AFL Britain, also referred to as AFL Great Britain was established in 1989 as the governing body for

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

in England,

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

and Scotland. It was formed in 2008, replacing the British Australian Rules Football League (BARFL) as national body. By 2012, Wales and Scotland had created their own autonomous bodies governing the sport of

and AFL Britain was superseded by AFL England.

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{{GBR sport federations Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom Australian rules football in Great Britain Brit Sports organizations established in 2008

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