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<p>The Government welcomes the RFL’s Dividend Report which demonstrates the valuable
contribution that rugby league can have within communities. Rugby League is a fantastic
example of how sport and physical activity can play a leading role in engaging people
from every background.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s <em>Sporting Future</em> strategy
is explicit <del class="ministerial">that</del> that everyone, regardless of background,
sex, age or level of ability should be able to engage in sport and physical activity
as participants, spectators and in the workplace, and that sport and physical activity
should be valued for the much broader positive impact it can have across a range of
physical, social and economic outcomes. The strategy included a specific focus on
engaging people from groups in society that have traditionally been underrepresented
in sport and physical activity and who have the most to gain from getting more active.</p><p>
</p><p>Government is directly supporting rugby league through more than £11m of Sport
England investment in the Rugby Football League over 2017-21 and investment of up
to £10m in rugby league facilities to help drive a legacy from the 2021 Rugby League
World Cup.</p>
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