Matai facing one-match NRL ban

Manly centre Steve Matai can escape with just a one-week ban for his high tackle in Friday night’s NRL qualifying final loss to Canterbury. Matai was given a grade two careless high tackle charge by the match review committee for his 19th...

Robinson ready for Super League finals

Sydney Roosters-bound coach Trent Robinson is determined to finish his stint in the English Super League with a premiership, as Catalans cemented fourth place on the ladder with a comprehensive 50-26 defeat of Bradford. Robinson, set for his debut...

Warrington into Super League playoffs

David Solomona came off the bench to score a try and kick a goal as Warrington saw off Widnes on Sunday to enter the Super League play-offs having won five of their last six games. The 34-year-old former Parramatta second row touched down late in...

Raiders not fearing sudden-death

Canberra coach David Furner claims no side is more battle-hardened for the rigours of sudden-death NRL football than his surprising Raiders – who continued their merry tightrope trip into the second week of the finals. Dead and buried two...

Sharks exit finals, Carney injured again

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan admits he rolled the dice in letting an injured Todd Carney take to the field against Canberra in Sunday’s NRL elimination final loss. But he’s refused to pin their defeat on the difficult decision while...

Raiders batter Sharks out of NRL finals

Canberra’s decision to target Cronulla’s two superstars worked a treat as the Raiders battered the Sharks into submission in advancing to an NRL semi-final against South Sydney on Saturday night. Four tries in the last 13 minutes powered...

Ferguson leaves Sharks sledge behind him

Canberra centre Blake Ferguson insists he’d forgotten all about his infamous departing jibe that Cronulla weren’t NRL premiership contenders. But scoring two match-turning tries as the Raiders sent his old club packing from the 2012...

No stage fright for Souths: Burgess

Sam Burgess has slammed claims South Sydney were overawed by finals football and is confident the Rabbitohs can bounce back from their loss to Melbourne. Souths get a second chance in Saturday night’s NRL elimination final against Canberra,...

Raiders down Cronulla 34-16

Canberra will play South Sydney in a sudden-death semi-final after scoring four late tries to bury a determined Cronulla 34-16 in Sunday’s NRL elimination final at Canberra Stadium. The Raiders were clinging to an 18-16 lead with 13 minutes to...

Storm have eye on grand final berth

Melbourne will leave no stone unturned as they strive to avoid the heartbreak that prematurely ended their NRL premiership campaign last season. The Storm booked their sixth preliminary finals appearance in seven years with a crushing 24-6 win over...

Payne survives, but all over for Petero

Either Brisbane legend Petero Civoniceva or North Queensland veteran Aaron Payne were supposed to end their rugby league careers in Townsville. But at one stage both appeared to have played their final games despite the Cowboys keeping their title...

Burgess backs Souths to cover King loss

South Sydney enforcer Sam Burgess is backing the Rabbitohs’ depth to come to the fore as they attempt to cope with the expected loss of experienced centre Matt King for Saturday’s NRL elimination final against Canberra or Cronulla. The...