The NRL will look to expand its international footprint in its bid to topple the AFL with a record TV rights deal. It comes as ARL boss Peter V’landys takes another savage swipe at the rival code.
Ezra Mam has been the subject of abuse from opposition fans following his well-publicised car crash and subsequent light punishment, but is the hate starting to subside?
Melbourne were too good for the Roosters, but their premiership aspirations were dealt a major blow with star halfback Jahrome Hughes suffering a dislocated shoulder.
The NRL debut of Heamasi Makasini is the most anticipated for a teenager since Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii. With the prodigious teen eligible to play first grade from this week, his Tigers teammates think it’s time the schoolboy star is unleashed.
A bad attitude spreads like a virus, and it has infected the Gold Coast Titans dressing room. Des Hasler’s blast may have looked savage, but it was sorely needed, MATTY JOHNS writes.
The Manly Sea Eagles are sweating on the fitness of star five-eighth Luke Brooks, while a Broncos forward has suffered another injury setback. See all the predicted Round 21 team changes.
The Bulldogs have confirmed head of football Phil Gould will be called on as a witness in their explosive court trial against former player Jackson Topine.
Des Hasler becomes just the sixth coach in NRL history to crash through the 500-game barrier this weekend, but while the axe hovers over his head at the struggling Titans, Hasler insists he’s not ready to end his career yet.
The Broncos were on the brink of crisis after six losses in seven games, before coach Michael Maguire rescued their season and turned Brisbane into a premiership threat with one small change.
Sporting power couple Nathan Cleary and Mary Fowler took time out from their tenpin bowling date to mingle with an adoring fan as the pair put rumours about their relationship to bed.
Maroons legend Ben Hunt has conceded his decorated State of Origin career is all-but over, admitting he may have played his last game for Queensland, after injury saw him miss the 2025 series.
Talby Smith is just 15-years-old but is already 198cm and heavier than any NRL player – and he’s still growing. Now, the “one of a kind athlete” has his taken first step towards a potential NFL career.
Titans owner Rebecca Frizelle had a front-row seat to Des Hasler’s savage dressing-room tirade. Speaking for the first time since the incident, the boss has defended the coach’s epic spray, while also addressing the current state of the club.
With seven rounds left in the regular season, there are seven clubs who are either out, or almost out, of the finals race. These are the players who should be getting time in first grade before the end of the season.
Blayke Brailey is in career-best form and is in the midst of contract talks with the Sharks. Find out why the local product has rejected Cronulla’s deal, and why they rejected his counter.
Newcastle’s soon-to-be chief executive Peter Parr has a message for those questioning the future of Kalyn Ponga and Adam O’Brien at the Knights, while insisting the club is not far from being in the premiership mix.
He’s one of the NRL’s premier props, but upon reuniting with brother Taylan, Terrell May showed glimpses of a position he once dominated in his youth – halfback. It could be the childhood combo that the Tigers need.
Halfbacks win premierships and with the NRL finals race looming large, we look at which playmakers are on track for premiership glory and who is facing an uphill battle.
New Australia coach Kevin Walters has vowed to stop Broncos star Payne Haas from walking out on Kangaroos camp, amid fears of a mass green-and-gold exodus for the Ashes series.
The Broncos have added another key member to the club’s aggressive recruitment-and-retention spree, staving off interest from rivals to secure a key middle forward.
The son of one of the Wallabies’ most decorated players is weighing up whether his future lies in rugby or with the Roosters. These are the 22 schoolboy rugby stars on the books at NRL clubs.
Sharks 2016 grand final hero and current culture and welfare officer, Andrew Fifita, could miss the remainder of De La Salle’s season following an incident during a recent A-grade match.
There has been a seismic shift following the completion of the ASSRL schoolboy rugby league carnival, with a new No.1 and multiple new entries in our top 50 list. See the new-look rankings.
From slaps in the face, to swinging shovels, frothy-mouthed sprays and a coach send off, rugby league has seen it all, long before Des Hasler lost the plot. These are the game’s greatest coach blow ups.
To keep or to ditch in 2026? That is the crucial question NRL clubs are racing to answer. We take a look at some of the players vying for a new deal and to determine if they should be re-signed or let go.
After locking down club co-captain Api Koroisau on a two-year extension, the Wests Tigers have turned their attention to one of the most promising players in Queensland. See the latest transfer news.
Mooted coach Kevin Walters is facing the prospect of losing three certain selections for his first series in charge of the Kangaroos – and the fight to retain them may have gotten a little harder.
Maroons star Gehamat Shibasaki has been the NRL’s success story of 2025 and his stunning rise at the Brisbane Broncos has caught the eye of cashed-up rival clubs.
Des Hasler had numerous reasons to blast the Titans after their shocking loss to Wests Tigers but there was one in-game moment which triggered the epic double spray. WATCH the vision.
It started with a query from a teammate. Then came the text message. This is the remarkable story of how a Roosters and Maroons gun connected with his cousin Jay Toia, a defensive tackle with the Dallas Cowboys.
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