Current season or competition: 2022 New Zealand rugby league season | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Bartercard Premiership |
Instituted | 2010 |
Inaugural season | 2010 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | New Zealand |
Holders | Akarana Falcons (2022) |
Most titles | Akarana Falcons (9 titles) |
Website | www.NZRL.co.nz/ |
Broadcast partner | Sky Sport |
The NZRL Men's National Competition (previously called the National Zonal Competition) is the top-level rugby league competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. In 2010 the competition replaced the Bartercard Premiership following a Sparc funded review and restructure of the New Zealand Rugby League. Since 2019, the competition has consisted of a four-team national premiership and an eight-team national championship (split into North and South Island Conferences) with a promotion and relegation between the two divisions.