Itâs on: NRL opens the floodgates to expansion teams The NRL expansion battle is officially on, with the league set to call for expressions of interest from three bidding teams from this Friday.
Rugby League by Peter Badel
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Subscriber only It s official. The battle for Brisbane s second NRL licence to rival the Broncos has begun. In a landmark day for rugby league,
The Courier-Mail can reveal the expansion race has been given the green light with ARL Commission boss Peter V landys confirming the NRL will seek expressions of interest from Queensland s three bid teams. After 11 years of near misses, heartache and broken promises, the NRL is ready to expand to 17 teams, with the ARL Commission to seek formal expressions of interest starting Friday.
It's on: NRL opens the floodgates to expansion teams
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Former South Sydney powerbroker Shane Richardson pulling strings at NRL expansion bid hopeful
Rugby League by Paul Crawley
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Subscriber only He helped lift South Sydney from rock bottom back to the pride of the league and now Shane Richardson has become the secret weapon in the Brisbane Firehawks bid to win the NRL expansion race. As anticipation builds that a new club will be given the green light to enter the national comp in 2023, The Daily Telegraph can reveal that former Rabbitohs boss Richardson has been working behind the scenes for the past four months to help his old club Easts Tigers, who are backing the bid, to put together a highly-detailed business model.