Super League (Australia)

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rugby league competition sports league

Super League (Australia) was a short-lived, breakaway professional rugby league competition held in 1997 that rivaled the traditional Australian Rugby League during the sport’s mid-1990s “Super League war.”

Aliases (6)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rugby league competition → sports league →
alsoKnownAs	Super League (1997 competition) →
competitionLevel	top-level domestic rugby league →
country	Australia →
dissolved	1997 →
era	mid-1990s Super League war →
format	round-robin and finals series →
fullName	Super League →
governingBody	Super League (governing body) →
grandFinal	1997 Super League Grand Final →
grandFinalRunnerUp	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks →
grandFinalScore	26–8 →
grandFinalStadium	ANZ Stadium (Brisbane) →
grandFinalVenue	Brisbane →
grandFinalWinner	Brisbane Broncos →
hadInternationalClubCompetition	World Club Championship (1997) →
hadRepresentativeCompetition	Super League Tri-series →
inception	1997 →
includedTeam	Adelaide Rams → Auckland Warriors → Brisbane Broncos → Canberra Raiders → Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs → Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks → Hunter Mariners → North Queensland Cowboys → Penrith Panthers → Perth Reds →
mergedInto	National Rugby League →
minorPremiers	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks →
notableRuleChange	introduction of video referee in Australia →
numberOfTeams	10 →
organizer	News Limited →
parentOrganization	News Corporation →
premiers	Brisbane Broncos →
reasonForEstablishment	commercial dispute with Australian Rugby League →
region	Australasia →
relatedEvent	Super League war →
rivalOrganization	ARL → Australian Rugby League →
season	1997 Super League (Australia) season →
seasonCount	1 →
sport	rugby league →
status	defunct →
successorLeague	National Rugby League →
televisionPartner	Fox Sports → Nine Network →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Super League (Australia) ("Super League (1997 competition)") →	alsoKnownAs
Brisbane Broncos →	formerCompetition
Super League (Australia) ("Super League") →	fullName
Super League (Australia) ("Super League (governing body)") →	governingBody
Super League (Australia) ("Super League Tri-series") →	hadRepresentativeCompetition
National Rugby League →	precededBy
Super League (Australia) ("Super League war") →	relatedEvent
Super League (Australia) ("1997 Super League (Australia) season") →	season