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Stevendavy (talk | contribs) Returned article to how it read before previous entry. That there were limits on amateur rugby league in the south of England before 1996 is beyond debate and important to the history of a club. |
You infer that RU actively stopped RL from setting up clubs in the south of England when it did not. You also imply that the only people who could possibly play RL in the south were RU players! |
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The '''Oxford Cavaliers''' rugby league team was one of the eight founder members of the [[Rugby League Conference]]. This league now has well over sixty teams across [[England]] and [[Wales]]. |
The '''Oxford Cavaliers''' rugby league team was one of the eight founder members of the [[Rugby League Conference]]. This league now has well over sixty teams across [[England]] and [[Wales]]. |
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The team is noteworthy as a pioneer of [[rugby league]] in the south of England. |
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The team is noteworthy as a pioneer of [[rugby league]] in the south of England. Before 1995, playing rugby league in the south had been difficult, as rugby union players were prevented from trying rugby league due to [[amateurism#rugby|regulations on "amateurism"]]. Since [[rugby union]] declared itself an "open" game in 1995 many amateur rugby union players are now able to play in both forms of rugby. |
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In their brief history Oxford Cavaliers have managed to supply players to professional clubs, such as Rob Castle to the [[London Skolars]] and Daryl Griffin to [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]]. They continue to be the only open Rugby League club in the city, although there is also an [[Oxford University]] Rugby League team that represents both Oxford University and [[Oxford Brookes University]]. |
In their brief history Oxford Cavaliers have managed to supply players to professional clubs, such as Rob Castle to the [[London Skolars]] and Daryl Griffin to [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]]. They continue to be the only open Rugby League club in the city, although there is also an [[Oxford University]] Rugby League team that represents both Oxford University and [[Oxford Brookes University]]. |
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Revision as of 20:17, 23 January 2006
- This article refers to the rugby league team. For the American football team, please see Oxford Cavaliers.
The Oxford Cavaliers rugby league team was one of the eight founder members of the Rugby League Conference. This league now has well over sixty teams across England and Wales.
The team is noteworthy as a pioneer of rugby league in the south of England.
In their brief history Oxford Cavaliers have managed to supply players to professional clubs, such as Rob Castle to the London Skolars and Daryl Griffin to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. They continue to be the only open Rugby League club in the city, although there is also an Oxford University Rugby League team that represents both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University.
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