The National Rugby League is an Australasian Rugby League competition, containing 17 teams from Australia and New Zealand competing for the Premiership title and a chance to play in the World Club Challenge.
The opening round of the 2025 National Rugby League will take place on Sunday 2nd March and the Grand Final will be held on Sunday 5th October.
The 2025 National Rugby League will see 17 teams compete for a place in the grand final to win the Premiership title.
The competing teams are all placed in one league table, there are NO pools or conferences.
Full teams list:
Brisbane Broncos - Suncorp Stadium
Canberra Raiders - GIO Stadium
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - Accor Stadium and Belmore Sports Ground
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks - Sharks Stadium
Dolphins - Kayo Stadium and Suncorp Stadium
Gold Coast Titans - Cbus Super Stadium
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles - 4 Pines Park
Melbourne Storm - AAMI Park
Newcastle Knights - McDonald Jones Stadium
New Zealand Warriors - Go Media Stadium
North Queensland Cowboys - Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Parramatta Eels - CommBank Stadium
Penrith Panthers - CommBank Stadium
South Sydney Rabbitohs - Accor Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons - Netstrata Jubilee Stadium and WIN Stadium
Sydney Roosters - Allianz Stadium
Wests Tigers - Leichhardt Oval and Campbelltown Sports Stadium
The regular season lasts for 27 rounds with each side facing 24 matches throughout the regular season and three bye weeks. Teams earn two points for a win or a bye, one point for a draw and no points for a loss.
The top eight teams compete in a Finals Series building up to a Grand Final at the Accor Stadium in October.
The inaugural edition of the NRL took place 27 years ago in 1998 and was won by the Brisbane Broncos, their first of three titles in their history.
In recent years, the competition has been dominated by Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters and the Penrith Panthers, winning all of the previous eight Premiership titles.
The Penrith Panthers have won the last 4 Premiership titles despite only finishing top of the table twice in that period. Melbourne Storm, who finished top those two other seasons, will be looking to win their first title since 2020, in 2025.