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The year 2005 in rugby league football centered on Australasia's 2005 NRL season and Super League X.

January

17–19 – Leeds, England: The England national rugby union team spends three days training with newly crowned Super League champions Leeds Rhinos.^[1]

February

4th – Leeds, England: The 2005 World Club Challenge is won by the Leeds Rhinos who defeated the Bulldogs 39–32 at Elland Road before a crowd of 37,028.^[2]
23rd – Sydney, Australia: Former Wests Tigers captain Jarrod McCracken wins a court case against Melbourne Storm players Stephen Kearney and Marcus Bai for the career-ending spear tackle they performed on him in 2000.^[3]

March

23rd – Watford, England: Great Britain captain Andy Farrell signs on to play rugby union for Saracens FC.^[4]

April

22nd – Brisbane, Australia: In the 2005 ANZAC Test Australia defeat New Zealand 32–16 at Lang Park before a crowd of 40,317.^[5]

May

27th – Sydney, Australia: The National Rugby League announces that a new team based in Gold Coast, Queensland will be added for the 2007 NRL season.^[6]

June

9th – New Zealand: The NZRL announces Brian McClennan as the New Zealand national team's new coach.^[7]

July

6th – Brisbane, Australia: The third and deciding game of the 2005 State of Origin series is won 32–10 by New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium before a crowd of 52,496.^[8]
17th – Blackpool, England: The 2005 Northern Rail Cup competition culminates in Hull Kingston Rovers' 16–18 victory over Castleford Tigers in the final at Bloomfield Road before a crowd of 9,400.

August

27th – Cardiff, Wales: The 2005 Challenge Cup tournament culminates in Hull FC's 25–24 defeat of Leeds Rhinos in the final at Millennium Stadium before a crowd of 74,213.^[9]

September

21st – Sydney, Australia: The 7th annual Tom Brock Lecture , entitled The Great Fibro versus Silvertail Wars, is delivered by Roy Masters.^[10]
28th – Wales: The Welsh Rugby League appoint Martin Hall, 36, as coach of the Wales national rugby league team.^[11]

October

2nd – Sydney, Australia: The 2005 NRL Grand Final is won by the Wests Tigers who defeated the North Queensland Cowboys 30–16 at Telstra Stadium before a crowd of 82,453.^[12]
15th – Manchester, England: The 2005 Super League Grand Final is won by the Bradford Bulls who defeated Leeds Rhinos 15–6 at Old Trafford before a crowd of 65,537.^[13]

November

5th – Carcassonne, France: The 2005 European Nations Cup tournament culminates in France's 38–16 victory over Wales at Stade Albert Domec.
26th – Leeds, England: The 2005 Tri-nations series culminates in New Zealand's 24–0 victory over Australia in the final at Elland Road before a crowd of 26,534.^[14]

December

12th – Brisbane, Australia: The Australian Rugby League announces Ricky Stuart as the replacement for Wayne Bennett, who stood down days earlier as coach of the Australian national team.^[15]

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References

↑ "Cross-code training pleases Robinson". Morning Star. 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ news.bbc.co.uk (4 February 2005). "Rhinos power to world club crown". BBC Sport. UK: BBC . Retrieved 30 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ AAP (23 February 2005). "McCracken wins court battle". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 16 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "Farrell switches codes". The Telegraph. UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. 23 March 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ NZPA (22 April 2005). "Kiwis outplayed in Anzac test". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 30 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ Walter, Brad (27 May 2007). "Gold Coast joins NRL". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia: Fairfax Media . Retrieved 3 August 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ Jessup, Peter (10 June 2005). "McClennan deserves job". The New Zealand Herald . New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 3 August 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ AAP (6 July 2005). "Blues rout Maroons". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia: Fairfax Media . Retrieved 3 August 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ Hughes, Ed (28 August 2005). "Hull 25 Leeds 24: Hull end 23-year wait to lift Cup". The Sunday Times . UK: Times Newspapers. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ Masters, Roy (2006). "The Great Fibro versus Silvertail Wars'" (PDF). 7th Annual Tom Brock Lecture . Australia: Tom Brock Bequest Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "Sports Round-up: Rugby League". The Telegraph . UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ Ubha, Ravi (2 October 2005). "Wests Tigers Beat Cowboys 30–16 in Australia's NRL Grand Final". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "Rhinos fail at final reckoning". Yorkshire Evening Post . UK: Johnston Publishing Ltd. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ Richards, Huw (27 November 2005). "New Zealand dismantles Australia's dynasty, 24–0". The New York Times . USA. Retrieved 6 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ AAP (12 December 2005). "Stuart is new Kangaroos coach". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia: Fairfax Media . Retrieved 6 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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[1] "Cross-code training pleases Robinson". Morning Star. 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[2] ws.bbc.co.uk (4 February 2005). "Rhinos power to world club crown". BBC Sport. UK: BBC . Retrieved 30 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[3] AAP (23 February 2005). "McCracken wins court battle". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 16 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[4] "Farrell switches codes". The Telegraph. UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. 23 March 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[5] NZPA (22 April 2005). "Kiwis outplayed in Anzac test". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 30 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[6] Walter, Brad (27 May 2007). "Gold Coast joins NRL". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia: Fairfax Media . Retrieved 3 August 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[7] Jessup, Peter (10 June 2005). "McClennan deserves job". The New Zealand Herald . New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 3 August 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[8] AAP (6 July 2005). "Blues rout Maroons". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia: Fairfax Media . Retrieved 3 August 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[9] Hughes, Ed (28 August 2005). "Hull 25 Leeds 24: Hull end 23-year wait to lift Cup". The Sunday Times . UK: Times Newspapers. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[10] Masters, Roy (2006). "The Great Fibro versus Silvertail Wars'" (PDF). 7th Annual Tom Brock Lecture . Australia: Tom Brock Bequest Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[11] "Sports Round-up: Rugby League". The Telegraph . UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[12] Ubha, Ravi (2 October 2005). "Wests Tigers Beat Cowboys 30–16 in Australia's NRL Grand Final". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[13] "Rhinos fail at final reckoning". Yorkshire Evening Post . UK: Johnston Publishing Ltd. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[14] Richards, Huw (27 November 2005). "New Zealand dismantles Australia's dynasty, 24–0". The New York Times . USA. Retrieved 6 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[15] AAP (12 December 2005). "Stuart is new Kangaroos coach". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia: Fairfax Media . Retrieved 6 March 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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