Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons and MP for Chorley, is the 31st President of the Rugby Football League. He succeeded Clare Balding OBE on 22 December 2022 after she had held the position over a two-year tenure which began in July 2020. On his appointment, Sir Lindsay said: "I have been a Rugby League fan all my life – I think it’s an absolutely fantastic sport – so it is a real honour to be asked to be RFL President. Since my father introduced me to the game, I have loved the fast pace, high collision nature of Rugby League, but also its vital role in bringing communities together and developing upcoming talent."

Trevor Hunt has over 50 years experience at all levels within the sport, particularly in the Community Game, but also as a journalist and broadcaster of the professional International and Domestic competitions Trevor started with Leeds University in 1971, and acted as Secretary before he went to Leigh Miners as a player and committee member from 1974-99. He was elected to the NCL committee from 1986 to 97 as a Club Representative, before becoming Vice Chair in 1997 to 2006 when he was elected to Chair – role he holds to the present day. Trevor has served on the various Lancashire County Committees throughout the 1980’s and was the BARLA GB Media Manager from 1982-97 during which he was a member of the first ever Open-age Tours to the South Pacific in 1990 and 1994, as well as to South Africa in 1995. On top of that Trevor has been a key broadcaster and presenter with Radio Manchester from 1986 to the present day which includes the award winning RLExtra programme since 1996, winning a Gillard (the equivalent of a radio Oscar), in 2011. He has covered every RLWC since 1995. Trevor is the current Chair of the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters Association, having been elected to the post in 2009, after acting as Secretary from 1997. In the meantime he covered the fortunes of Leigh Centurions for 35 years in the Leigh Reporter, and was a key writer for the Rugby Leaguer, League Express and Wigan Evening Post for over 40 years, where he has written millions of words on the Community and Professional game. This has all been achieved whilst delivering a high pressure day job, with Central Government, the European Commission and then the Private Sector. He is passionate, driven and determined to get the very best for the sport and the Community game.