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Joseph Suaalii is about to begin his three-year deal with Rugby Australia.

Rugby considered unique loan deal for Suaalii to play NRL in season 2026

The Sydney Roosters and Rugby Australia held high-level talks about teenage superstar spending a gap year back in rugby league.

  • Michael Chammas

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Joseph Suaalii warming up with the NSW Blues at a training camp in the Blue Mountains.

Return to NRL after rugby no done deal, says Suaalii

Rejoining the Roosters is no certainty for Joseph Suaalii when his contract with Rugby Australia runs out in 2027.

  • Danny Weidler
ARLC chairman Peter V’landys.

NRL ‘aligned’ with government push to launch team in PNG

The NRL met Pacific Minister Pat Conroy in Brisbane on Friday night to present its financial and logistical needs to launch a team in Papua New Guinea.

  • Michael Chammas and Andrew Webster
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‘Be a whistleblower’: Plea from V’landys as 97 per cent of club bosses say teams are cheating

Only 3 per cent of NRL clubs believe rival teams aren’t facilitating illegal third-party deals for players. The club bosses have their say in part two of our annual poll.

  • Michael Chammas
The Sydney Roosters go for a stroll through Los Angeles.

The Roosters invited us into their inner sanctum. This was their week in America

Meetings, dinners, bus trips and video sessions. The Roosters opened their doors to the Herald in the week leading up to their opening game of the season in the US.

  • Michael Chammas
The Sydney Roosters players are entertained at super fan Josh Brandon’s LA home.

Watch how the Sydney Roosters cracked Hollywood … but didn’t know it

A diehard Roosters fan, who is a filmmaker in Los Angeles, has been taking names from the team and using them in movies and TV shows for years.

  • Michael Chammas
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Nick Politis has a vision for the future of rugby league.

Why Politis’ two-conference vision for the NRL includes Perth, not PNG

From inside the swanky Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, the Roosters supremo has outlined his controversial vision for the sport.

  • Michael Chammas
Rabbitohs fan and global superstar Kid Laroi with Cody Walker and Jai Arrow.

‘The Rabbitohs are in my blood’: Bunnies’ Hollywood hangout with The Kid Laroi

Rabbitohs Cody Walker and Jai Arrow spent time with Waterloo-raised Souths fan Charlton Howard – aka rap sensation The Kid Laroi – at his Hollywood studios.

  • Michael Chammas
Mark Nawaqanitawase taking on Georgia during the Rugby World Cup in September.

‘I’m not doing this to have a crack at rugby’: Why Wallabies star couldn’t say no to Roosters

Speaking publicly for the first time since his shock move, Mark Nawaqanitawase says he is not part of a code war and that some of the things being said about him are laughable.

  • Danny Weidler
It looks like Angus Crichton won’t be heading to rugby after all.

Rugby Australia’s woes have cost the code Angus Crichton

The NRL star has abandoned plans for a code switch, which will put the Sydney Roosters under salary cap pressure for next season.

  • Danny Weidler

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