| New Zealand Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 |
| IRL affiliation | 1948 |
| APRL affiliation | 2010 (full; founder) |
| Responsibility | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Rugby League House, 7 Beasley Avenue, Penrose, Auckland[1] |
| Key people | Reon Edwards (Chair) Greg Peters (Chief Executive) |
| Men's coach | Michael Maguire |
| Women's coach | Ricky Henry |
| Competitions | National Competition |
| Website | nzrl.co.nz |
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As of 21 Jan 2021 | |
The New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand.[2] The NZRL was founded on 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year.[3]
The NZRL administers the New Zealand Kiwis and the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns. Currently they manage the NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament, the NZRL Women's National Tournament and the NZRL National 20's Competition, a seven Zone national competition played at 16s, 18s grades. The premier competition is known as the National Premiership and the National Championship which is a tier below. NZRL launched the Inaugural National 20's Competition in 2021 as a new pathway for developing elite talent, this includes 2 teams from Auckland, Auckland Blue and Auckland White, Wai-Coa Bay, Central Districts, Northland and South Island. They are also responsible for elite pathway programmes including the NZ 16s and NZ 18s teams, the NZ Taurahere and the Junior Kiwis. They have previously managed the now defunct Lion Red Cup and Bartercard Cup competitions.
The NZRL is an incorporated society under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.[2] The current patron of the NZRL is Sir Anand Satyanand, who replaced Sir Peter Leitch in the role in 2019.[4]
- ^ "New Zealand Rugby League Contact Details". New Zealand Rugby League. Archived from the original on 7 November 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ a b SPARC, 2009: 13
- ^ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
- ^ "Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand GNZM QSO appointed as NZRL's new Patron". New Zealand Rugby League. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2022-04-12.