Centenary of Rugby League - Metropolitan Hotel Print Page 
The plaque commemorates the centenary of Rugby League 1908 - 2008.
On 8 August 1907 a group of leading rugby union players and supporters met at Bateman's Metropolitan Hotel, George Street, Sydney, to discuss the creation of the New South Wales Rugby Football League.
The Centenary Plaques program was put in place by the Centenary of Rugby League Committee to commemorate sites of historical significance to Rugby League - such as stadiums, suburban grounds and club formation sites. Nearly every aspect of Australia’s Rugby League landscape is covered by a Centenary Plaque – with plaques dedicated to the commemoration of Indigenous Rugby League, National Rugby League (NRL) first-grade clubs, foundation clubs, former Premiership clubs, New South Wales and Queensland Country, and those sites which were host to the foundation of the game itself in Australia.
The plaque itself bears a prominent Centenary logo, the venue name, and a short paragraph of site-specific text on why the venue has been selected as a site of historical significance to Australian Rugby League.
Location
| Address: | George & Bridge Streets, former Metropolitan Hotel site, Sydney, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.863772 Long: 151.207691 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Sport |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1908 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2008 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2008 |
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