The chief executive officer of the NRL, Andrew Abdo is the guest on the latest episode of The Bench with Jenna and Jon.

Andrew tells us about the discussions he's been having with Super League stakeholders about potential investment by the NRL.

He tells Jenna and Jon whether a deal is close to being offered, what it might look like and how he thinks the NRL can help improve rugby league in the northern hemisphere.

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One of rugby league's most influential executives, Gary Hetherington is this week's guest on The Bench with Jenna and Jon.

Gary looks back to the birth of Super League in 1996 and the challenges of that period. He also tells us about his work at Leeds and how he re-branded the club as the "Rhinos".

Plus, in his current role as chief executive officer at London Broncos, Gary explains how he hopes to help the club grow and return to the top-flight.

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Castleford Tigers director of rugby Chris Chester is this week's guest on The Bench with Jenna and Jon.

Chris speaks about being a player, a head coach and a director of rugby in Super League as the competition turns 30 years old.

He also tells Jenna and Jon about his reasons for leaving Leigh Leopards and opens up on the size of the task ahead of him at Castleford.

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The Bench is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/the-bench-with-jenna-and-jon

You can listen to The Bench on your smart speaker by saying asking it to "play The Bench with Jenna and Jon".

Watch every episode of The Bench on YouTube here: The Bench on YouTube

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