards and rankings|

* RLIF Awards
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* World rankings
* men
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* wheelchair

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