International Rugby League (IRL) is the global governing body for the sport of rugby league football, headquartered in London, England. Its lineage traces to the Rugby League Imperial Board, founded 1927. In 1998 the Super League International Board was disestablished and replaced by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF). On 14 October 2019 the RLIF board voted to officially change the organization's name to International Rugby League, effective the next day, as part of a rebranding that followed international rugby league's reunification after the Super League war era. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Body TypeInternational federation 1 Headquarters FoundersThe current organization, International Rugby League, was created by a 14 October 2019 rebranding vote of the Rugby League International Federation board; RLIF itself had been formed in 1998 to replace the disestablished Super League International Board, tracing lineage back to the original Rugby League Imperial Board of 1927. 1 Body Type
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International Rugby Leagues headquarters are in London, England
1998-2019: Rugby League International Federation section
In 1998, the Super League International Board was disestablished and replaced by a new organisation, the Rugby League International Federation
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Founded as the Rugby League Imperial Board in 1927
2019-present: International Rugby League section
On 14 October 2019, the RLIF board voted to officially change its name to International Rugby League with the change taking effect the next day.
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Why did the Rugby League International Federation change its name to International Rugby League?
A 2019 rebrand following rugby league's post-Super-League-war reunification.
The RLIF board voted on October 14, 2019 to rename the organization International Rugby League, effective the next day, as part of a rebranding that followed international rugby league's reunification after the Super League war era. Its lineage traces back to the Rugby League Imperial Board, founded in 1927, and it is headquartered in London.
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