About Us

We are fiercely independent, dedicated to protecting and extending rugby league players’ interests, throughout and beyond their careers.

We harness the collective strength of players to demand respect and ensure their voices are heard and valued.

Click here to read the RLPA’s ‘The Advantage Line’ strategy.

United

We stand shoulder to shoulder, so we are stronger and achieve more.

Respectful

We embody fairness, trustworthiness, and value understanding all perspectives to best represent the collective.

Relentless

You can count on us to take on the hard stuff, and keep going until we get the best possible outcome.

Leaders

We are committed and determined to build a legacy for past, present and future players.

Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the RLPA negotiated the players’ guaranteed share of NRL revenue in recognition of the significant contribution the players make to generating those revenues.

This share is received by players in the form of payments and benefits (salary payments, match fees, representative payments, retirement account payments, injury hardship fund payments, tickets, insurance, etc). This is referred to as Total Player Payments.

Players agree on how their share of revenue is divided up and distributed across the Total Player Payments. Within the Total Player Payments, there is also a portion that the players have agreed will be directed towards funding their association. This represents the members’ fees and the revenue received funds the operations of their Association