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NRL to buy share of Super League

Pippen94

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In 1997 Australian rugby league had teams in Perth, Adelaide & two Brisbane clubs. What everybody forgets is UK & Australian superleague had same branding and teams from both hemispheres played each other in competition. The game is slowly working it's way back to this point and it should be goal. Doing it in a much more organic manner, where strong heartland is base for expansion.
 
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There has also been a conscious effort to help the game in England, by adding two English teams to this year’s Las Vegas venture and reviving season-ending Kangaroos tours to Great Britain. However, the Super League continues to struggle financially, prompting questions about whether the NRL would be prepared to purchase the competition.
ARLC chairman Peter V’landys.


ARLC chairman Peter V’landys.Credit:Kate Geraghty
“Never say never,” V’landys said. “That’s if they want us. The first thing is there’s always two people to an agreement. If they want us, we’ll certainly look at it.
“If they approached us, we’d certainly look at it. At this stage they haven’t approached us, but we’re a firm believer in having a strong game in England and we’re a firm believer in the international game

“You can’t have an international game without England.”
V’landys said suggestions the game was making a large loss by taking season-opening games to Vegas were off the mark.
“And let me dispel something that’s out there in the marketplace that’s very incorrect, and that is it costs us a lot of money for Vegas,” he said.
“This year there’s a possibility that we’ll actually return a profit on the Vegas venture. And if not, it’ll be a small loss.
 
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