NRL
One New Zealand names major new stadium in NZ
Telecom company One New Zealand has signed as the naming rights sponsor of a major NZ$683m ($418m/€387m) arena currently under construction in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Asahi extends NRL beverage sponsorship
The National Rugby League (NRL) has announced a multi-year extension of its sponsorship with Australian drinks company Asahi Beverages
BeIN Sports retains NRL rights in France
French pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed a rights agreement with Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) competition until 2025.
Premier Sports renews NRL rights in Asia
Pay broadcaster Premier Sports Asia has acquired exclusive live rights in more than 20 markets in Asia for Australia's National Rugby League in a five-year deal from 2023 to 2027
NRL considers game in the US and reviving Ashes series
Australia's National Rugby League is looking at hosting a game in the US and reviving the Ashes series against England as it seeks to increase its international profile
NRL explores pre-season match in US
Australia's National Rugby League is looking at running a pre-season match in the US, and could exploit its links to Hollywood to get the plan moving, according to media reports
Riding the Storm: How Melbourne’s NRL team is bouncing back after the pandemic
The CEO of the NRL's Melbourne Storm talks commercial innovation, matchday experience, pandemic recovery, and more.
Sport1 bags three-season NRL deal
German pay-television sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired platform-neutral rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to show Australia’s National Rugby League from 2022 to 2024.
Asahi expands Manly Sea Eagles sponsorship
Australian rugby league team Manly Warringah Sea Eagles has announced Asahi Lifestyle Beverages as its official non-alcoholic beverage partner
MG Motor takes main jersey position at South Sydney Rabbitohs
Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club South Sydney Rabbitohs has signed automotive brand MG Motor as the club’s major corporate partner for the next five seasons, from 2022 to 2026.
City Index joins Sydney Roosters as jersey sponsor
Australian NRL rugby league club Sydney Roosters has signed CFD and Forex trading company City Index as a new jersey sponsor
Accor signs seven-year Stadium Australia naming deal, AAMI Park rights extended
Hotel operator Accor has won the naming rights to Stadium Australia, formerly known as ANZ Stadium, which will now be called Accor Stadium under a seven-year deal
NRL’s Dolphins sign Adventure Kings as main sponsor, Rabbitohs enter NFT space
The Australian National Rugby League’s newest club, the Redcliffe Dolphins, has signed outdoor products retailer Adventure Kings as its principal sponsor ahead of its entry to the competition in 2023.
Nine ‘close to NRL renewal’
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is close to extending its biggest sports media rights property, free-to-air rights for the National Rugby League, according to local media
NRL reduces crowd for Brisbane’s Grand Final, postponement a possibility
The National Rugby League has today (Thursday) been forced into scaling back capacity for Sunday’s Grand Final at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium by 25 per cent due to a Covid-19 outbreak in Queensland, and…
Suncorp extends stadium naming rights deal ahead of NRL Grand Final
Australian insurance and financial services company Suncorp has extended its naming rights deal for the Brisbane-based Suncorp Stadium for up to 10 years
CommBank replaces Bankwest as Western Sydney Stadium naming rights sponsor
Australian bank CommBank has agreed to take over the naming rights to the Western Sydney Stadium from sister brand Bankwest, which is also part of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia group
Brisbane to stage NRL Grand Final for the first time
Brisbane will host the National Rugby League’s Premiership Grand Final for the first time after this year’s game was moved from Sydney due to escalating Covid-19 cases in the city.