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Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has made three player rotations in naming his side to face defending Super Rugby champions the Highlanders in Dunedin. Halfback Andy Ellis, lock Luke Romano and …

Mitchell Pearce’s wellbeing should be the paramount consideration when it comes to his State of Origin availability, his Sydney Roosters teammates say. Questions remain as to whether Pearce has made …

Experienced top-up ruckman Mark Jamar could be in line for his first AFL match with Essendon as the Bombers ponder how best to counter North Melbourne star Todd Goldstein. The …

Melbourne don’t have any special plans for gun Brumbies flanker David Pocock, backing their men to match him in their crunch Super Rugby clash. They will be bolstered on Friday …

The Wests Tigers welcome back a host of stars from injury for Sunday’s NRL clash with Canterbury, but it’s the one who isn’t playing first grade that could be a …

Triple flag winner Steve Johnson insists anything’s possible for Greater Western Sydney as the Giants embrace their newfound status as genuine AFL premiership contenders. Far from playing down the hype …

Having faced a similar situation himself, Robbie Farah claims Nathan Peats is the player who least deserves to be moved on by Parramatta to help the club get under the …

Melbourne won’t gamble their AFL premiership aspirations on one player – even one as good as spearhead Jesse Hogan. The Demons announced they had secured another hot talent, captain-in-waiting Jack …

Three years and dozens of games have passed since he was punted, yet Josh Dugan still manages to find an extra gear whenever he plays his former NRL club Canberra. …

The GWS Giants expect to feel the sting in Gary Ablett’s tail in Saturday’s clash between the two AFL expansion clubs at Spotless Stadium. The fifth-placed Giants are hot favourites …

Canberra’s full complement of representative stars will turn out against St George Illawarra after turning down coach Ricky Stuart’s offer to sit out the NRL match. Stuart had extended an …

Warriors coach Andrew McFadden is looking for tips on dealing with tough times from his new mentor Sir Graham Henry. Henry is spending the next month with the struggling NRL …

Geelong coach Chris Scott expects Patrick Dangerfield to thrive in a hostile environment when the superstar returns to Adelaide on Friday night to take on the Crows for the first …

South Sydney’s Chris Grevsmuhl is set for an immediate move to Penrith, after Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire refused to deny he had fallen out with the representative forward. Reports on …

Newly re-signed, Cameron Munster is modelling his NRL career on superstar fullback Billy Slater in more ways than one, much to the delight of Melbourne. Slater’s heir apparent has extended …

South Sydney will usher in a new brand of attacking football according to coach Michael Maguire, following Greg Inglis’ shock move to five-eighth. Inglis has been shifted to pivot, where …

Nathan Peats is no chance of moving to South Sydney to help ease Parramatta’s salary cap woes, after Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire on Wednesday ruled out a return of the …

Star North Melbourne forward Shaun Higgins will be out of action until the eve of the AFL finals after suffering a knee injury. Higgins, 28, is to undergo surgery to …