Juniors, officials to receive NRL rewards

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Juniors, officials to receive NRL rewards

Junior Rugby League participants will be able to attend up to 26 matches free of charge in 2015 as part of a new on-line junior pass system unveiled today.

NRL Head of Marketing, Lewis Pullen said the new system, now known as Play NRL Rewards, was the most generous of any sporting code in Australia.

The new program will be open to all registered school and club players aged four to 15 as well as registered officials, coaches and volunteers.

Participants who register to play will receive an email shortly after registration explaining how to log on to the new site and start redeeming tickets to the games they wish to attend.

Participants will also receive a Play NRL branded plastic card from their junior club which will provide clear instructions about the new program.

All tickets will be delivered via email and can printed at home.

Registered players and officials will be eligible for ground admission access to one game per round for all 26 rounds of the Telstra Premiership.

Mr Pullen said the old scheme relied on a manual delivery process to get the passes into the hands of volunteers and junior players.

"This process was sometimes problematic and unreliable," he said.

"The new system will enable participants to go online soon after registering to start redeeming their tickets.

"Our aim is to encourage junior players to attend Premiership games and watch their heroes play.

"We also want to reward and recognise the many officials, coaches and volunteers who put in so much work to make our junior club and school competitions a success.

"So if we can make the rewards easier to access there is no doubt that more junior players and officials will attend games and this can only be good for the game."

The new system will enable junior fans to attend up to 26 Premiership games free of charge and registered participants will be able to secure tickets on-line at least two rounds in advance.

The new approach follows consultation between the NRL, NRL clubs and many stakeholders from the junior rugby league community.

The NRL is hoping to launch the program at the beginning of February, well in time for the start of the Telstra Premiership in March, 2015.

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Play NRL Rewards

REWARDING AND RECOGNISING OFFICIALS, VOLUNTEERS AND JUNIOR PLAYERS

NRL are making improvements to the Junior Pass program (also known as the NRL Pass). The new program, which is called ‘Play NRL Rewards’, will be launched in time for the 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership season. Eligible participants will be entitled to one (1) FREE ticket per round of the NRL Telstra Premiership (conditions apply). Participants will therefore be able to attend 26 games free of charge in 2015.

WHAT’S CHANGING?

The main improvement is that the program is moving on-line. Plastic passes will no longer be used to gain access to the stadia. After registering to play on the LeagueNet website, participants will receive a welcome email with their login details. They will be directed to the ‘Play NRL Rewards’ website where they will be able to choose the games they wish to attend and start redeeming their free tickets. Tickets will be delivered via email and can be printed at home.

WHY CHANGE?

In previous years it has proven difficult to get plastic passes into participants hands in time for the start of the season. By moving online the NRL will be able to provide participants with access to the rewards website within a few days of registration. They will then be able to start redeeming tickets immediately. With the new program the NRL will able to provide participants with a far superior level of service compared with years past.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

The program is offered to all registered club and school players aged 4-15 (please note: players must be born on or after 1st January 2000 to be eligible for the program). In addition to players, the program is also offered to volunteers, coaches, officials and school officials who are involved in rugby league. The program is offered to participants in NSW, QLD and VIC only.

WHEN WILL IT LAUNCH?

The program will launch at the beginning of February 2015. At this stage all registered participants will receive their welcome email with their login details. This will give participants plenty of time to visit the ‘Play NRL Rewards’ website in advance of the season. Any participants who register after the launch will receive their welcome email within a few days of registering.

VALID EMAIL ADDRESS!

In order for the NRL to provide participants with their login details to the ‘Play NRL Rewards’ website it is essential that a valid email address is provided at the point of registration (in LeagueNet).

WHY OFFER THE PROGRAM?

Our aim is to encourage junior players to attend games, watch their heroes play and get behind their team. We also want to reward the many volunteers, coaches and officials who put in so much time and hard work to make our junior club and school competitions a success.

NEXT STEPS

Here at Rugby League Central we’re busy getting the program ready for the launch in early 2015. We’ll be in touch in the New Year with more details.

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