In the only vote taken before adjournment after six hours of meeting today, Tagliabue, a lawyer for the league based in Washington, had 15 votes.

The latter was a group that consisted the top four teams in the league based on their regular season standings, with single games played between the teams.

There are also many rugby league based video games featuring the NRL sold worldwide.

The league, based in Manhattan, was founded in 1910 and has affiliates in more than 100 cities.

The league, based in Geneva, said in a statement that Mr. Beer died after a long illness.

Third Division (A and B, teams are assigned to a league based loosely on geographic location)

"The outcome determined that the future of the Slingers lay closer to home, rather than in a league based thousands of kilometres away."

The league, based in New York, monitors and combats anti-Semitism, racism and discrimination.

Also, for a short period, Yorkshire 5 was split into two parallel leagues based on geographical location.

On paper, the Giants' schedule was the third most difficult in the league based on their opponents' records last year.