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- The Super League war was a commercial competition between the Australian Rugby League (ARL) and the Australian Super League to establish pre-eminence in professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand in the mid-1990s. Super League, backed by Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation, competed with the ARL, supported by Kerry Packer and Optus Vision, in and out of court for broadcasting rights and supremacy in the sport. Super League had attracted several clubs disenchanted with the existing administration, and introduced two new clubs, as it attempted to establish itself as the dominant competition. After much legal action, when the ARL tried to block the new league, Super League ran one season parallel to the ARL's in 1997. At the conclusion of that season a peace deal was reached and the two leagues united to form the National Rugby League, which continues today. (en)
- La guerre de la Super League fait référence à un conflit économique dans les années 1990, qui démarre au mois d'avril 1995, entre les organisations de la Super League créée par News Limited et l'Australian Rugby League avec à sa tête Kerry Packer. Ces deux organisations se disputent alors la compétition de haut niveau de rugby à XIII en Australie, ce qui a pu entrainer des conséquences également sur le rugby à XIII mondial, en freinant son développement. (fr)
- La Guerra della Super League è stata la disputa sul controllo della competizione di alto livello del rugby a 13 professionistico in Australia e Nuova Zelanda, tra la Australian Rugby League (ARL) e la Super League (Australia), a metà degli anni '90. La Super League, appoggiata da Rupert Murdoch e da News Corporation, era in competizione con l'ARL, appoggiata da Kerry Packer e dalla Optus Vision, con ricorso anche ai tribunali, per i diritti televisivi e la supremazia in questo sport. La Super League aveva attratto molti club delusi dall'amministrazione esistente, e presentò due nuove squadre, mentre tentò di imporsi come la competizione dominante. Dopo varie azioni legali, quando l'ARL tentò bloccare la nuova lega, la Super League disputò una stagione parallela a quella dell'ARL's, nel 1997. Alla fine di quella stagione, un accordo venne raggiunto e i due campionati si fusero per formare l'attuale National Rugby League. (it)
rdfs:comment
- La guerre de la Super League fait référence à un conflit économique dans les années 1990, qui démarre au mois d'avril 1995, entre les organisations de la Super League créée par News Limited et l'Australian Rugby League avec à sa tête Kerry Packer. Ces deux organisations se disputent alors la compétition de haut niveau de rugby à XIII en Australie, ce qui a pu entrainer des conséquences également sur le rugby à XIII mondial, en freinant son développement. (fr)
- The Super League war was a commercial competition between the Australian Rugby League (ARL) and the Australian Super League to establish pre-eminence in professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand in the mid-1990s. (en)
- La Guerra della Super League è stata la disputa sul controllo della competizione di alto livello del rugby a 13 professionistico in Australia e Nuova Zelanda, tra la Australian Rugby League (ARL) e la Super League (Australia), a metà degli anni '90. (it)