2011

Top-level rugby league in 2011 centres around Australasia's 2011 NRL season and Europe's Super League XVI. High profile representative competitions include the 2011 Four Nations (held in Wales and England), the 2011 State of Origin series and the 2011 European Cup.

Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 References

[edit] January

18: Queensland, Australia - Australian prop of the century, Duncan Hall dies age 85.^[1]

27: Parramatta, Australia - In front of a crowd of 20,000 the Legends of Origin Premier's Disaster Relief charity match saw Queensland Legends beat New South Wales Legends 20-16 and raise over $380,000 for 2010-2011 Queensland flood victims.^[2]

[edit] February

5: The International 9's tournament is played at New Era Stadium, Cabramatta. Plate Grand Final: Macarthur Brothers 28 def Japan 12. Trophy Grand Final: Mounties 22 def Bankstown 10. Cup Grand Final: Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers 6 def Fiji 4.^[3]

5: In Greymouth, New Zealand a capacity crowd of 6,500 (almost a quarter of the West Coast population) watched the New Zealand Warriors draw 22 all with the Newcastle Knights in the Pike River Mine disaster Solidarity Cup charity game.^[4]

12: The NRL All Stars defeated the Indigenous All Stars 28-12 in front of 25,843 at Skilled Park, Gold Coast, Australia to square the new format at one win apiece.^[5]

27: In the World Club Challenge St George Illawarra Dragons defeated the Wigan Warriors 21-5 in front of 24,268 fans at DW Stadium, Wigan, England

[edit] March

11th - Sydney, Australia: The first match of the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership is won by the Sydney Roosters, who defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 40-29 at the Sydney Football Stadium before a crowd of 28,703.^[6]

[edit] References