The Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is a privately owned entity headquartered in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1895, the organization, which employs approximately 290 individuals, reported $18.1M in revenue as of 2025 and operates as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company specializes in spectator sports, serving as the governing body for rugby league in England. It was initially established as the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895 following the resignation of 22 clubs from the Rugby Football Union, and subsequently changed its name to The Rugby Football League in 1922.

2025 Revenue

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Founded

1895

Headcount

288

Headquarters

United Kingdom

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

1

News Summary:

On September 4, 2026, The Rugby Football League formally announced Premier Sports as an official partner for the Rugby League World Cup, confirming the broadcaster will air every game across the men’s, women’s, and wheelchair tournaments, clarifying an earlier announcement. Previously, on August 26, North Wales Crusaders stated they are working constructively with the RFL to secure a licence for the 2027 Championship campaign, with their plans including improving results under incoming coach Stuart Simmons, rebranding as Wales Crusaders, and playing matches in both Bridgend and Colwyn Bay. This followed August 24 news that the RFL is exploring radically different terms with Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) for a funding deal, with talks underway for a £50m loan package to replace a rejected £35m guaranteed investment. Earlier, on August 19, the RFL confirmed unique disciplinary timings for Hull KR players Mikey Lewis and Tevita Pangai Jr, ensuring they would be free to feature in Saturday’s game against Toulouse despite an expected significant number of charges from a previous match.

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The Rugby Football League offers 8 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. The Rugby Football League's product portfolio comprises of contact sports, media and TV services and sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship.
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The Rugby Football League's revenues were less than $25M in 2025. Caretta Research has split The Rugby Football League's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is rugby League. For full access to The Rugby Football League's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of The Rugby Football League's suppliers include Stack Sports, ScorePlay and StreamAMG.

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The Rugby Football League sells broadcasting rights of its 4 rugby Union and rugby League competitions to 10 companies globally, covering 4 countries. The Rugby Football League's rights holders include BBC. The Rugby Football League currently holds 2 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including rugby league.

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