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History of RL administration
| 1907 | Formation of the New South Wales Rugby League. |
| 1908 | Formation of the Queensland Rugby Association (later Queensland Rugby League). |
| 1924 | Formation of the Australian Board of Control (forerunner to the Australian Rugby League) in Sydney, which is charged with fostering the game on an international level. |
| 1934 | Formation of the Country Rugby League of NSW. |
| 1967 | Australian Board of Control becomes the Australian Rugby League. |
| 1983 | Formation of a full-time Australian Rugby League secretariat in Sydney, with Ken Arthurson as Chairman and Bob Abbott as General Manager. |
| 1984 | First meeting of the newly incorporated NSWRL nine-man Board of Directors. |
| 1995 | For the first time, the ARL takes over the running of the new 20-team competition from the NSWRL. |
| 1997 | The ARL and News Limited's Super League run separate competitions. |
| 1997 | Historic series of meetings at Sydney Football Stadium in December brings about a peace deal between ARL and Super League. |
| 1998 | Formation of the NRL Partnership between News Limited and the ARL to run the jetwinvip.competition and the game's key revenue rights. |
| 2012 | Formation of the ARL Commission. |
National Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.
