Founded 1910 Responsibility New Zealand | RLIF affiliation 1948 Men's coach David Kidwell | |
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Headquarters Rugby League House, 7 Beasley Avenue, Penrose, Auckland Key people Garry Fissenden (Chair)
Alex Hayton (Interim) (Chief Executive) | ||
The New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand. The NZRL was founded on 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year.
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The NZRL administers the New Zealand Kiwis, the New Zealand national team. Currently they manage the National Secondary Schools Tournament, the National Womens Tournament and the National Youth Tournament, a seven Zone national competition played at 15s, 17s grades. The premier competition is known as the National Premiership and in 2016 a new National Championship will be launched. 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. The current patron of the NZRL is Sir Peter Leitch, who replaced Helen Clark in the role in 2011.
History
In April 1910, the New Zealand Rugby League was formed for the purpose of administering the new code in New Zealand and "with the blessing of the Northern Rugby Football Union, on the condition that the Auckland District would not have the management of the entire game in New Zealand".
Zones
Throughout New Zealand, the sport is administered by seven Zones and has fifteen districts and seven Affiliates.
Legends of League
47 players have been inducted since the Legends of League was introduced in 1995.