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The Bears are back in 2027.

Players want fewer games. The NRL wants billions in TV cash – where do they meet?

What would an 18- and 19-team competition look like if player workload worries are met and balanced with getting top-dollar from broadcast negotiations?

  • Dan Walsh

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WA Premier Roger Cook, Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman Peter V’landys and National Rugby League chief executive Andrew Abdo officially announce the Perth Bears will join the NRL on Thursday.

NRL bosses dined with Seven chairman Kerry Stokes in Perth amid smear campaign

Stokes’ media empire has been at loggerheads with the V’landys and Abdo-run NRL due to conflicting interests over the past months.

  • Michael Chammas
Eighth Immortal Andrew Johns.

The Tigers sin-binning that left Andrew Johns speechless. Literally

The Eighth Immortal stayed silent for the final 23 minutes of the Wests Tigers-Cronulla thriller while NRL CEO addresses sin bin blitz.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Manly’s Siosiua Taukeiaho is sent to the sin bin by Belinda Sharpe.

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

  • Roy Masters
Roger Cook just revived North Sydney Bears fans hopes for a return to the NRL via Perth.

The sticking point the NRL and WA government overcame to bring back the Bears

It was the sticking point that almost torpedoed the deal, but the NRL and the WA government have resolved the final hurdle to an 18th franchise.

  • Adrian Proszenko, Michael Chammas and Danny Weidler
Mitchell Moses and Dylan Brown

RLPA threat forced NRL to remove player contract information from its website

The NRL edited its own website after the RLPA sent an email arguing for players’ privacy.

  • Michael Chammas
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Peter V’landys and Andrew Abdo at Allegiant Stadium.

NRL matches were screened free-to-air in the US for the first time. Here’s how many tuned in

Live rugby league was beamed into American homes at the weekend as the NRL again took its season opener to Las Vegas.

  • Frances Howe and Michael Chammas
NRL contests are considerably more physical than Americans are used to.

‘We don’t wear pads or helmets, brother’: Is the bloody biff the trick to finding NRL fans in the US?

Americans aren’t used to seeing their footballers take the heat without padding or helmets. They secretly like it.

  • Jordan Baker

Best player, two conferences and split on PNG: NRL club bosses have their say on the future of the NRL

Club CEOs, chairmen and general managers have their say on the NRL leadership and the most contentious issues in the game.

  • Michael Chammas
Dana White speaks as speaksRepublican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump looks on at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NRL defends invites to Trump, White after White Ribbon backlash

The anti-domestic violence organisation has ended its association with the NRL after the governing body invited Donald Trump and Dana White to its season-opener in Las Vegas.

  • Adrian Proszenko

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