High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body of rugby league football, it was formed in 1998 in Sydney, Australia. Its purpose is to, "foster, develop, extend, govern and administer the game of Rugby League throughout the world". Its headquarters are in Sydney, Australia, and its current chairman is Colin Love AM of the Australian Rugby League. The RLIF's predecessors were the International Rugby League Board, established in 1948, and the Super League International Board.