London Broncos: Automatic Super League promotion not off table Sport Business London Broncos have insisted automatic promotion to the Super League remains on the table. Reports had suggested that the club – which would become the only English Super League team south of Warrington – would not be automatically admitted into the top flight of rugby league and would be forced to, like everyone else, rely [...]
SailGP, rugby and PJL: Inside the new £50m budget sporting asset class Sport Business With big money tickets ever harder to find, investors are looking far and wide for their next affordable investment. Big-money takeovers will always catch the eye; whether that be the multi-billion-pound purchase of Chelsea by a Todd Boehly-fronted consortium from Roman Abramovich, the £1.3bn takeover of Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bengaluru by a [...]
London Broncos raid Super League club ahead of hopeful top flight return Sport Business London Broncos have raided the Super League for an experienced centre as the rugby league club looks to build for the top flight. The club – which was purchased last year by a consortium of Australians led by Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer – have signed Toby King from Warrington Wolves on a two-year deal, [...]
Challenge Cup: Wigan Warriors chief slams Network Rail over train chaos May 27, 2026 Rugby league chiefs have accused Network Rail of forgetting the North-based code as engineering works look set to cause chaos at this weekend’s Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium. After weeks of football finals at the national stadium, rugby league will now take over the 90,000-capacity arena with 60,000 fans expected in north London. But [...]
London Broncos aim for reach with teen festival May 27, 2026 The London Broncos rugby league team this week invited 150 junior players from the capital and surrounding area as the hopeful Super League side looks to expand its reach. The team, who play out of Wimbledon’s Cherry Red Records Stadium, are into their first season under new ownership after being purchased by an Australian consortium [...]
Super League set for crunch NRL investment talks at Magic Round in Brisbane May 13, 2026 Super League chiefs will hold crunch talks with NRL counterparts early next week in Australia as investment into England’s top flight rugby league competition nears. Rugby Football League interim chief Rhodri Jones and RFL chair Nigel Wood are heading to the NRL’s Magic Round in Brisbane before the next discussions on Monday. Australian rugby league [...]
London Broncos get fresh investment and eye consortium expansion May 12, 2026 London Broncos have secured fresh investment into the rugby league side as their Australian owners plan further consortium members. Brisbane-based property mogul Andrew Gray has joined the club’s ownership as part of the 90 per cent held by a group of Australian investors fronted by former NRL legend Darren Lockyer. The fresh injection comes as [...]
Exclusive: Two Super League clubs circling Saracens’ Ben Earl May 6, 2026 Rugby league’s biggest clubs are circling England rugby union international Ben Earl after he made comments about switching codes. Morning Wire understands that both Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors are looking at the Saracens back-row, potentially targeting the 28-year-old for a move north after next year’s Rugby World Cup. Super League clubs get salary cap [...]
Exclusive: Sticking points remain in NRL discussions with Super League April 22, 2026 Sticking points remain between the NRL and Super League as negotiations surrounding a potential investment into English rugby league continue, Morning Wire understands. The world’s two major domestic rugby league competitions could be forged together through investment from the Australian NRL into the English Super League. But sources with knowledge of the discussions said that [...]
Exclusive: London Broncos back NRL to invest in Super League April 13, 2026 The London Broncos rugby league team have backed the proposed Australian NRL investment in Super League. Officials from the richest league in the sport, the NRL, are set for talks with Super League representatives and other officials in the game later this month as the southern hemisphere competition looks to buy a stake in its [...]