[1] Maurice Lindsay, the chief executive of the British Rugby Football League was elected the Board's first chairperson.
[1] Several new rules had been trialled in Britain and the Board, during its inaugural meeting, decided they should be introduced to other Super League-aligned nations worldwide.
[7] In 1996, a ruling in the high court meant that Super League would be able to run a domestic competition in Australia the next year.
[10] In 1997, Great Britain hosted the Australian Super League test team, losing the series 2–1.
[11] This actually means that Matt Adamson, Ken Nagas, Paul Green, Craig Greenhill, Solomon Haumono, Julian O'Neill and David Peachey, all of whom only ever represented the Super League version of the Australian team, are listed as never having played a test for Australia in official Australian records.
The creation of the board was expected to weaken the position of the Australian Rugby League, increasing their isolation.
[2] Sir Rodney Walker was elected a member of the RLIF, beating Maurice Lindsay and signifying a power shift in the British game.