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Annual Report
2010
The RFL recorded a pre-tax profit for the ninth consecutive year in 2010 and celebrates its own golden decade in the Annual Report which was presented to clubs at their AGM on Wednesday.
The total income received by Rugby League’s governing body increased to a highest ever figure of £22.8m in 2010, a 4.1 per cent increase on 2009, whilst payments made to or on behalf of clubs and other member organisation increased for the 10th year in succession and now stands at a record £8.7m.
That figure, which includes amongst other things, fees for participating in the Challenge Cup, the Co-operative Championship, insurance payments and player welfare provision, is up from £1.6m 10 years ago, an increase of 440 per cent.
Nigel Wood, the RFL’s Chief Executive, said: “We were very pleased to report to Council that in 2010 the RFL achieved a record level of turnover at £22.8m. This was even more gratifying given that we did not host an international tournament in 2010, as this normally provides a considerable element of the organisation’s activities.
“The RFL’s performance last year saw the governing body build on its achievements of the preceding nine years, a period which represents a golden decade for the sport. Over the 10-year period, income coming centrally into the sport across both the RFL and SLE has grown from £18.6m to £48.2m, a 159 per cent increase.
“Payments to clubs have more than doubled in Super League and trebled in the Championships, providing stability and opportunities for growth for all professional clubs in what, over recent times, have been difficult trading conditions.
“The tough economic climate continues to offer challenges for all sections of the game but the RFL remains committed to providing the levels of support needed to ensure this great sport continues to thrive.”
Government funding increased to £7.5m in 2010, up from £4.4m in 2009, which represents a 69 per cent increase.
Due to the Four Nations being staged in the southern hemisphere match income fell to £3.3m from £5.3m, however, all other games showed a 7.1 per cent increase in revenue in a year which saw both the Carnegie Challenge Cup Final and Engage Super League Grand Final played out in front of capacity crowds at Wembley and Old Trafford.
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2009
The RFL’s Annual Report for 2009 was presented to clubs at their AGM at Halifax on Wednesday 6th July 2010.
It showed that the RFL recorded a pre-tax profit for an eight consecutive year in 2009, a period which saw Rugby League’s governing body distribute record payments to and on behalf of its member clubs.
Rugby League clubs received a total of £5.3m from central funds last year, £3m more than in 2008, from a turnover of £21.9m, the largest in the RFL’s history.
The record turnover was 50 per cent higher than the previous record of £14.5m in 2008 and was largely due to increased broadcast revenue and grants from Sport England to increase participation at grassroots level.
The figures published show that Rugby League is in robust health and is well-placed to ride the economic downturn.
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2008
Once again crowd records were broken, participation increased, the TV negotiations were successfully concluded and ongoing financial stability all contributed to building on the successes of the last few years.
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