The Rugby Football League news

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has confirmed that he will continue his work as patron of the Rugby Football League (RFL) – despite plans ... More

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has been awarded £660,000 from the Youth Endowment Fund to launch and evaluate Inspiring Futures – an initiative aiming to ... More

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has appointed Ralph Rimmer as its new CEO. Rimmer, who has been interim CEO of the national governing body since ... More

Rugby league’s governing body has urged all political parties to reaffirm their commitment to investing in the sport ahead of England hosting the World Cup ... More

Liverpool City Council will plough half a million pounds into its bid to bring the Commonwealth Games to the city, and has appointed former Football ... More

Seven national governing bodies will take a share of £27.1m (US$33.9m, €31.4m) after Sport England revealed its last batch of funding awards. The Rugby Football ... More

The government’s Code for Sports Governance, which recommends at least a 30 per cent gender split on sports boards, has not gone far enough with ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance and the British Cycling Federation are among the sporting bodies that the Queen will resign her patronage to going into ... More

An organisational restructure has been announced by the Rugby Football League (RFL), with a focus on diversifying revenue streams and developing its technological capabilities. In ... More

England will host the Rugby League World Cup in 2021 after being selected ahead of a joint bid from the US and Canada. Making the ... More

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats has agreed a deal to stay at the Belle Vue ground as a result of the new owners putting forward a plan ... More

Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) runner-up Kevin Sinfield has been appointed to run the performance and development department at the Rugby Football League (RFL). ... More

Rugby league's relationship with the government will continue to burgeon despite a raft of changes following Brexit, according to the Rugby Football League’s (RFL) planning ... More

The US has thrown its hat into the ring to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup – putting England’s bid and the promise of ... More

The government has pledged to plough £10m (US$13.2m, €12m) into rugby league infrastructure in the north of England as part of a bid to host ... More

Women and girls, ethnic minorities and older adults will be encouraged to take part in rugby league as part of a new Sport England-funded participation ... More

A Steering Group has been established to make Coventry one of the “leading cities in the world” in rugby by 2023. The 17-strong group, including ... More

Grassroots rugby league has beneftted from grants worth £271,570 (US$390,849, €343,182) over the past 12 months courtesy of the Big Lottery Fund. With support from ... More

A new scheme is looking to raise the standards of community sports pitches in England. The new £1.3m Grounds and Natural Turf Improvement Programme is ... More

Odsal Stadium, the home ground of Bradford Bulls, will be acquired by the Rugby Football League (RFL) after a deal was agreed to add the ... More

Widnes Vikings Rugby League Football Club has announced that it is to install an 'i-pitch' at its Stadium Stobart Halton home ahead of the start ... More