Rugby League

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
Finance & Law

Australia's National Rugby League recorded a surplus of A$43.1m ($31.2m/€27.8m) last season, owing to an increase in media rights revenue, sponsorship revenue and major game receipts.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian rugby league franchise Wests Tigers has announced a four-year sponsorship agreement with Sydney-based betting and online gaming brand PlayUp
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australia’s National Rugby League has signed cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx as its exclusive cryptocurrency exchange sponsor in a three-year deal, from 2022 to 2024, with a further two-year option until t…
Rugby League
Media

The Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK, has announced two-year media rights deals in multiple territories
Rugby League
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal in France to the Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK
Rugby League
Media

Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has added rights to the National Rugby League, the pre-eminent rugby league club competition in Australia and New Zealand, to its portfolio in Southeast Asia and…
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian rugby league team Manly Warringah Sea Eagles has announced Asahi Lifestyle Beverages as its official non-alcoholic beverage partner
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Rugby league club Wigan Warriors has signed up corporate video solutions provider OpenExchange as its new Principal Partner
Rugby League
Media

The IMG agency has been selected to produce Channel 4’s coverage of the Super League as the UK free-to-air broadcaster begins its two-year deal with the rugby league competition this month.
Rugby League
Events

The Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII, the French rugby league federation, has announced it has secured the right to host the 2025 Rugby League World Cup.
Rugby League
Media

The Australian Rugby League Commission has extended its rights deal with commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine until at least the end of the 2027 season, locking down its three main broadcasters in Australia…
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

National rugby league club Melbourne Storm has extended its major partner agreement with RedZed, a loans company to the self-employed, for another three years
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club South Sydney Rabbitohs has signed automotive brand MG Motor as the club’s major corporate partner for the next five seasons, from 2022 to 2026.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian NRL rugby league club Sydney Roosters has signed CFD and Forex trading company City Index as a new jersey sponsor
Rugby League
Events

European Rugby League has opened an invitation to tender for the right to host the inaugural European 9s Championship in 2023, as part of its drive to expand the landscape of international competition
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Hotel operator Accor has won the naming rights to Stadium Australia, formerly known as ANZ Stadium, which will now be called Accor Stadium under a seven-year deal
Rugby League
Media

The Super League has awarded live rights to a free-to-air broadcaster for the first time in its history after the rugby league competition finalised a rights deal with Channel 4