When did rugby become professional?

When did rugby become professional? Within fifteen years of that first meeting in Huddersfield, more than 200 RFU clubs had left to join the rugby league. In 1897, the line-out was abolished and in 1898 professionalism introduced.

Within fifteen years of that first meeting in Huddersfield, more than 200 RFU clubs had left to join the rugby league. In 1897, the line-out was abolished and in 1898 professionalism introduced.
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