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Rugby league is a ball sport . Two teams of thirteen players play against each other. The ball used is oval in shape. The field is a rectangle shape. It is 100 metres long and 70 metres wide. It is played for 80 minutes (40 minutes each half).

A try is scored when a player scores or touches the ball down in the in-goal area (the try line included). A try is worth 4 points and if it's converted (the goal kicker kicks the ball in between the goal posts), the team gets an extra 2 points. Another method of scoring points is through drop goals which are worth 1 or 2 points, or penalty goals which are worth 2 points.

Rugby league is played in over 30 countries in the world. The countries that play it the most are Australia , England , Ireland and New Zealand . The Rugby League World Cup has been played by Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, France , Wales , Papua New Guinea , Fiji , Samoa , Tonga , Scotland , United States , Italy , Cook Islands , Lebanon , Russia and South Africa . The current world champions are Australia, who won the 2021 Rugby League World Cup .

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