AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
IN-HOUSE INTERVIEW: Rugby tackled.
(From The Lawyer)
With its first in-house lawyer in place, the Rugby Football League is getting tough on both drugs and external advisers. By David Middleton
Rugby league is a tough and physically demanding game, but when the sports governing body appointed a medical law specialist as its first- ever in-house lawyer last year, more than a few eyebrows were raised.
"It was a bit of a gamble, for sure," says Rod Findlay of the switch to sports law after 10 years at Newcastle firm Samuel Phillips, where he was a partner. It is unclear, though, whether he means a gamble for him or for the Rugby Football League (RFL).
His business card reads simply 'In-house lawyer'. "I was the first, so I didn't know what title to give myself. I suppose I could have come up with something a bit fancier," he says.
Disillusioned at the prospect of spending the next 30 years handling medical negligence cases in the North, Findlay did a postgraduate certificate in sports law under the tutelage of Hammonds sports law head Jonathan Taylor and landed the RFL role.
"The RFL had spent a lot of money on [external] lawyers in the past, and having one on the payroll was a way of reducing that spending," says Findlay. "A forward-thinking, modern business needs internal legal expertise."
- RFL bid to run Australian rebels
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London DAVE HADFIELD March 7, 1996 700+ words
...sought from the court in respect of the 300 Super League players and it is the RFL's intention to organise a competition and run it alongside the European Super League," said the RFL's media manager, Paul Harrison, who expects...
- RFL man gave me illegal drug; RUGBY LEAGUE 'Unqualified' dietician is axed.
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) Bott, Richard July 23, 2003 700+ words
...concerning Mr Sutherland, the RFL had introduced a full reappraisal...establishing myself at the top.' The RFL may feel they are just as much...There was more bad news for the RFL last night. Halifax, one of the three Super League clubs along with St Helens...
- RL: RFL warns of exodus over visa drama
- Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia) August 25, 2009 700+ words
...25-2009 RL: RFL warns of exodus...Aug 25 AAP - More Super League players could be...application for a Super League licence. The players...Football League (RFL) have warned that...players are on," RFL communications manager...told the UK's Super League Show. "It ...
- RFL seeks headline supporter for Four Nations.(Rugby Football League)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Marketing Week April 16, 2009 700+ words
...historical association". The RFL has a number of official...which sponsors the Super League; the Co-operative...official bookmaker of the RFL. In February, AG Barr...official soft drink of the RFL and the broadcast sponsor...coverage of the engage Super League. Copyright: ...
- RFL in move to support Crusaders.
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) July 7, 2009 700+ words
...tough for the Celtic in their first year as an engage Super League club and the RFL is lending its expertise to provide the support they...director of development Gary Tasker. "When their Super League licence was first approved, the world was a very...
- RFL move to support Crusaders.
- Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) July 8, 2009 700+ words
...adjust to life in Super League. The RFL's club support...year as an engage Super League club," said RFL development director...Tasker. "And the RFL is lending its expertise...need. "When their Super League licence was first...
- RFL in hunt to replace Tetley's.(Media)(Rugby Football League )(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Marketing Week Thomas, Daniel August 12, 2004 700+ words
...Rugby Football League (RFL) is searching for a headline sponsor for the Super League following the departure...renewed for next season. RFL is in talks with companies...brand identity for the RFL and has helped to create...body and the leading Super League clubs. The brand ...
- Rugby League: RFL: SKY HAVE NOT REACHED THE LIMIT.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) June 19, 2003 700+ words
...next five years. Super League's "big five...the bid. Now the RFL Board of Directors...Tetley's Rugby Super League, the international...other levels. "The RFL Board feel discussions...which could leave Super League clubs in trouble...on behalf of the RFL by TV ...
