He was appointed the Chief Executive of the NRL during the Covid pandemic in 2020, but Andrew Abdo isn't letting that hold up his grand plans for the competition. Working alongside the game's biggest names, he's determined to expand to 18 clubs in the next few years, with new teams introduced in Queensland AND New Zealand. As League Insider's Daryl Halligan discovered, Abdo's plans don't end there, with the South African-born administrator keen to see kiwi league continue to grow over the next decade.