NSW hardman Liam Martin could get a sneak peak of a hostile Queensland crowd ahead of Origin III, when the Panthers take on the Broncos in the grand final replay at Suncorp Stadium.
Maroons legends have backed Kalyn Ponga to be the match winner for Queensland in Origin III, calling on Billy Slater to pick him. Even if it means dropping Reece Walsh.
North Sydney and Western Australia’s rugby league bid are on the verge of striking a deal which will see the resurrection of the Bears as the NRL’s 18th team.
In his first interview since joining the Roosters, Chad Townsend has vowed not to destabilise the clubs scrumbase, hailing Sam Walker as the man to bring a premiership back to Bondi.
We rank the top 50 under-18 rugby league players in the country — including a young gun playmaker the Bulldogs plan to build their roster around. See the full list.
Parramatta officials have hosed down fears that Zac Lomax could renege on his deal, insisting the club has no doubt surrounding the star recruit’s impending arrival. See the latest transfer news.
Phil Gould has got a lot wrong in rugby league over 50-odd years, but is it time to start exalting ‘Gus’ as Canterbury-Bankstown’s great saviour? DEAN RITCHIE asks in Bulldog’s Bite.
Every home game Geoff ‘Wild Man’ Robinson would suck down free Winfield Reds cigarettes in the corner of the Belmore changerooms before wreaking havoc on field. This is how his teammates remember the ‘Wild Man’.
He was fearless in his Bulldogs rugby league career, but could not sleep for fear of not waking up. Hardman Geoff Robinson opened up to Dean Ritchie on his toughest battle in this final poignant interview.
In a bid to convince more players to follow the lead of Mark Nawaqanitawase and Carter Gordon and cross the rugby divide, the NRL is expected to revisit salary cap exemptions for rugby union stars.
Cowboys playmaker Chad Townsend will finish his NRL career at the Sydney Roosters after agreeing to term with the Bondi club. See the full details of the deal.
Want to know if your team is going to play finals footy? Check out our exclusive interactive guide in which our experts rate the chances of every club and predict who play who in the first round of finals.
Far from ruining a club’s hopes of playing grand final footy, State of Origin is the making of a grand final squad and David Riccio has the numbers to prove it.
Ex-Origin star Chris Walker was minutes from death after a 700kg shipping container crushed both his legs. Peter Badel reveals how Walker turned to steroids to rebuild his life. WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES
A number of Origin stars started their journey to the grand stage with representing their state at a junior level. See every player to ever play U19/20 Origin and which ones went on to represent NSW and Queensland in the ultimate showcase.
Zac Lomax has every right to be feeling confused and have more than an element of regret over his decision to quit St George Illawarra, writes DAVID RICCIO.
The master of deflection has done it again, with Wayne Bennett’s attack on NRL refereeing shifting focus off his work for both the Dolphins and Rabbitohs. Plus, why Kevin Walters was right to rest players and more highlights and lowlights from the weekend of sport.
The Maroons should need no extra motivation heading into the Origin decider on home turf, but if coach Billy Slater is looking for some then these are 20 instances in which his team were bullied by the Blues at the MCG.
Far from ruining a club’s hopes of playing grand final footy, State of Origin is the making of a grand final squad and David Riccio has the numbers to prove it.
This is the podcast channel for everything Matty Johns. Every week during the NRL season you’ll get analysis with Cooper Cronk, you’ll hear from Matty at home with the rest of the Johns family – wife Trish and sons Jack and Cooper – and you’ll get Matt’s ‘Good Chats’ with big names and headline makers. It’s all here.
Every Monday and Thursday during the NRL season, you’ll hear from Daily Telegraph journalists Phil Rothfield, Mick Carayannis, Fatima Kdouh, Paul Crawley, Dave Riccio, Brent Read and Adam Mobbs as they pull apart all the goings on in the NRL….
Ex-NRL star Andrew Fifita has been issued a formal warning and ordered to delete a controversial social media post where he accused two rival Central Coast clubs of racism.
Parramatta are set for one of their most crucial board meetings in years to finalise a decision on a new head coach. Here’s who’s in the running and what their first act of business must be if they get the gig.
The Broncos have only seven fit middle and edge forwards in their 30-man squad for the Panthers clash this weekend. They can make the finals, but they’ll need to overcome this forward crisis and damning statistical trends to get there.
Roosters signing Mark Nawaqanitawase has been cleared to play for the club on his return from playing Sevens at the Paris Olympics, but Roosters coach Trent Robinson does not expect him to play NRL until 2025.
Steve Folkes had a reputation as a hard-hitting defender for the Canterbury Bulldogs. That’s nothing compared to the shot he once put on Chris Gayle and the West Indies cricket team, writes BEN HORNE.
Canberra and Penrith will host home games against the Warriors and Sharks in Las Vegas next season as the NRL prepares to rubber-stamp the blockbuster round 1 fixtures.
The stats don’t lie, revealing the effort areas that are punishing the Broncos as they slumped to their fourth-straight loss in round 17. Fatima Kdouh writes that and more in THE TACKLE.
The bloodletting at the Newcastle Knights has begun after prop Daniel Saifiti was given permission to explore his options on the open market. Two other teammates have been told to follow suit.
The NRL and Venues NSW are investigating allegations Junior Paulo was on the receiving end of a verbal attack during Parramatta’s loss to the Knights. WATCH THE VIDEO
Young Opal Jade Melbourne says she has left everything out on the court ahead of Olympic team selection. The fan favourite opens up on the ‘sisterhood,’ the Paris dream and experiencing her first WNBA trade.
Broncos coach Kevin Walters has pointed to the refreshed form of speedster Selwyn Cobbo as proof players benefit from being rested during the Origin period.
The Roosters tore the Tigers apart, a Knights star broke the Roosters hearts, and SuperCoaches suffered some devastating injury blows. Here are the Winners and Losers from round 17.
The Cowboys launched their upcoming NRLW season with high hopes of a first-time finals appearance in their second campaign. Read more about the full squad and the options in every position.
It was a full circle moment for Parramatta’s interim coach Trent Barrett who is from Temora himself, revealing the heartwarming moment he handed an Eels debut to the town’s latest NRL product.
Cameron Smith was the best at chatting with referees during games, and the future Immortal has now called on bosses to make a major change to the rules.