2004 in rugby league

none 2004 sports rugby leagueThe year 2004 in rugby league football centered on Australasia's 2004 NRL season and Super League IX. January 26th - Sydney, Australia: The Rugby League International Federation announces that the next World Cup will be held in Australia in 2008 to celebrate the centenary of the game in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia to stage 2008 World Cup Telegraph.cok.uk UK Telegraph Media Group Limited 2004-01-26 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2371943/Australia-to-stage-2008-World-Cup.html 2010-06-16 February 13th - Huddersfield, England: The 2004 World Club Challenge is won by the Bradford Bulls who defeated the Penrith Panthers 22-4 at Alfred McAlpine Stadium before a crowd of 18,962. 24th - Coffs Harbour, Australia: Several players from the Bulldogs NRL club face police investigation after a complaint of sexual assault from a 20-year-old woman. abc.net.au Bulldogs' accuser gives statement to police ABC News Australia ABC 24 February 2004 http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia/nsw/200402/s1051920.htm 6 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629005311/http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia/nsw/200402/s1051920.htm 29 June 2011 dead No charges were laid. March 12th - Sydney, Australia: The first round of the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership begins with 2003 champions, the Penrith Panthers losing 14-20 to the Newcastle Knights before a crowd of 19,936 at Penrith Stadium. Masters, Roy Roy Masters (rugby league) Knights clean up as Penrith discovers success is a wet cake of soap The Sydney Morning Herald Australia Fairfax Media 13 March 2004 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/12/1078594571784.html 6 March 2011 April 25 - Widnes, England: Widnes Vikings hooker Shane Millard completes a match with a fragment of tooth embedded in his head after a head clash in the first half with the Castleford Tigers' Dean Ripley.Richards Martin A tooth stuck in head - but hooker plays on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/apr/28/rugbyleague.comment 8 September 2013 The Guardian 28 April 2004 May 15th - Cardiff, Wales: The 2004 Challenge Cup tournament culminates in St Helens's 32–16 victory against Wigan in the final at Millennium Stadium before a crowd of 73,734.Harlow Phil Saints win Challenge Cup https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/challenge_cup/3711731.stm 8 September 2013 BBC News 15 May 2004 June 17th - Leeds, England: The Rugby Football League bans St Helens R.F.C. players Martin Gleeson (4 months) and Sean Long (3 months) and fines each £7,500 plus £2,205 costs for a betting scandal.Whalley John Gleeson and Long banned https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/2381188/Gleeson-and-Long-banned.html 8 September 2013 The Telegraph 18 June 2004 July 7th - Sydney, Australia: The 2004 State of Origin series is won by New South Wales who defeated Queensland 36–14 in the third and deciding game of the series at Telstra Stadium before a crowd of 82,487. August 4th - Sydney, Australia: The National Rugby League judiciary hands down an 18-week suspension to Melbourne forward Danny Williams for a king hit on Wests forward Mark O'Neill in Round 19.Walter Brad Williams gets 18 matches for king-hit http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/04/1091557926828.html 9 September 2013 The Age 5 August 2004 September 22nd - Sydney, Australia: The 6th annual Tom Brock Lecture, entitled No more bloody bundles for Britain: The Post-World War II tours of the British and French Allies, is delivered by Tom Keneally, AOKeneally Tom "No more bloody bundles for Britain": The Post-World War II tours of the British and French allies http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/TomBrock/TomBrockLecture6.pdf 6th Annual Tom Brock Lecture Tom Brock Bequest Committee 18 January 2011 Tom Keneally https://web.archive.org/web/20120808034625/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/TomBrock/TomBrockLecture6.pdf 8 August 2012 Australia 2005 live October 4th - Sydney, Australia: The NRL season culminates in the 2004 NRL Grand final in which the Bulldogs defeat the Sydney Roosters 16-13 at Telstra Stadium before a crowd of 82,127. November 7 - Warrington, England: The 2004 European Nations Cup tournament culminates in England's 36-12 victory over Ireland in the final at Halliwell Jones Stadium before a crowd of 3,582 16th - Manchester, England the Super League season culminates in the 2004 Super League Grand final in which the Leeds Rhinos defeat the Bradford Bulls 16-8 at Old Trafford before a crowd of 65,547. 22 - Leeds, England: At the 2004 RLIF Awards Great Britain captain Andy Farrell is awarded the Golden Boot Award for the World's best player.Whalley John Captain Farrell voted world's best player https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/2391820/Captain-Farrell-voted-worlds-best-player.html 24 July 2011 The Telegraph 23 November 2004 27 - Leeds, England: The 2004 Tri-Nations tournament culminates in Australia's victory over Great Britain in the final at Elland Road before a crowd of 39,120. Hughes Ed Great Britain 4 Australia 44: Kangaroos crush Lions' pride The Sunday Times UK 2 Times Newspapers Ltd 28 November 2004 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article396623.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132747/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article396623.ece dead June 29, 2011 6 March 2011 December 23rd - Leeds, England: The Rugby Football League fines Keith Senior and Ryan Bailey £1,500 each after they tested positive to the banned stimulant ephedrine.Fisher Michael More education crucial as trio fail drugs test https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/2393352/More-education-crucial-as-trio-fail-drugs-test.html 8 September 2013 The Telegraph 24 December 2004 References 40em Category:Rugby league by year