David Gallop departs as CEO of Australian rugby league
State of Origin’s power is hurting the NRL yet the series remains too parochial to spread the gospel nationwide, writes Anthony Costa
New South Wales and Queensland return to for a sixth time but Origin’s future in Victoria is being debated as never before
Cronulla Sharks NRL club have announced a major two and half year shirt sponsorship deal with Thai energy drink brand Shark Energy. The Sharks, curently joint third in the competition, announced an interim front of shirt deal with Fisherman’s Friend lozenges earlier in the season after starting the campaign without a major sponsor. Shark Energy is a caffeine-based drink [...]
As rugby league fans and officials in Queensland and New South Wales decry Victoria’s bid to host a State of Origin games each year, Victorian Sports Minister Hugh Delahunty did nothing to ease their concerns with an embarrassing error-ridden adddress at a pre-match media conference on Monday. Delahunty referred to the event as “State of the Origin”, called NSW [...]