Rugby League
NRL plans to host fixture in China
Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club Manly Sea Eagles has lodged plans with the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) to play a fixture in Shenzhen next year.
Super League reduced to 12 teams
Super League, England’s premier rugby league competition, will be reduced from 14 teams to 12 starting in 2015 after the league’s elite clubs agreed to key structural changes to the competition at their annual general meeting in Bradford.
RFL appoints Oxley as president
The English Rugby Football League (RFL) has elected David Oxley as its new president.
Rugby Ventures launches new website
Rugby Ventures has launched its new www.rugby247.biz website that will provide rugby business and development news.
Canberra plans for new multi-event stadium
The ACT (Australian Capital Territory) government reportedly plans to build a new undercover stadium in Canberra by 2020, to host multiple events including rugby union and football matches.
Aviva converts Premiership extension
Premiership Rugby has agreed a three-year extension to Aviva’s title sponsorship of English rugby union’s top-tier league.
ASADA bans six rugby league players
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has banned six rugby league players for use of a banned substance.
Hetherington calls for rugby league overhaul
Gary Hetherington, CEO of English rugby league team Leeds Rhinos, has called for an overhaul of the domestic league structure to guarantee greater financial sustainability for clubs in the long-term.
Coleman quits as Cronulla chairman
Cronulla Sharks chairman Glenn Coleman has quit the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club today after just two months in the position.
Tigers CEO Gill calls rugby league games “stagnant”
Ahead of proposals to restructure the Rugby Football League (RFL), Castleford Tigers CEO Steve Gill supports a promotion and relegation framework so that games are no longer “stagnant”.