<P> In 1933 a proposed hybrid sport of rugby league and Australian rules football was trialled only once . </P> <P> For many years, the rugby union authorities had suspected that the French rugby union was abusing the idea of amateurism, and in the early 1930s the French Rugby Union was suspended from playing against the other nations . In 1932 the first rugby league match under floodlights is played between Leeds and Wigan at White City in London . Following development work by both Harry Sunderland (on behalf of the Australian Rugby League) and the Rugby Football League based in England, the Australian and Great British Test teams played an exhibition game at Stade Pershing in Paris in late December 1933 . The French Rugby League was formed on 6 April 1934 . </P> <P> Looking round for an alternative, many French players turned to rugby league, which soon became the dominant game in France, particularly in the south west of the country . The arrival of a French team on the international scene allowed more variety in the touring pattern, and also for the introduction of a European Championship . </P> <P> During the Second World War, the British government took a more benign view of professional sports, viewing them as a vital aid to public morale . Although normal leagues were suspended, a War Emergency League was established, with clubs playing separate Yorkshire and Lancashire sections to reduce the need for travel . This period also saw a temporary relaxation of the regulations prohibiting rugby union players from contact with rugby league . In an extraordinary development a team representing rugby league met a rugby union equivalent in two matches, held to raise money for the Red Cross . Both games were held under rugby union rules; both were won by the rugby league side . </P>

Where was the first game of rugby league played