League hits town – Swindon St. George start their season.
Rugby League is back and Swindon St. George are in the build-up to a summer of rough and tumble at Swindon’s Rugby Club Greenbridge complex.
Is it the most physically demanding of team sports? Come and watch.
The seasons fixtures are below.
For those who want more information on the sport Wikipedia says this about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_league
Rugby league football, usually called Rugby League, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players and is one of the two codes of rugby football 
It originated in England in 1895 as a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players, its rules gradually changing with the purpose of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators.
It is frequently cited as the toughest, most physically demanding of team sports.
In rugby league points are scored by carrying or kicking the ball down the field, until it can be moved past the opponents’ designated goal line and touched to the ground; this is called a try, and is the primary method of scoring.
The opposing team attempts to stop the attacking side gaining points by preventing their progress up the field by tackling the player carrying the ball. In addition to tries, points can be scored by kicking goals.
After each try, the scoring team gains a free kick to try at goal with a conversion for further points. Kicks at goal may also be awarded for penalties, and field goals (drop goals) can be attempted at any time during general play.
Rugby league is among the most popular sports in England, Australia, New Zealand, France, Tonga and Papua New Guinea where it is the national sport.
The European Super League and Australasian NRL are the premier club competitions. Rugby league is played internationally, predominantly by European, Australasian and Pacific countries, and is governed by the Rugby League International Federation. The current World Cup holders are New Zealand.
Swindon St George fixtures for 2013
Pre-season
Sunday 21 April – Swindon RFC (H)
Saturday 27 April – University of Bath (A)
West of England Division
Saturday 11 May – Bristol Sonics (A)
Saturday 18 May – Somerset Vikings (H)
Saturday 1 June – Oxford Cavaliers (A)
Saturday 8 June – Cheltenham Old Patesians (H)
Saturday 15 June – Gloucestershire Warriors (A)
Saturday 22 June – Somerset Vikings (A)
Saturday 29 June – Oxford Cavaliers (H)
Saturday 6 July – Cheltenham Old Patesians (A)
Saturday 13 July – Gloucestershire Warriors (H)
Saturday 20 July – Bristol Sonics (H)
All fixtures kick off at 2.30pm
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