Amendments to IMG grading proposals to be sent to clubs
Clubs will next week receive details of amendments that have been made to IMG proposals to introduce a grading system to the professional game ahead of the 2025 season.
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Eddie Hearn lays in to rugby league: bitter or does he have a point?
IMG have been tasked with steering rugby league forward, but at one time that responsibility might have fallen to Eddie Hearn.
‘Fake expansion’ and ‘spreadsheet grading’ will ‘kill’ rugby league
It wouldn’t be a rugby league revolution without public shows of discontent, and the start of IMG’s 12-year strategy plan is no different.
Club calls for IMG to consider 2-up, 2-down relegation proposal
A proposal for a 2-up, 2-down relegation model from Super League has been put forward by one of the dissenters towards IMG’s latest plans to “reimagine rugby league”.
Trust the process: Only those on the inside can judge on category grading
The IMG criteria for the next era of Super League licensing has landed and while detailed in parts, it remains suitably vague.
IMG reveal grading criteria with five key areas highlighted
IMG have presented to clubs their recommended grading criteria, with five key areas to be used through their assessment process.
What to expect from key IMG meeting on Super League future
It’s been a long time coming, but clubs are set to finally find out the criteria that will ultimately determine their future from 2025 and beyond.
Toulouse urge IMG to provide clarity for Super League future
The criteria for IMG’s plan to bring a form of licensing back to Super League is set to be revealed later today (Thursday), and Toulouse will be as keen as ...
IMG set date for new Super League grading criteria release
IMG have set a date where they will present to clubs the grading criteria for Super League set to come in to force in 2025.
David Oxley: The outsider who changed the face of British Rugby League
The game could still learn from the man who told us “to be ourselves once more”. The arrival of David Oxley as the RFL Chief Executive, almost 50 years ago, ...
Clubs will need Women’s Super League team to get A licence in IMG proposals
Clubs will need to have a Women’s Super League team to gain a category A licence under the new IMG proposals.
London Broncos for Super League: The journey so far
Founder members of Super League in 1996, there’s perhaps a sense of deja vu hearing IMG’s comments about the importance of London for rugby league.
Are ball in play stats overrated? The product versus the game
One of the less headline-grabbing elements of IMG’s preliminary proposals for re-imagining rugby league was the separation between the product and the game.
Will IMG succeed where others have failed since the 1970s?
2022 was the year that IMG arrived to “reimagine” the rugby league landscape in Britain. But you’d be forgiven for thinking that we have been here before.
Calls for IMG shake-up: Rugby league can’t keep doing the same thing
Rugby league can’t keep doing the same thing and hope for a different outcome, according to dual-code legend Jason Robinson.
Only club to vote against IMG proposals compares to ‘cartel’ European Super League
The only club to vote against IMG’s recent recommendations to re-imagine rugby league has compared the fall-out to the failed European Super League project in football.
Players’ union backs removal of loop fixtures
IMG’s proposed changes to the rugby league calendar have been welcomed by the players’ union GMB.
“Preserving glamour clubs for vanity is not the answer”
The move to protect top clubs from relegation from Super League has been met with criticism.
Two-legged ties could be introduced to the Challenge Cup
Two-legged ties could be added to the Challenge Cup under IMG’s latest proposals to rugby league.
France boss Laurent Frayssinous backs IMG’s plans for annual England test
France head coach Laurent Frayssinous has shared his support of IMG’s plans for an annual test against England on the international scene.
Championship bosses back IMG’s new rugby league plans
Bosses of Championship sides Bradford, Featherstone and York have backed IMG’s proposals for the sport, which were shared on Wednesday morning with clubs.
IMG on relegation, international focus and scrapping Magic Weekend
Rugby league is set to scrap automatic promotion and relegation to its top tier and elevate clubs on the basis of a new grading system under proposals unveiled by global sports ...
Senior board members appointed for RL Commercial
Rugby League Commercial, the new company created to drive rugby league’s commercial development as part of the realignment of the sport’s governance, has appointed its first senior board members.
Ralph Rimmer confirms no structure changes for 2023 season
RFL chief executive Ralph Rimmer says there will be no structure changes for the 2023 season and they will await recommendations from new partners IMG for beyond that.
IMG boss wants to take international side of game to next level
IMG’s Vice President of Sports Management Matt Dwyer says the international side of rugby league is one which needs to be re-vitalised. Last month, the Rugby Football League and...
John Kear hopes RFL’s partnership with IMG will breathe new life into international rugby league
Wales head coach John Kear says that he wants a new lease of life to be brought to international rugby league via the RFL’s partnership with IMG. Set up in...