Rugby League

Rugby league’s Super League has confirmed that its Magic Weekend will return to St James’ Park, the home of English Premier League football club Newcastle United, in 2016.

Papua New Guinea has been confirmed as a co-host of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, with the Pacific nation set to share staging rights to the national team competition with Australia and New Zealand.

Wigan Warriors has confirmed it is to become the first rugby league club from the English Super League to take a scheduled home game on the road to London.

Michael Brown has been named as the chief executive of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, which will take place in Australia and New Zealand.

Super League clubs have voted in favour of a new measure that will allow teams in the English rugby league competition to sign players with part of their finances outside the salary cap.

The United Arab Emirates is poised to make a bid to stage the 2021 Rugby League World Cup national team tournament, according to UAE Rugby League president Sol Mokdad.

AFL Aussie rules football team Port Adelaide Power and National Rugby League outfit Penrith Panthers have teamed up under an informal collaboration to improve both franchises’ off-field operations.

The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has appointed former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier as its first full-time chief executive officer.

Australian rugby league competition the NRL is set to make a decision this year over whether to expand in 2018, with the organisation today (Friday) unveiling profits of A$49.9m (€34.1m/$38.8m) for the 2014 season.

Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has taken control of the Gold Coast Titans in a bid to secure the future of the embattled team.

Following the conclusion of last month’s Auckland Nines, event organiser and 2011 Rugby World Cup chief Martin Snedden spoke to Elisha Chauhan about how the annual rugby league tournament improved on 2014, and how it can go to the next level.

The Australian National Rugby League (NRL) is reportedly considering staging the opening game of its 2016 season at London’s Wembley Stadium as part of an effort to generate more interest outside its home market.

The English Super League has expressed its belief that the appointment of Shane Richardson as a senior executive by the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) will drive the development of the newly expanded World Club Series competition.

Marwan Koukash, owner of the Salford Red Devils English Super League club, has outlined ambitious plans for a team from the UK to take part in Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) competition.

Organisers of the Pro12 European club rugby union tournament have confirmed its 2015 grand final will take place at Ulster’s Kingspan Stadium in a move that marks a change in hosting strategy for the end-of-season showpiece.

Rugby league’s Super League is planning to stage one-off fixtures in London from 2016 or 2017 in a bid to boost the sport’s profile in the English capital.