Wednesday 13 May 2026 3:00 pm | Updated: Wednesday 13 May 2026 5:59 pm Super League set for crunch NRL investment talks at Magic Round in Brisbane By: Matt Hardy Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Add as a preferred source on Google Super League chiefs will hold crunch talks with NRL counterparts early next week Super League chiefs will hold crunch talks with NRL counterparts early next week in Australia as investment into England’s top flight rugby league competition nears. Rugby Football League interim chief Rhodri Jones and RFL chair Nigel Wood are heading to the NRL’s Magic Round in Brisbane before the next discussions on Monday. Australian rugby league is looking to secure an investment into the Super League in a move that is seeing widespread support from the majority of chiefs in England and France. City AM understands that Monday’s talks in Australia could “shape the future of global rugby league” with a joined-up NRL and Super League capable of steering the club game for decades to come. Super League crunch talks The two leagues already cooperate on the season opener in Las Vegas, which features matches from both Super League and NRL. Monday’s crunch talks are set to see knowledge sharing and the next phase of negotiations, which could be concluded within months if not weeks. News Updates Stay ahead with our three daily briefings delivering all the key market moves, top business and political stories, and incisive analysis straight to your inbox. Details which remain uncertain are the size of the stake the NRL and its overseeing body could acquire in rugby league in England and France, and how much influence that shareholding buys the Australians. Jones and Wood will head to Brisbane, where eight NRL matches and a women’s intra-state match will take place, armed with a dossier demonstrating the rising popularity of rugby league in England. More than 1m fans watched the Challenge Cup semi-finals last weekend, while attendances are up 13 per cent. But Jones has said that there are other investors interested in the league, besides the potential NRL backers. Leeds Rhinos and St Helens are both top of the Super League with Castleford Tigers and Huddersfield Giants at risk towards the bottom of the ladder. Second-tier side London Broncos are looking to get promoted, having been revived by a consortium of Australians fronted by Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer. Read more London Broncos: Automatic Super League promotion not off table Share this article Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Similarly tagged content: Sections Sport News Categories Sport Business Business Rugby League Rugby Sport People & Organisations Magic Round NRL Rugby Rugby investment Rugby League Super League Related Topics Rugby business Rugby League Trending Articles Pensioners to hand over bank statements in government benefits crackdown Jaguar reveals the Type 01’s screen-free interior Jamie Carragher: HMRC petitions for Sky Sports star to be declared bankrupt City firms mandate phone and face-to-face comms bootcamps for Gen Z lawyers Jamie Vardy bags Bundesliga rights as he steps up streaming war with Neville and Lineker More from City AM London Broncos: Automatic Super League promotion not off table Sport Business Exclusive: Rugby League monitoring Henry Pollock amid £1m Hearn wage demands Sport Business SailGP, rugby and PJL: Inside the new £50m budget sporting asset class Sport Business What can the Rugby World Cup learn from US nailing of Fifa World Cup? Sport Business Brentford FC stadium to host rugby union franchise sevens finals Sport Business London being lined up to host re-run of GAA final between Mayo and Kerry Sport Business Prem Rugby team ditch Big Game fixture at Premier League ground Sport Business Everton Friedkin Group owners inject £38m, reportedly to pay Burnley Sport Business Subscribe Subscribe to the City AM newsletter to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox. Subscribe By signing up to our newsletters you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy .
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