France joins Serbia Rugby League in celebrating its historic birthday

Serbia is facing France in a Test match for the first time this afternoon, at the NC Makis Stadium in Belgrade (kick off 3pm CET). The match marks both the 65th anniversary of Rugby League's first being played in the former Yugoslavia when two sides from France launched the sport, and the centenary commemorations of the end of the First World War,

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