Girls Playing Rugby

1982 - Rugby Union’s Pacific Tri-Nations between Tonga, Fiji and Samoa.
1982 - Australian Rugby League tourists win all tour games for first time and become known as 'The Invincibles'.
1983 - Rugby League try is increased to four points. The character of the game changes further with the introduction of the turn-over possession on the sixth tackle, drastically reducing the number of scrums. The Sin Bin is introduced for offences that do not merit a sending off.
1983 - The Rugby League international transfer ban is lifted.