Which One Was Made 1st Rugby Or AFL?

Australian rules football dates back to 1858, when Tom Wills began to record the rules of the code. The offical rules for Australian Rules Football were written in 1859
The rules for Rugby League are a bit blurry with the split from union to league. The major differences between the games were introduced in 1907.  These major changes were
13 players per team as opposed to 15 in union (the two "missing" are the flankers)
The "play the ball" (heeling the ball back after a tackle) rather than a ruck
The elimination of the line out
A slightly different scoring structure