Rugby League

Australian National Rugby League (NRL) team Wests Tigers has moved to secure its long-term future by entering into a new ownership agreement worth A$8.5m (€5.5m/$6.1m) with the Wests and Balmain entities.

The national governing bodies of rugby league in Canada, Jamaica and the United States have joined together to launch a new event as part of a wider effort to support the global development of the sport.

Australia’s National Rugby League has issued the Parramatta Eels with a points deduction and a number of other sanctions after the club was found guilty of breaching salary cap rules.

The Rugby Football League has struck a deal to introduce a team based in Toronto, Canada, into the sport’s third tier in England.

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has announced that the final of this year’s Four Nations national team tournament will take place at Anfield, the home of English Premier League football club Liverpool.

The Rugby League Players’ Association (RLPA), the organisation that represents players in Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL), has called on the league to agree to a new structure that will allow a fixed share of revenue to be distributed to players from 2018.

Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has today (Friday) appointed Todd Greenberg as its new chief executive.

Super League general manager Blake Solly has insisted the organisation will continue with its plans to expand the World Club Series, which pits English rugby league clubs against their Australian NRL counterparts.

Australian NRL rugby league clubs lost a collective A$42.7m (€27m/$30.4m) during 2015, according to an auditing report leaked to the Daily Telegraph.

The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has confirmed that it is to increase the number of teams participating in its 2021 World Cup from 14 to 16 nations.

The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has formalised the process for awarding hosting rights for its 2021 World Cup by setting a deadline of the end of June for bids to stage the event.

Super League general manager Blake Solly has spoken of his desire to stage more rugby league games in London and the south east of England, as part of a move to help the club competition expand its presence in the UK.

Australia’s National Rugby League, the top division of rugby league in the country, has confirmed plans to establish a new feeder league and revealed that it is considering taking matches to the US and setting up a World Nines tournament.

The Rugby Football League (RFL), the governing body of the sport in England, has been developing a data-driven approach to its commercial and marketing activities over the past five years and focuses much of its CRM attention on building a single view of its customers from a wide range of touchpoints. These include ticket buying, volunteering, local club play and coaching.

Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has come to terms on a new revenue sharing deal with its 16 member clubs under which they will share an additional A$100m (€67.8m/$71.9m) per year – an agreement that has been hailed as one of the most significant in the sport’s history.

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has welcomed a statement from UK Chancellor George Osborne that the government will back a bid for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, along with a future edition of cycling’s Road World Championships.