RFL considers reviving Great Britain Lions brand to replace England for tour
Senior rugby league officials are considering reviving the Great Britain brand to replace England for next year’s tour of Australia
June 2024
RFL to celebrate life of Rob Burrow at Challenge Cup final as tributes pour in
The Rugby Football League haves confirmed extensive plans to celebrate the life of Rob Burrow at Saturday’s Challenge Cup final
August 2023
RFL condemns ‘disgraceful’ homophobic abuse aimed at match official
‘Matter of life and death’: rugby league brain injuries claim heading for court
July 2023
RFL’s £1m losses include almost £250,000 paid to departing executives
High-level departures cost the governing body almost a quarter of the entire losses of just over £1m it incurred in 2022
June 2023
London Irish crisis deepens after HMRC issues winding-up petition against club
London Irish have been pushed closer to the brink after being hit with a winding-up petition by HMRC
April 2023
100 former rugby league players start legal fight with RFL over brain injuries
Legal proceedings have been formally issued against the RFL on behalf of 100 former players who claim the sport did not protect them from brain injuries
February 2023
Rugby league tightens concussion rules but has no plans to lower tackle height
Rugby league will not amend its stance on tackle height despite controversial recent changes adopted by rugby union
October 2022
England’s Fiji World Cup warm-up overshadowed by Betfred controversy
RFL CEO Ralph Rimmer facing calls to quit over controversial Fiji comments
September 2022
Ralph Rimmer to stand down as RFL chief executive at end of the year
Ralph Rimmer has announced his departure as CEO of the RFL and said: ‘I’m very aware you should never outstay your welcome’
August 2022
Lindsay Hoyle says England women can take lead at Rugby League World Cup
Lindsay Hoyle, the House of Commons Speaker who will be RFL president in 2023 has said ‘we can take the sport to new heights with all three World Cups’
May 2022
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Tottenham’s Challenge Cup final shows rugby league there is life outside Wembley
Aaron Bower
Saturday’s showpiece should open league up to the possibilities of a new world away from the national stadium
Maurice Lindsay, architect of Wigan’s golden era, dies aged 81
Maurice Lindsay, the architect of Wigan’s golden era and also a former chief executive of the Rugby Football League, has died at the age of 81
Super League and RFL announce 12-year deal with media giant IMG
IMG will be involved in event, marketing and sponsorship rights under new long-term agreement while RFL and Super League will concentrate on their own competitions
April 2022
‘There’s help in place’: does rugby league have a drugs problem?
Rugby league’s players’ union calls for Easter double-headers to be dropped
March 2022
New deal and unity in rugby league bodes well in World Cup year
‘This is about making the sport stronger and boosting growth,’ said the RFL’s chief regulatory officer, Karen Moorhouse
November 2021
RFL approves concussion-detecting mouthguards across rugby league
The initial plan was for the mouthguards to be used in Super League only from 2022 but they will also now be adopted in the Women’s Super League and at academy and community level
October 2021
Modern-day rugby league players at equal risk of brain injuries, says lawyer
A lawyer representing ten former rugby league players in action against the sport’s governing body says today’s players are equally at risk of sustaining brain injuries
