Governing body for professional rugby league football in England
Not to be confused with Rugby Football Union.
"RFL" redirects here. For other uses, see RFL (disambiguation).
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Rugby Football League
Founded
29 August 1895
Formerly named
Northern Rugby Football Union (1895–1922)
IRL affiliation
1948
ERL affiliation
2003[1]
Responsibility
England Great Britain[a]
Headquarters
Sportcity, Manchester
Key people
The Princess of Wales[3] (Patron) Lindsay Hoyle (President) Tony Sutton (Chief Executive)
Competitions
Professional Leagues Super League Championship League 1 Community Leagues National Conference League Conference League South Cups Challenge Cup 1895 Cup International Cups World Club Challenge
Website
rugby-league.com
As of 30 June 2009
The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in England.[4] Founded in 1895 as the Northern Rugby Football Union following 22 clubs resigning from the Rugby Football Union, it changed its name in 1922 to the Rugby Football League.[5]
Based at Sportcity in Manchester, it is responsible for organising professional competitions and, in association with the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA), the community game. It also provides match officials for every level as well as administering the England national team
The Rugby Football League has been a member of the International Rugby League (IRL) since 1948 and European Rugby League (ERL) since its foundation in 2003.
^RLEF. "Overview". RLEF. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
^"Brief History – Wales Rugby League (WRL)". 10 January 2020.
^"The Duchess of Cambridge becomes Patron of the Rugby Football League".
^"RLIF Confederations". Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^"The History Of Rugby League". Rugby League Information. napit.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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