The History of Rugby League Clubs
Author: Ian Collis
ISBN: 9781760797942
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Year first published: 06 Aug 2025
Pages: 496
Format: Hardback
The History of Rugby League Clubs remains essential reading for every fan ofthe code. First published in 2004, and updated in 2010, this third editionincludes the promotion of the Dolphins club into the NRL (2023). Writtenby respected rugby league authors Ian Collis and Alan Whiticker, this bookcovers more than a century of rugby league history in this country throughthe club’s eyes. The story of every club that has competed in the premierrugby league competition – which was first called the New South WalesRugby Football League (NSWRFL) and now the National Rugby League(NRL) – is fully told in text, timelines, statistics and photographs. Fromfoundation clubs Eastern Suburbs (now the Sydney Roosters) and SouthSydney, defunct clubs Annandale, Glebe and University, privately ownedBrisbane and Melbourne, merged clubs St George Illawarra and Wests Tigers,to the recently promoted Gold Coast Titans (2007) and Dolphins (2023)clubs. Fully updated with many additional images, The History of RugbyLeague Clubs is one of the most important books ever published on the game.
ISBN: 9781760797942
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Year first published: 06 Aug 2025
Pages: 496
Format: Hardback
The History of Rugby League Clubs remains essential reading for every fan ofthe code. First published in 2004, and updated in 2010, this third editionincludes the promotion of the Dolphins club into the NRL (2023). Writtenby respected rugby league authors Ian Collis and Alan Whiticker, this bookcovers more than a century of rugby league history in this country throughthe club’s eyes. The story of every club that has competed in the premierrugby league competition – which was first called the New South WalesRugby Football League (NSWRFL) and now the National Rugby League(NRL) – is fully told in text, timelines, statistics and photographs. Fromfoundation clubs Eastern Suburbs (now the Sydney Roosters) and SouthSydney, defunct clubs Annandale, Glebe and University, privately ownedBrisbane and Melbourne, merged clubs St George Illawarra and Wests Tigers,to the recently promoted Gold Coast Titans (2007) and Dolphins (2023)clubs. Fully updated with many additional images, The History of RugbyLeague Clubs is one of the most important books ever published on the game.
