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HISTORICAL FACTS: Peter vlandys - The Untold Story

Andrew Abdo leaves NRL as a punchline for Peter V’landys

Chief executive’s exit comes with the sport on the brink of more expansion and clears way for wisecracking racing chief to shape its future

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TEN:'The ultimate': Abdo leaves NRL for Tennis Australia

NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo is leaving the code to take up the same role at Tennis Australia and run the Australian Open.

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RL:'Crucial junction': NRL begins era-defining CEO search

The NRL is poised to embark on an extensive search for its next chief executive after Andrew Abdo announced his shock resignation.

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'Crucial junction': NRL begins era-defining CEO search

The NRL is poised to embark on an extensive search for its next chief executive after Andrew Abdo announced his shock resignation.

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Walters to coach Australia at Rugby League World Cup

The Australian Rugby League Commission has extended coach Kevin Walters' contract with the national rugby league team.

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Giant awakes: CQ NRL bid stakes expansion claim

The Central Queensland NRL bid is ready to ramp up its push to be the 20th NRL team with financial clout and a bedrock rugby league case as foundations.

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Ikin welcomes 'competitive tension' from CQ NRL bid

QRL boss Ben Ikin says six NRL teams in Queensland is a future possibility and backs a reignited Central Queensland NRL bid alongside the Ipswich-based Jets.

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'Not lost on us': Dillon oversees plenty of AFL change

While the AFL remains a strong code, the last few months have not been smooth and they need to have their house in better order.

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V'landys maintains there's life left in Las Vegas party

Peter V'landys is adamant Las Vegas can remain a success beyond 2027, insistent fans will continue turning up once their team returns for a second time.

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Sweet spot: Vegas a success for NRL, but where to now?

If 2026 is as good as it gets for the NRL in Vegas, that could be considered a success. But the league must work out how to keep the hype and where to go next.

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'We travel enough': Cowboys' NRL global round warning

The NRL are eying off gradually building towards four overseas double-headers each season by the end of this decade, but there will be some hurdles with clubs.

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NRL looking at global expansion one country at a time

Las Vegas will remain on the NRL's calendar even if it goes global, with Peter V'landys eying off gradual international expansion over the next three years.

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Super League is NRL’s secret weapon as 12,000 English fans head to Vegas

Hull KR face Leeds in Sin City on Saturday, with the supporters they bring in tow illustrating the league’s value to the global game

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Lomax legal wrangle ends Storm boss's NRL trip to Vegas

Melbourne Storm's chairman will face a courtroom grilling instead of enjoying the NRL opener from a luxury Las Vegas lounge as a battle over Zac Lomax heats up.

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State of the Bears: Perth sets bold goal for first year

Perth believe they could be the NRL's biggest commercial success in their first season with a big sponsorship base and high membership interest.

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NRL trumpets itself as No.1 show after record year

The NRL has announced a record surplus and its biggest viewing numbers at the ARL Commission's AGM, in addition to claiming its best ever financial position.

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Fonua-Blake, Ponga to benefit from big Origin change

The NRL has made the biggest change to State of Origin eligibility rules in the game's history, with New Zealand also set to benefit from the overhaul.

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'Defy the impossible': NRL bullish about global plan

The NRL is hopeful of playing regular-season games in Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the Abu Dhabi in the coming years.

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NRL dumps kick-off change, reveals 2026 rule tweaks

The NRL has reversed plans to drastically alter the kick-off, but made a handful of eye-catching tweaks to its rules for the 2026 season.

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Clubs will decide on team rebranding if BBL privatises

Cricket Australia would not oppose BBL clubs changing their names or colours if sold in a privatisation process, but say mass rebranding is unlikely.

The Guardian - AU

Chaos reigns at Wests Tigers: how did things get so dire at the embattled NRL club?

With no stability in sight, a return to the Wests v Balmain friction of old threatens to make the club undesirable to players, coaches and fans

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NRL sets itself as unity force against China in PNG

With a team set to join the NRL in 2028, Papua New Guinea is walking a delicate tightrope between ties to Australia and economic opportunities abroad.

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Richardson's white knight dream at Tigers appears over

Shane Richardson had arrived at Wests Tigers as the man capable of rescuing the club but it's now hard to see him co-existing with the joint-venture's owners.

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Daily Telegraph unveils Sydney’s Power 100 list. You won’t believe who’s on it

Sky News host Sharri Markson among the News Corp luminaries to make the grade. Plus: ABC boss faces hostile Coalition duo in Senate

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Rally called as fans demand NRL intervention on Tigers

Beau Ryan and Aaron Woods have joined calls for the NRL to step in and intervene at Wests Tigers, with a rally launched to demand the club's owners resign.

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