General Highlights News The Online Safety Statement of Commitment 09/11/2021 The Rugby League Players Association have alongside 23 major sporting organisations from around Australia have teamed up with eSafety to sign The Online Safety Statement of Commitment. The statement takes aim at reducing the targeted online abuse of athletes, a cause that…
Competition Media Releases News Players Trbojevic crowned Players’ Champion by his NRL peers 03/10/2021 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles fullback Tom Trbojevic has been voted the best NRL player in 2021 by his peers, capping off a sensational season to be awarded The Players’ Champion.Trbojevic was announced as the recipient of the Rugby League Players’ Association (RLPA)…
General Media Releases News Camplify joins the Players Champion Awards Campaign 01/10/2021 The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA), is pleased to announce Camplify as the official supporter of the 2021 Players’ Champion Award. With the 2021 Rugby League season’s challenges and disruption, and with many players spending significant time away from family and friends,…
Community Competition General News Wellbeing & Education 2021 Academic Team Of The Year 30/09/2021 The RLPA, in partnership with the NRL, are delighted to announce the 2021 Academic Team of the Year. In a challenging year, throughout which traditional learning has been difficult, the 13 men and women elected have shown outstanding commitment to their studies and…
Competition General News Statement on the first joint RLPA Player Advisory Group forum 22/09/2021 On Tuesday night the first joint meeting of the Men’s and Women’s Player Advisory Groups (PAG) convened to discuss issues of critical importance to player welfare and conditions.The coming together of the two advisory bodies, whose members are drawn from the NRL…
Competition General News The Players’ Champion – The Dennis Tutty Award Finalists 16/09/2021 Dennis Tutty played Rugby League long before the days of full-time professionalism. Before colour TV, Tina Turner and the NRL. When players played almost exclusively for their local clubs and, first and foremost, for their love of the game. Unfortunately, in this…
General Highlights Media Releases News RLPA Board Changes And Update 09/09/2021 The Rugby League Players’ Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Steve Harker to its Board of Directors. RLPA Chair Dr Deidre Anderson and fellow directors formally welcomed Mr Harker at this evenings Board meeting. Mr Harker is currently a Director…
Competition General Media Releases News RLPA Statement 04/09/2021 The RLPA and Players acknowledge the NRL’s formal announcement to postpone the NRLW competition to the start of 2022. It is recognised that shifting the NRLW to the new 2022 window at the late stage the decision was made, was the only…
Competition General Media Releases News Women’s Player Advisory Group & RLPA Statement 01/09/2021 The RLPA Women’s Player Advisory Group (WPAG) met on Monday evening 30th August following the postponement of the 2021 NRLW season. The WPAG discussed a range of matters both connected to the postponement and beyond that they would like to see advanced…
General Media Releases News The RLPA Launches The Players’ Champion 2021 – Where Respect Meets Rivalry 30/08/2021 The Rugby League Players’ Association is pleased to announce the launch of The Players’ Champion 2021 award campaign, Where Respect Meets Rivalry. Despite another season of adversity for Rugby League, our players’ have demonstrated that their sense of unity has never been…