Rugby league football has accrued considerable jargon to describe aspects of the game.[1] Many terms originate in the Laws of the Game.[1] Some aspects of the game have more than one term referring to them.[1] Different terms have become popularly used to describe an aspect of the game in different places, with notable differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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