Complex sentence: The ARL & Super League agree to form the National Rugby League, and the Perth Reds, Hunter Mariners & South Queensland Crushers are shut down to give a 20-team competition for 1998.
Split into simpler sentences: The ARL & Super League agree to form the National Rugby League. The Perth Reds, Hunter Mariners & South Queensland Crushers are removed from the competition to give a 20-team competition for 1998.