In which part of Europe was Rugby League football banned between 1940 and 1944?
Rugby league in France Rugby league in France Rugby league has been played in France since 1934. As with rugby union, rugby league was introduced by the English and the heartland of the game is in the south of France. During the Second World War, in association with the French Rugby Federation (FFR), the sport was banned by the Vichy government, an act from which it has struggled to recover. There has been a recent resurgence of the sport following the admission of Catalans Dragons to the European Super League. In 2012, there were approximately 30,000 active participants. Rugby football was introduced into France
1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season last peacetime competition in 1938-39 re-joined the league with the exceptions of :- St Helens Recs – who folded before the war started. Leigh – who had lost their ground and would not re-join for a further season until 1946–47 British rugby league system 1939–40 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season 1940–41 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season 1941–42 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season 1942–43 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season 1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season 1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season The Great