Turkish Rugby League Association Explained

Turkish Rugby League Association (TRLA)
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Sport:Rugby league
Founded:2016
Ceotag:CEO
Ceo:Julien Treu
Teams:5
Country: (5 teams)
Headquarters:Istanbul, Turkey
Website:https://turkishrugbyleague.com/

The Turkish Rugby League Association (TRLA) is a sports league in Turkey. They play rugby league. There are 9 teams; five teams are from Istanbul and four external, including Izmir, Ankara, Edirne and Antalya. New local competitions involving different forms of the game are developing including Izmir Rugby League which has five local teams which play Rugby League adapted for smaller fields.

The TRLA is very popular in the cities of Istanbul and Eskisehir in Turkey, and is the biggest rugby league competition in Turkey. The first grand final took place on 25 March 2017.[1] Though the organisation officially launched in 2016, preparation began the previous year, as rules were translated into Turkish that October.[2] In September 2017, Turkey's official rugby union organisation, the Turkish Rugby Federation, said that they would ban any prospective rugby league players, following a similar move in the UAE.[3]

Teams

The following teams are members of the TRLA:

Istanbul teams

Teams external to Istanbul

See also

External links

European Rugby League

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History set to be made in Turkish rugby league . 24 March 2017 . Rugby League Planet . 11 December 2017 .
  2. Web site: Turkish Rugby League Ends Historic Year with First Domestic Competition . James . Honor . 24 December 2016 . Total Rugby League . League Publications . 11 December 2017 .
  3. Web site: Turkish Rugby Union Threatens to Ban Rugby League Participants. McLennan. Stuart. 5 September 2017. Commentary Box Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215164614/http://commentaryboxsports.com/australian/nrl/turkish-rugby-union-threatens-ban-rugby-league-participants.html. 15 February 2018. 11 December 2017.