Highlights News Players RLPA congratulates Greg Inglis a week ago The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) has congratulated South Sydney skipper Greg Inglis on a remarkable playing career, with the former Australian and Queensland representative star announcing his immediate retirement today. Inglis started his first-grade career at the Melbourne Storm, where he…
Highlights News Players Smith breaks point-scoring record a week ago On Friday night, Rugby League Players’ Association (RLPA) General President Cameron Smith became the highest ever point scorer in premiership history. The Melbourne Storm skipper surpassed Hazem El Masri’s tally of 2,418 points with his penalty goal in the 49th minute of…
Media Releases News 2019 NRL-RLPA Wellbeing and Education Conference 2019-04-10 The National Rugby League (NRL) and Rugby League Players' Association (RLPA) kicked off the largest gathering of wellbeing and education professionals in the game’s history today. The NRL RLPA Wellbeing and Education conference on the Gold Coast is the first time that…
Highlights News Videos International Experts share information at Wellbeing Workshop 2019-04-09 WATCH: Experts share their knowledge at the Wellbeing Workshop on Monday. The NRL/RLPA Wellbeing and Education Committee have brought in experts from across the globe for this year’s Annual Wellbeing Conference on the Gold Coast. The event officially began today with…
Community News Players Townsend’s special message to fan 2019-04-05 Cronulla-Sharks star Chad Townsend lifted the spirits of one the Club's biggest supporters this week, sending a special video message to Dylan who has been doing it tough recently. The reaction from Dylan is priceless, as seen in the video below. Originally…
General Highlights Media Releases Players RLPA launch Player Advisory Group 2019-03-28 The newly-formed Player Advisory Group met for the first time earlier this week, with the Rugby League Players’ Association (RLPA) establishing the initiative to provide a forum for leading players to have a voice on some of the key challenges facing the…
Media Releases News What's Hot Anderson appointed RLPA Chair 2019-03-25 Deidre Anderson has officially been announced as Chair of the Rugby League Players’ Association (RLPA) at its Annual General Meeting in Woollahra tonight. Dr Anderson, an RLPA Director since 2016, becomes the first female Chair in the history of the Association. A…
Competition Media Releases Players International Rugby League to break new ground in 2019 with Oceania Cup, historic Great... 2019-03-05 The highly-anticipated rematch between the New Zealand Kiwis and Mate Ma'a Tonga in June in Auckland kicks off a blockbuster year of International Rugby League that also sees the return of the Great Britain Rugby League Lions. These matches, and the inaugural…
Media Releases News Statement – Player Sanctions 2019-03-01 The Rugby League Players’ Association (RLPA) has responded to the sanctions handed down to several players today. Chief Executive Officer Ian Prendergast said the RLPA is disappointed that player behaviour is again the focal point of attention and recognises that it is…
Media Releases News Statement from Ian Prendergast 2019-02-28 Rugby League Players’ Association (RLPA) Chief Executive Officer Ian Prendergast has released the following statement: “The RLPA is disappointed in the decision made by the Australian Rugby League Commission today to alter a policy that will directly impact on the employment rights…