In 2008 the first competition was held. Three teams played in the Catalan Cup: FC Barcelona, Aligots Girona and Nord-Català.[2]
In January 2009, a rugby league coaching course was run by ACRL and taken by RFL Coach Educator Karl Harrison to improve rugby league concepts in Catalonia.[3]
In February 2009 the first Catalan university rugby-league championship took place,[4] with seven universities teams participating: Perpinyà, Ramon Llull, Girona, Autònoma de Barcelona, Vic, Politècnica de Catalunya and Pompeu Fabra. Universitat de Perpinyà were the winners.[5]
The first Catalonia Championship began in April 2009, with nine teams participating: CR Tarragona, CR Valls, CR Sant Cugat, INEF Lleida, GEiEG, Poble Nou Enginyers, BUC, RC Garrotxa and Vic Crancs.[6]
The Catalonia national rugby league team, also administered by the ACRL, played their first full international, losing to Morocco in a game played prior to the Catalans Dragons vs Warrington Wolves Super League, on June 21, 2008.[7]
In September 2014, Observer status of the RLEF was revoked as the association had not reported any activity since 2009.[8]