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Clubs must keep bad boys in line: GallopNRL chief executive David Gallop says he can't guarantee that next season will be incident-free, but has put the onus back on the NRL clubs to keep their players in line to protect the integrity of the game. After a season littered with... In this article: Gene Washington, NRL, San Francisco 49ers, and Sydney |
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FOXSPORTS.com.au Rugby League | 1 day ago
NRL conference spotlights off-field dramas
NRL annual conference spotlights off-field dramas of the year NRL boss David Gallop is more hopeful than confident of a less tarnished 2010 off the field after the league's annual football conference put the spotlight on player...
In this article: NRL, NFL, San Francisco, and US
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 1 day ago
NRL talkfest spotlights off-field dramas
...behaviour. On a day Gallop was thrown a tough practical test of the policies discussed in the form of Greg Bird's possible return, the NRL reiterated its stance that clubs had the first responsibility to discipline players - and the league...
In this article: NRL, NFL, San Francisco, and US
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Sydney Morning Herald - Sport | 6 days ago
TV money puts brakes on NRL expansion
While rival codes are trumpeting expansion announcements, the NRL has put any plans to introduce teams in new areas on hold after being advised it was unlikely to receive an increase in television revenue. Despite the establishment of new...
In this article: NRL, David Gallop, Super League, Western Reds, South Queensland Crushers, North Queensland Cowboys, Auckland Warriors, Rockhampton, Perth, Western Australia, and Central Coast
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Schedule a big selling point for NRL
The NRL says it's willing to take a pay hit on its new television rights agreement if it means they can have a fixed calendar of matches. The NRL's current deal, valued at $500 million over six years, ends following the 2012 campaign.
In this article: NRL, Fox Sports, Nine Network, and Melbourne
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NRL hit back at Eels salary cap claims
...cause why trips for players' family members should not be included under the cap, but the NRL said the Eels did not do so on this occasion. "The NRL has not made any decision on this issue and has left it open to the Parramatta club to make...
In this article: NRL, Auckland, Sydney, Australia, and New Zealand
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NRL match-fixing claims quashed
November 18, 2009 - 2:44PM Victoria's gambling regulator says there is no evidence to support allegations that the round 26 NRL match between the Sydney Roosters and North Queensland Cowboys was fixed. The Victorian Commission for...
In this article: NRL, Allegation, Sydney Roosters, North Queensland Cowboys, and Sydney Football Stadium
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Burgess 'to take NRL by storm'
The Kangaroos have warned NRL peers to watch out for South Sydney's English recruit Sam Burgess to have a big impact in 2010. Burgess, 20, will link up with the Rabbitohs soon after producing some eye-catching form for England in the Four...
In this article: NRL, Tim Sheens, Gareth Ellis, Ben Ross, and Wests Tigers
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Stuff | November 17, 2009
No free rides for family or friends, says NRL
Sheens dubs his Kangaroos 'the Implacables' NRL premiers Storm unveil new signings Unfinished business brings Ryles to Roosters Inglis wins coveted Golden Boot Smith resigns as England league coach England rue lost chance in final Booze ban...
In this article: NRL, Parramatta, A league, Fuifui Moimoi, Parramatta Eels, Sydney Morning Herald, and New Zealand
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Orford's NRL future unresolved
November 13, 2009 - 7:09PM Out of contract Manly NRL star Matt Orford joined the other Sea Eagles for their orientation day but his future still remains in limbo. The skipper has been linked with a possible move to English club...
In this article: Michael Robertson, David Williams, and NRL
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Sailor keen to represent NRL in the west
Retiring NRL star Wendell Sailor has offered to take up the cudgels for his sport against the impending threat of AFL's incursion into rugby league's western Sydney heartland. Sailor on Thursday announced he was retiring from professional...
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The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL competition (sometimes referred to as the Telstra Premiership for sponsorship purposes) is contested by 16 teams, 15 based in Australia and one based in New Zealand, and is the Southern Hemisphere's elite rugby league championship. The premiership also boasts the world's highest attendance figures for a rugby club competition of either code. In terms of Australia-wide television ratings it had the highest audiences for its Grand Final in 2007 and sells the most merchandise of any Australian sports league.
The National Rugby League is the present-day embodiment of Australia's top-level domestic rugby league competition, which in turn grew from Sydney's club competition, and which has been running continuously since 1908. The NRL formed in the aftermath of the 1990s' Super League war as a joint partnership between the sport's national governing body, the Australian Rugby League (ARL) and the News Corporation-controlled Super League after both organisations ran premierships parallel to each other in 1997.
NRL matches are played throughout Australia as well as New Zealand from Autumn until Spring, culminating in a Grand Final match to determine the season's premiers. Each year the NRL champions play an additional game against the premiers of the European Super League competition in the World Club Challenge.
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1908
- CEO:
- David Gallop (2002-)
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