Rugby League
Vodafone renews naming rights to NRL Warriors, signs Robinson as RLWC ambassador
Telco Vodafone has renewed its naming-rights sponsorship of the New Zealand Warriors, the Auckland-based rugby league team which competes in Australia’s NRL.
Stats Perform awarded Rugby League World Cup data distribution contract
Sports betting and data services company Stats Perform has been appointed the Official Data Partner for the re-arranged Rugby League World Cup (RLWC 2021)
Data Snapshot: Australia 2022
Australia’s five biggest rights-holders – the Australian Football League (AFL), National Rugby League (NFL), Cricket Australia (CA), Rugby Australia (RA) and Tennis Australia – will generate approximately A$350m (€232m/$246m/£199m) in central sponsorship revenue in 2022, an increase of about five per cent on the A$333.5m recorded in 2021.
Rugby League World Cup 2021 moves into crypto space with CoinEx deal
The organisers of the Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) have signed up cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx as a sponsor of the rescheduled event
England signs Betfred as shirt sponsor ahead of Rugby League World Cup
Gambling firm Betfred has agreed a deal to become the principal partner of England’s men’s, women’s and wheelchair rugby league teams ahead of the World Cup later this year.
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Melbourne Storm extends Suzuki sponsorship
Melbourne Storm has renewed its sponsorship deal with Japanese automobile company Suzuki
St Helens secures Totally Wicked extension
English rugby league club St Helens has signed a renewal to its wide-ranging sponsorship contract with vape products company Totally Wicked
Asahi-owned Solo brand promoted as NRL non-alcoholic sponsor
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has signed an agreement with Asahi Lifestyle Beverages (ALB) to make its carbonated soft drink brand Solo the league’s official non-alcoholic sponsor.
Allianz extends naming rights to redeveloped Sydney Football Stadium
Insurance firm Allianz will retain naming rights to the Sydney Football Stadium when the venue reopens later this year following a A$828m ($613.9m/€556.7m) redevelopment, the company has announced.
NZ Warriors allowed to extend Vodafone deal; NRL attracts record audience on Foxtel
The National Rugby League has granted permission for the New Zealand Warriors to extend their principal sponsorship deal with telco Vodafone following a long-running dispute between the franchise and the…
Santos extends PNG stadium naming rights
Energy firm Santos has renewed its naming rights to the National Football Stadium in Papua New Guinea, the home of the national rugby league team.
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IMG to be appointed as strategic partner of rugby league joint venture
The IMG agency is set to be named as the strategic partner for the new commercial joint venture set up by the Rugby Football League and Super League (Europe)
Wests Tigers secure PlayUp sponsorship; Waratahs ‘holding out for A$1m deal’
Australian rugby league franchise Wests Tigers has announced a four-year sponsorship agreement with Sydney-based betting and online gaming brand PlayUp
Swyftx deal marks NRL’s first cryptocurrency exchange sponsorship
Australia’s National Rugby League has signed cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx as its exclusive cryptocurrency exchange sponsor in a three-year deal, from 2022 to 2024, with a further two-year option until t…
Asahi expands Manly Sea Eagles sponsorship
Australian rugby league team Manly Warringah Sea Eagles has announced Asahi Lifestyle Beverages as its official non-alcoholic beverage partner
Wigan Warriors signs OpenExchange shirt deal following Iqoniq liquidation
Rugby league club Wigan Warriors has signed up corporate video solutions provider OpenExchange as its new Principal Partner
Melbourne Storm inks club-record deal with RedZed, Wests Tigers sign up KFC
National rugby league club Melbourne Storm has extended its major partner agreement with RedZed, a loans company to the self-employed, for another three years
MG Motor takes main jersey position at South Sydney Rabbitohs
Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club South Sydney Rabbitohs has signed automotive brand MG Motor as the club’s major corporate partner for the next five seasons, from 2022 to 2026.