National Rugby League (NRL)
Australian lockdowns move Wallabies test, AFL teams
Regional Covid-19 lockdowns in Australia are forcing relocations of sports events and teams
Sky New Zealand renews NRL rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its media rights for Australia's National Rugby League for five years, from 2023 to 2027
AFL and NRL deals highlight Therabody’s ‘significant investment’ in Australia
Wellness tech company Therabody signed two Australian sports league sponsorships this April, having entered the local market under its former Theragun corporate name in late 2019
Coates sponsors State of Origin series as LED inventory sells out
Australia’s National Rugby League has signed up equipment hire provider Coates to a four-year sponsorship of the State of Origin Series.
State of Origin opener moved to Queensland amid Covid outbreak in Victoria
Australia's National Rugby League has relocated the 2021 Stage of Origin opener to Townsville, Queensland, due to an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the state of Victoria
CUB switches out Carlton Dry to promote Victoria Bitter at 2021 State of Origin
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) has chosen to promote the Victoria Bitter brand at this year's State of Origin series as part of its wider National Rugby League (NRL) sponsorship
Ex-Nine executive joins NRL as chief customer and digital officer
Former Nine Entertainment managing director of commercial, Alexi Baker, has been named the chief customer and digital officer at Australia’s top-tier domestic rugby competition, the National Rugby League.
NRL weighs conferences idea during discussions on future
Australia's National Rugby League is pondering a major competition restructure aimed at making the competition bigger, increasing matches between local rivals and, ultimately, increasing its value to fans…
NRL added to Therabody’s sports sponsorship portfolio
Australia’s top-tier domestic rugby league club competition the National Rugby League has become the latest sports body to sign up technology wellness company Therabody as a sponsor.
ESPN picks up NRL rights across Africa
International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Africa to the NRL Australian rugby league competition
State of Origin to return to Adelaide in 2023
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) and South Australian government have announced plans to host a State of Origin match at the Adelaide Oval in 2023.
NRL adds EISS Super as match ball and regional series sponsor
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has signed up industry super fund EISS Super as its match ball sponsor.
Telstra passes sports streaming baton to Kayo with AFL, NRL deal
Australia's sports streaming landscape has shifted with a new long-term deal between telco Telstra, pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, and the country's two biggest football codes, AFL and NRL
NRL chief confirms league expansion plans
NRL chief Peter V’landys has said a second Brisbane team could be up and running in the league by 2023.
NRL player wages cut by A$19m under revised CBA
Australia's NRL and Rugby League Players Association have agreed player salary reductions as part of ongoing measures to address the impact of the pandemic
Gallagher acquires naming rights to Australian Kangaroos rugby league team
Insurance broker Gallagher has signed a multi-year agreement as the new naming rights partner of the National Rugby League's Australian Kangaroos
NRL and players near agreement on pay cut
Rugby league players in Australia face losing about A$20m ($14.8m/€12.2
Australia set for biggest crowd, Korea increases restrictions
There were contrasting fortunes in the last 24 hours for the reopening of two major Asia-Pacific sports markets, with Australia reported to be expecting the world's biggest crowd since the pandemic began…