Rugby Football League (RFL)

Rugby League
Governance

Rugby league clubs in England have voted in favour of club grading proposals outlined by IMG as part of the agency’s 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe.
Rugby League
Industry Moves

Rhodri Jones has been appointed the first managing director of Rugby League Commercial as the sport continues to refresh its corporate and leadership structure in the UK
Rugby League
Industry Moves

Highly experienced media executive Peter Hutton has been named among the three external non-executive directors who complete the inaugural board of RL Commercial, as part of ongoing efforts to reshape…
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

England’s Rugby Football League has agreed sponsorship deals with Sportsbreaks.com and Selco Builders Warehouse ahead of the Rugby League World Cup, which begins next week. Sportsbreaks.c
Rugby League
Governance

The IMG agency has presented its first seven recommendations under its 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Seven League, the digital arm of the IMG agency, has hired Daniel Chirwa from the We Are Social digital marketing agency, to lead its work on rugby league
Rugby League
Governance

IMG's depth of knowledge was a crucial factor in persuading the RFL and Super League Europe to opt for a strategic partnership with the agency rather than accept a private equity bid. Adam Nelson speaks with key stakeholders on how the deal will reshape the sport of rugby union in the UK.
Rugby League
Media

The Rugby Football League and Super League Europe have finalised a deal that will see the IMG agency working as a strategic partner to their new joint venture over a 12-year period
Rugby League
Governance

The IMG agency is set to be named as the strategic partner for the new commercial joint venture set up by the Rugby Football League and Super League (Europe)
Rugby League
Governance

The Rugby Football League and Super League (Europe), organising body of the top division of rugby league in the UK, have announced plans to form a new commercial joint venture company as part of a “significant r…
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

English rugby league national governing body, the Rugby Football League, has signed an extension to its sponsorship contract with British woodcare brand Ronseal
Rugby League
Events

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has added to its events portfolio by landing the 2022 Challenge Cup final, while bookmaker Betfred has agreed a two-year extension to its title sponsorship of the rugby league…
Events

A group of the UK’s leading sports rights-holders have written an open letter to the country’s politicians in support of Covid-19 certification as a ‘credible option’ to enable full capacity stadiums from Ju…
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

The UK’s National Lottery has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Rugby Football League, through which it will specifically support the development of women’s rugby league.
Rugby League
Media

The BBC and the Rugby Football League have agreed a three-year extension to the public-service broadcaster’s deal for domestic rights to rugby league's Challenge Cup, keeping the competition's latter s…
Rugby League
Events

A new host will be sought for Super League’s Grand Final with Old Trafford unavailable due to Manchester United’s schedule.
Rugby League
Media

Super League rugby and the Rugby Football League are believed to have initiated the sales process in the UK for media rights to their respective properties
Rugby League
Events

The Super League, the top division of rugby league in England, has confirmed its fixture schedule for the resumption of the 2020 season, with triple-headers planned at Leeds’ Headingley Stadium and St H…