List of family relations in rugby league

There have been several families from around the world of which two or more members have been involved in rugby league football at the highest levels since the sport's inception in 1895. Below is an incomplete list of families that have been involved in rugby league.

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Adamson Family

Luke Adamson, Salford City Reds, Super League, Halifax, Championship, London Bronco's, England U18's (brother of Tobias Adamson) Tobias Adamson, North Wales Crusaders, Championship, Dewsbury Rams, Championship (brother of Luke Adamson) Joshua Adamson, Leigh East, & Liverpool University

A

Abbott family

Ackland family

Agar family

Ah Mau brothers

Alexander brothers

Anderson brothers

Asher brothers

Arkwright brothers

Aubusson brothers

B

Backo family

Bailey brothers of Australia

Bailey family of New Zealand

Baitieri family

Barclay brothers

Barnes family

Barba brothers

Batten family

Beardmore brothers

Bella brothers

Belsham brothers

Bell/Friend family

Benausse family

Bennett brothers

Bentley brothers

Berrigan brothers

Bevan family

Blake brothers

Blan brothers

Bolewski brothers

Bowen family

Branighan family

Brimble brothers

Bromwich brothers

Brown brothers

Bugden brothers

Burge brothers

Burgess family I

The Burgess' total of 30 Tests is a Great British record for a father and son combination.[2]

Burgess family II

Burke family

C

Caine brothers

Calder/Pongia family

Campbell/Menzies family

Carlaw brothers

Cartwright family

Cayless brothers

Chase brothers

Chisnall brothers

Clawson family

Cleal family

Connell family

Cooper brothers

Coote family

Corbett brothers

Cordner brothers

Coyle brothers

Coyne brothers

Cross family

Cross brothers

Cubitt brothers

Cunningham brothers

D

Duane Family

Ian Duane Warrington Wolves Ronnie Duane Warrington Wolves Robert Duane (adopted) Warrington RUFC

Daley family

Davidson brothers

De Belin family

Dimond family

Dorahy family

Doyle brothers

Drake twins

Dunemann brothers

E

Eden family

Edwards family

Edwards/Tamou family

Ellis family

El Masri family

Endacott family

Evans brothers

Evans brothers (inter-war period)

Evans/Cherry-Evans family

F

Faifai Loa/Smith family

Fairbank family

Farnsworth brothers

Farrell family

Farrell/Elsegood family

Fielden brothers

Fifita/Haumono family

Finch family

Fisher family

Fitzgibbon family

Flanagan family

Fogerty family

Folau brothers

Foran brothers

Fox brothers

French brothers

Fulton family

Furner family

G

Gaffey family

Galea brothers

Gardner brothers

Gartner family

Gasnier family

George family

Geyer brothers

Gidley brothers

Gilbert family

Gillies brothers

Giteau family

Gleeson family

Goodwin family

Gordon cousins

Gorley brothers

Gourley family

Graham family

Grésèque family

Grey family

Griffin brothers

Grix brothers

Grothe family

H

Hagan brothers

Haggerty family

Hambly Family

Hardgrave family

Hardy family

Harris family

Harrison brothers

Hastings family

Hauraki family

Hayne/Thompson family

Hayward brothers

Heidke family

Henderson brothers

Henry brothers

Higgins brothers

Hill brothers

Hindmarsh brothers

Hodges family

Hoffman family

Holliday family

Hopoate family

Horder brothers

Horne brothers

Horo brothers

Howard brothers

Huddart family

Hughes/Moore family

Hulme family

Humphreys family

I

Inglis and cousins

Iro brothers

Isemonger family

Ives brothers

Izzard brothers

J

Jennings brothers

Johns brothers

Jordan family

Junee family

K

Karalius brothers

Kaufusi brothers

Keato brothers

Kelly brothers

Kimmorley brothers

King family (1)

King family (2)

