New Zealand Rugby League

Not to be confused with New Zealand Rugby Union.
New Zealand Rugby League
New Zealand Rugby League logo
Founded 1910
RLIF affiliation 1948
Responsibility New Zealand
Headquarters Rugby League House, 7 Beasley Avenue, Penrose, Auckland[1]
Key people Garry Fissenden (Chair)
Alex Hayton (Interim) (Chief Executive)
Men's coach David Kidwell
Women's coach Alan Jackson
Competitions National Competition
Website nzrl.co.nz
New Zealand
As of 8 April 2011

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, 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.[2] The current patron of the NZRL is Sir Peter Leitch, who replaced Helen Clark in the role in 2011.[4]

History

In April 1910, the New Zealand Rugby League was formed for the purpose of administering the new code in New Zealand[5] 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".[6]

Staff

Board

  • Garry Fissenden (Chairman)
  • Ray Haffenden (Vice Chairman)
  • John Bishop
  • Jennifer Rolfe
  • Tim Gibson
  • Tawera Nikau
  • Reon Edwards

Staff

  • CEO: Alex Hayton (interim)

Zones

Throughout New Zealand, the sport is administered by seven Zones and has fifteen districts and seven Affiliates.[7]

Zones

Districts

Affiliates

  • Kiwis Association
  • Masters of Rugby League
  • Defence Forces
  • Māori Rugby League
  • Universities and Tertiary Students
  • Women's Rugby League
  • Pacific Island Rugby League

Legends of League

47 players have been inducted since the Legends of League was introduced in 1995.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Rugby League Contact Details". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 SPARC, 2009: 13
  3. ↑ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
  4. ↑ Sir Peter Leitch takes over as NZRL patron stuff.co.nz, 28 March 2011
  5. ↑ John Coffey & Bernie Wood (2008). 100 Years: Maori Rugby League, 1908-2008. New Zealand: Huia Publishers. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  6. ↑ SPARC, 2009: 15
  7. ↑ "NZRL zones". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  8. ↑ nzrl.co.nz. "Legends of League". History. New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  9. ↑ New legends inducted as part of 100 year celebrations nzrl.co.nz, 4 June 2013
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