Colin Love

For the Australian rules footballer, see Colin Love (footballer).

Colin Love AM, (born 25 January 1945[1] in Australia) is the former chairman of the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF), New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and Australian Rugby League (ARL). He was the seventh chairman of the ARL, and the eleventh of the NSWRL.

Love, who acquired his law degree at Sydney University after matriculating from Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1961,[2] began his association with rugby league when he was involved with contract negotiations for players in the late 1970s. He was retained as the league's solicitor soon afterwards; Love was an active participant as a solicitor for the ARL and Kerry Packer during the Super League war of the mid-1990s. Love was elected chairman of the ARL in 1999.[3]

On Saturday, 26 January 2007, Love was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to both the sport of rugby league football and to sports law.[4][5]

Love was succeeded as RLIF chairman in June 2011 by Scott Carter.

  1. ^ "ARL chairman pays self $2 million". Fox Sports Australia. 28 July 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Principal's Address: Foundation Day Assembly 2011 - Sydney Boys High School".
  3. ^ Duthie, Rodney (23 December 2007). "Bati set for six-nation series". Fiji Times. Fiji Times Limited. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Mr Colin William LOVE". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. ^ "League administrators honoured on Australia Day". 29 January 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2007.