Colin Love

Colin Love AM, (born 25 January 1945 in Australia) is the former chairman of the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF), New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and Australian Rugby League (ARL). He was the seventh chairman of the ARL, and the eleventh of the NSWRL.

For the Australian rules footballer, see Colin Love (footballer).

Love, who acquired his law degree at Sydney University after matriculating from Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1961, began his association with rugby league when he was involved with contract negotiations for players in the late 1970s. He was retained as the league's solicitor soon afterwards; Love was an active participant as a solicitor for the ARL and Kerry Packer during the Super League war of the mid-1990s. Love was elected chairman of the ARL in 1999.

On Saturday, 27 January 2007, Colin Love received an Order of Australia medal for his contribution to both the sport of rugby league football and to sports law.

Love was succeeded as RLIF chairman in June 2011 by Scott Carter.

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