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The National Rugby League -LRB- NRL -RRB- is the top league of professional rugby league clubs in Australasia .. league. Sports league. rugby league. rugby league. Australasia. Australasia. Run by the Australian Rugby League Commission , the NRL 's main competition is known as the Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation and is contested by sixteen teams , fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand .. Australian Rugby League. Australian Rugby League. Australian Rugby League Commission. Australian Rugby League Commission. Telstra Corporation. Telstra Corporation. New Zealand. New Zealand. It is regarded as the world 's elite rugby league championship and , per season , is the most viewed and attended rugby league club competition in the world .. league. Sports league. rugby league. rugby league. The National Rugby League is Australia 's top-level domestic rugby-league club competition .. league. Sports league. It contains clubs from the original Sydney club Rugby League competition , which had been running continuously since 1908 .. The NRL formed in the aftermath of the 1990s ' Super League war as a joint partnership between the Australian governing body , the Australian Rugby League -LRB- ARL -RRB- and media giant News Corporation-controlled Super League , after both organisations ran premierships parallel to each other in 1997 .. Australian Rugby League. Australian Rugby League. Super League. Super League. Super League war. Super League war. News Corporation. News Corporation. This partnership was dissolved in February 2012 , with control of the NRL going to the independently formed Australian Rugby League Commission .. Australian Rugby League. Australian Rugby League. Australian Rugby League Commission. Australian Rugby League Commission. NRL matches are played in Australia and New Zealand from March to October .. New Zealand. New Zealand. The season culminates in the premiership-deciding game , the NRL Grand Final , traditionally one of Australia 's most popular sporting events and one of the world 's largest attended sporting championship games .. NRL Grand Final. NRL Grand Final. In addition , the NRL premiers also play in the World Club Challenge , a pre-season match against the champions of the European Super League competition .. Super League. Super League. World Club Challenge. World Club Challenge. The reigning premiers are the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks winning their maiden premiership after 50 years .. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks