<P> The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was held in Europe, with the final played at England's Old Trafford in front of 74,468, the largest crowd to attend an international fixture . </P> <P> The 2014 National Rugby League Grand Final was the highest rated television show for the year in Australia . </P> <P> 2015 saw rugby league pull 4 of the top 5 highest rated television broadcasts in Australia . </P> <P> In 2017 rugby league saw its first professional club outside of Europe or Australasia / Oceania when the Canadian side Toronto Wolfpack entered the British Rugby League system in the 3rd division . Toronto won League One in their first season and won promotion to the Championship, the second tier of British Rugby League for 2018 . As of October 2018, Toronto's owner stated his intention of setting up a new franchise in Canada, whilst a New York City based team expressed their interest to join Toronto in the British rugby league system . </P>

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