National Rugby League (NRL)
Mixed fortunes for Australian rights-holders amid Covid-19 crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit Australia’s major sports with varying degrees of severity.
Rugby Australia reports A$9.4m operating loss, NRL agrees A$40m bailout
Rugby Australia has announced a provisional A$9.4m (€5.2m/$5.8
Sports organisations act as coronavirus financial impact bites
Sports organisations around the world are making pay cuts and offering staff temporary contracts, among other money-saving measures, as the coronavirus shutdown squeezes cashflow
NRL and AFL suspend seasons, face up to major financial impact
Australia's National Rugby League has today (Monday) followed the Australian Football League in suspending its 2020 season amid the Covid-19 outbreak, with officials stating the sport is set to face the…
Coronavirus latest: Bach says IOC not considering Tokyo cancellation, J-League scraps relegation, and more
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has insisted that cancelling this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the Covid-19 outbreak is not under consideration.
Player and executive pay cuts considered as Australian sport grapples with coronavirus
Players in Australia's National Rugby League and Australian Football League competitions have been warned they face pay cuts due to suspended play under the coronavirus outbreak
NRL reports A$30m surplus in 2019
Australia's National Rugby League has reported a surplus of A$30.1m ($19.7m/€17.8m), on revenue of A$528m, in its 2019 annual report.
The surplus figure was down 25 per cent on the A$40.2
Hisense agrees wide-ranging NRL sponsorship
Consumer electronics and home appliances company Hisense has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with Australia's National Rugby League, running from 2020 to 2022.
Hisense's deal involves several components
NRL considers overseas State of Origin match
Australia's National Rugby League is considering holding a State of Origin match overseas
NRL matches could be split into quarters to boost TV rights income
The Australian Rugby League Commission, the sport’s national governing body, is considering splitting matches into four quarters rather than two halves to boost future media-rights income.
Sydney locks down NRL Grand Final for the long-term
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has announced that its Grand Final will effectively remain in Sydney until at least 2046 after reaching a resolution on where its showpiece game will be staged a…
Australia creates National Sports Tribunal to handle doping and integrity breaches
Australia's parliament passed legislation yesterday to set up a new sports integrity body, the National Sports Tribunal, on a two-year trial basis
ARLC announces Racing NSW chief V’landys as new chairman
The Australian Rugby League Commission has announced today (Monday) that Peter V’landys has been elected as the body’s new chairman and will take up the role at the end of October.
New rugby league tournament set for Western Sydney Stadium
Australia’s National Rugby League and the Rugby League International Federation have confirmed that a new World Cup 9s event will be held next October at the currently under-construction Western Sydney S…
NRL’s international strategy takes hit as US fixture set for cancellation
The National Rugby League, Australia’s top-tier rugby league competition, is set to scrap its planned 2019 season opener in the United States, according to reports.
RLIF ‘surprised’ by Australian calendar reform plan
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has reacted with “surprise” to proposals from the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) for reform of the international calendar, stating they repre…
NRL proposes revamped international schedule
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has proposed an overhaul of the international rugby league calendar in order to provider a greater platform for emerging nations and reintroduce the Australian n…
NRL renews Stats partnership
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has extended its partnership with US sports technology, data and content company Stats.