Exclusive: NRL investment talks welcome but must be open, Leeds Rhinos chief Sport Business Frank discussions over Australia’s NRL potentially buying a stake in English rugby league should be welcomed, a key Super League boss has told Morning Wire. Leeds Rhinos chief executive Gary Hetherington says calls from Peter V’landys, chair of Australia’s governing body, to look at investment should be heard as part of a wider discussion between [...]
Can Super League use Las Vegas and NRL to turbocharge English rugby league? Sport Business The Super League is venturing to Las Vegas to piggyback on the NRL. But can it help to turbocharge rugby league in England? “It’s fantastic, I’ve watched a couple of the games. They’re proper hard players, and maybe they deserve that little bit more publicity. They’re spreading the word.” Those were the thoughts of Manchester [...]
NRL open to buying Super League rugby after record revenues Sport Business Australia’s rugby league competition the NRL could buy England’s Super League after posting record revenues of £377m. Australian Rugby League Commission chief Peter V’landys said they’d be open to buying the Super League if the cash-strapped English game approached the NRL. The NRL made a net profit of nearly £50m in their latest accounts, which [...]