Kirwan family

Kouparitsas brothers

Krewanty family

L

Laing brothers

Lane brothers

Lang family

Langley family

Laurie brothers

Law brothers

Lazarus family

Lester brothers

Leuluai family

The Leuluais' (James and Thomas) total of 58 Tests to date is thought to be a world record for a father and son combination.[2]

Limping family

Lindwall brothers

Lomax brothers

Lousi brothers

Lulia brothers

Lumsden brothers

M

MacDougall brothers

Maddison brothers

Malone/Renouf family

Mann family

Mannah brothers

Mara family

Maranta family

March twins

Martyn family

Mata'utia & Iosefa family

McCabe brothers

McCarthy family

McClennan family

McCormack family

McCracken family

McCaffery family

McGregor family

McGuinness brothers

1st McKinnon family

2nd McKinnon family

McRitchie family

Mellars family

Messenger brothers

Millard brothers

Mills family

Mincham family

Minichiello brothers

Minto family

Mitchell brothers

Monaghan brothers

Morris family

The Morris family in 2009 after Josh and Brett had represented Australia together

Mortimer family

Moses brothers

Mountford brothers

Mueller brothers

Mullane family

Mullen family

Mullins family

Mundine/Roberts family

Myler family

N

Nable brothers

Naiqama brothers

Narvo family

Naughton brothers

Navarro family

Newlove family

Norman brothers

O

O'Connell brothers

O'Connor brothers

O'Donnell brothers

O'Loughlin family

Orchard brothers

Oxford family

P

Paea brothers

Parcell family

Paul brothers

Paulo brothers

Peachey family

1st Pearce family

2nd Pearce family

Pepperell brothers

Perrett brothers

Pethybridge family

Phillips brothers

Pickup family

Pollard family

Platz brothers

Prentice brothers

Prescott family

Price/Diversi family

Provan brothers

Pryce family

Puletua brothers

R

Randall family

Raper family

Rapira brothers

Rayne twins

Reddy family

Redfearn brothers

Redmond family

Ricketson family

Risman family

Robertson brothers

Robinson twins

Robinson family

Rogers family

The Rogers' total of 35 Tests is an Australian record for a father and son combination.[2]

Ropati brothers

Rowles family

Rowley family

Russell brothers

S

Satherley brothers

Sattler family

Schultz brothers

Sculthorpe brothers

Segeyaro family

Seu Seu brothers

Shead brothers

Sheens brothers

Silcock family

Simpkins family

Sims/Campbell-Gillard family

Sing family

Sironen family

Smith brothers of Australia

Smith brothers of New Zealand

Smith family

Sorensen family

Spencer brothers of New Zealand

Spencer family of Australia

Spina family

Stanaway brothers

Steinohrt brothers

Stewart brothers

Stewart family

Stirling family

Sullivan family of Australia

Sullivan family of Wales

Swann family

T

Tamati family

Thaiday family

Thomson family

Thornett brothers

Tittleton brothers

Tomkins brothers

Tonga brothers

Trbojevic brothers

Trevathan/Trevathen family

Trindall brothers

Tuimavave/Winterstein family

Tupou brothers

Tyrer family

Colin Tyrer, Lancashire, Leigh, Wigan, Barrow and Hull Kingston Rovers player, father of Shaun and Christian Shaun Tyrer, Wigan, Oldham, and Whitehaven player, son of Colin, and brother of Christian Christian Tyrer, Widnes, Keighley Cougars, and Bath (RU) player, son of Colin, and brother of Shaun

Tyquin brothers

V

Vagana family

Valentine brothers (Scottish)

Valentine brothers (Swinton)

Veivers family

W

Walker brothers I

Walker brothers II

Walters brothers

Warren family

Watene family

Watt family

West family

White brothers of Australia

White brothers of New Zealand

Why brothers

Willey/Don family

Williams brothers

Williamson family

Wilson family

Witt brothers

Wittenberg family

Worrincy brothers

Wright brothers

Wynyard brothers

Wynn brothers

Y

Yakich brothers

Yates family

Yeo family

Young family

Yow Yeh family

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