British Empire XIII rugby league team
Encyclopedia
The British Empire XIII rugby league team was a rugby league football team in Europe
that represented the Empire of Britain
at the time.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
that represented the Empire of Britain
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
at the time.
External sources
- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/British-Empire-XIII-V-New-Zealand-1952-Rugby-Programme-_W0QQitemZ190350640287QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20091126?IMSfp=TL091126155005r35676 Programme from game versus New Zealand 1952
- http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=58975 British Pathe news footage