New Zealand Rugby League

Not to be confused with New Zealand Rugby Union.

New Zealand Rugby League
Founded	1910
RLIF affiliation	1948
Responsibility	New Zealand
Headquarters	Rugby League House, 7 Beasley Avenue, Penrose, Auckland[1]
Key people	Scott Carter (Chair) Jim Doyle (Chief Executive)
Coach	Stephen Kearney
Competitions	National Competition
Website	nzrl.co.nz
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 the 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year.^[3]

The NZRL administers the Kiwis, the New Zealand national team. Currently they manage the National Zonal Competition, a seven Zone national competition played at 15s, 17s and Premiers, as well as many age group and school competitions. 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 Scott Carter (Chairman) Ray Haffenden (Vice Chairman) Garry Fissenden John Bishop Jennifer Rolfe Meng Foon Mark Gosche

Staff Jim Doyle (CEO) Tony Kemp (Football Manager) Ruben Wiki (High Performance Manager)

Zones

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

Zones Northern (Northern Swords) Auckland (Auckland) Counties Manukau (Counties Manukau) Upper Central (Waicoa Bay Stallions) Mid-Central (Heartland) Wellington (Wellington) Southern (South Island)

Districts Auckland Rugby League Bay of Plenty Rugby League Canterbury Rugby League Coastline Rugby League Gisborne Tairawhiti Rugby League Manawatu Rugby League Otago Rugby League Southland Rugby League Rugby League Hawke's Bay Taranaki Rugby League Tasman Rugby League Waikato Rugby League Wellington Rugby League West Coast Rugby League Whangarei City & 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

2010 saw the celebration of 100 years of administration of New Zealand Rugby League. There were also two new additions to the Legends of League.

Don Hammond was Kiwis captain of the 1961 tour of Britain and France. He played 61 matches for the Kiwis including 20 tests. Tom Hadfield played 18 tests for the Kiwis and scored tries in five consecutive tests against Great Britain between 1957 and 1961.

These two additions take the tally to 44 since the Legends of League was introduced in 1995.^[8]

1995 Inductees Ron Ackland Bert Avery Roger Bailey Tom Baxter Mel Cooke Cyril Eastlake Mark Graham Cliff Johnson Hugh McGahan George Menzies John Percival Kevin Tamati Des White Dennis Williams

2000 Inductees Dean Bell Lory Blanchard Travers Hardwick Karl Ifwersen Charlie McBride Bill McLennan Cecil Mountford Maurie Robertson Bill Sorensen Kurt Sorensen

2001 Inductees Albert Baskerville Jock Butterfield Philip Orchard Charlie Seeling

2007 Inductees Roy Christian Tony Coll Olsen Filipaina Gary Freeman Scotty McClymont Ron McGregor Frank Mulcare Pat Smith Ken Stirling Lance Todd

2008 Inductees Albert Asher Tawera Nikau Jim Rakutai Steve Watene

2010 Inductees Don Hammond Tom Hadfield

See also

• Rugby League in New Zealand
• New Zealand Kiwis
• Bartercard Cup

References

1. ^ "New Zealand Rugby League Contact Details". New Zealand Rugby League. http://www.nzrl.co.nz/page/nzrl.html. Retrieved 8 December 2009. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b} 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. pp. 61. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
6. ^ SPARC, 2009: 15
7. ^ [1]
8. ^ "New Zealand Rugby League Annual Report 2008" (pdf). NZRL. 2008. http://www.nzrl.co.nz/files/financials/nzrl_2008annualreport_part1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-21. ^{[dead link]}

• Independent Review Committee (February 2009). "Rugby League - Contributing to New Zealand's Future". New Zealand: SPARC. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5tAHkKqA2. Retrieved 13 December 2009. 

External links

• Official site