The rugby league has really gained its worldwide popularity since it can both be played for the amateur and the professional players
. This is also becoming very popular in almost every country in the entire globe. Both the rugby league and the union are both successful in the countries that have greatly given them high recognition.
Rugby league has started reaching out even to the largest sports capitals of the world. Many already exist in Europe like England and France along with the regions in Australia like New South Wales and the Queensland. It is also picking up some attention in others parts of the world.
Such emergence of the sport has not just crossed borders in terms of geographical locations, but also has crossed the borders of gender. All over the globe many women players are emerging not just sports like basketball or tennis but also surprisingly in the world of rugby leagues. Considering that this is a very manly sport due to its rules of roughness, no one would ever think this would fit the ladies.
Regardless if the sport is greatly dominated by men, the rugby league surely cannot stop the women from enjoying it as well in their very own way. In many countries today, the womens rugby league is definitely making important strides to even add up to its popularity to everyone.
The womens rugby league is of course composed of female players. There are current clubs being run in Australia and New Zealand which are played by women. They also compete on a regular basis and when given the right opportunities they travel to play and really stand out as strong as the men.
The first ever world cup of the Womens Rugby League was held in Great Britain by year 2000 along with the mens Rugby League World Cup. The first ever participants were players from Great Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia. It as Australia who hosted the recent 2008 Womens Rugby League World Cup that was supported by numerous sports companies and sponsors who especially believed in the talent of women in sports.