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Rugby League: Murdoch wins Super League battle in Australia
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The Independent - London
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October 5, 1996
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Copyright informationCopyright 1996 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In one of the more startling come-from-behind victories of
recent times, Super League yesterday won the right to start up in
Australia, with massive implications for the game worldwide. A
complete form reversal in Sydney saw Rupert Murdoch's organisation
overturn all 60 orders preventing its launch in Australia when the
verdict was announced in the Federal Court.
It means that a 10-team Super League competition will kick off
next year, in opposition to one involving the clubs that have
stayed loyal to the Australian Rugby League.
More immediately, it raised the prospect of Great Britain
rerouting from the New Zealand leg of their current tour to play
the first Super League Test between the ...
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