MPs call for free-to-air Rugby League World Cup matches Sport Business MPs have called on the government to make matches at the Rugby League World Cup free-to-air and protected for the foreseeable future. This year’s competition, taking place in Australia, is being broadcast behind a paywall on Premier Sports after the BBC declined to cough up to show the tournament. Jon Trickett MP said: “The problem [...]
China, Australia and the Pacific: How rugby is shaping soft power arms race Sport Business Rugby union and league are growing in the Indo-Pacific, as is the investment from central governments of dominant regional powers. Matt Hardy asks why. Amid the disruption at airports in Saudi Arabia, the limited access through the Strait of Hormuz and the nagging feeling that the world is on the verge of doom, soft power [...]
Super League nears NRL investment but deal could be delayed until 2028 Sport Business A deal for the Australian NRL to buy a stake in Super League, England’s top rugby league competition, is nearing completion but may not begin until 2028, prompting concern for London Broncos, City AM understands. Executives from the sport’s two premier competitions – including Rugby League commercial managing director Rhodri Jones and Aussie rugby league [...]
A Rugby League World Cup starts this week and you didn’t know. That’s a huge problem October 13, 2026 Did you know the Rugby League World Cup starts this week? If you’re reading this in the north of England then the answer is probably yes. If down south then I suspect the answer is much more likely to be no. This is a huge problem. Rugby league has one of the most watchable products [...]
London Broncos owner: We can replicate Wakefield in Super League October 5, 2026 On Saturday, Wakefield Trinity won a Super League title for the first time since 1968, completing a fairytale return to glory following a takeover by local businessman Matt Ellis just three years ago. Their route to Old Trafford began in the Championship and concluded at the weekend in front of 74,000 fans. It is a [...]
London Broncos say they’ve paid tax bill owed to HMRC September 28, 2026 London Broncos owners say they have paid their tax bill after being hit with a winding-up petition by HMRC on Monday. The second-tier rugby league side, who are looking to join the top-flight Super League, were slapped with the petition by the taxman on Monday under their London Rugby League Limited parent company relating to [...]
Exclusive: Rugby League monitoring Henry Pollock amid £1m Hearn wage demands August 12, 2026 Henry Pollock could find himself at the centre of a rugby bidding war with top flight league clubs monitoring the union star amid uncertainty over his future, City AM can reveal. The 21-year-old flanker has emerged as one of England rugby’s most popular players, earning a reported £150,000 per year at Prem Rugby champions Northampton [...]
London Broncos: Automatic Super League promotion not off table July 22, 2026 London Broncos have insisted automatic promotion to the Super League remains on the table. Reports had suggested that the club – which would become the only English Super League team south of Warrington – would not be automatically admitted into the top flight of rugby league and would be forced to, like everyone else, rely [...]
SailGP, rugby and PJL: Inside the new £50m budget sporting asset class July 14, 2026 With big money tickets ever harder to find, investors are looking far and wide for their next affordable investment. Big-money takeovers will always catch the eye; whether that be the multi-billion-pound purchase of Chelsea by a Todd Boehly-fronted consortium from Roman Abramovich, the £1.3bn takeover of Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bengaluru by a [...]
London Broncos raid Super League club ahead of hopeful top flight return June 6, 2026 London Broncos have raided the Super League for an experienced centre as the rugby league club looks to build for the top flight. The club – which was purchased last year by a consortium of Australians led by Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer – have signed Toby King from Warrington Wolves on a two-year deal, [...]