Rugby league players across Australia and New Zealand will be doing a lot of learning in the near future. Velpic Ltd. announced a partnership with the National Rugby League that will see 4,000 players in the league use the web-based learning management system to get educated in topics dealing with wellness, relationships and social responsibility. Players […]
One of the most watched spectacles in the Australian sporting calendar is the State of Origin, a best-of-three rugby league series pitting players who began their careers in New South Wales and Queensland against each other. Late in the second game, Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston — who had remained on the pitch despite a season-ending shoulder […]
The State of Origin series for Australian rugby league football will feature Catapult Sports, as every player will wear special RFIDs in competition to enable the monitoring of workloads and broadcaster Channel Nine to provide data to fans. When the three-game series kicks off Wednesday in Brisbane, Australia, the debut of the wearable player-tracking devices will […]
For years, emphasis has been put on the physical side of training for National Rugby League referees. Given that referees typically run upwards of 5.5 miles each during a single match, they essentially trained like triathletes. However, NRL Referees’ Strength & Conditioning Manager Cameron Black wanted to develop a better way to train these individuals. “They’ve […]
In the last few years, it has been no secret to the rugby league fan that the National Rugby League’s video refereeing system has been in desperate need of an overhaul. Fans have been growing increasingly frustrated, not only with the decisions themselves, but the amount of time it takes for referees to make them. […]
