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The big stage looms for North Melbourne’s big men and the key Kangaroos are determined to leave their mark. Jarrad Waite, Drew Petrie and Ben Brown will look to bound …

Melbourne’s quest to stay atop the Australian Super Rugby conference has been dealt a blow with veteran prop Laurie Weeks ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury. Weeks …

Sydney Roosters enforcer Dylan Napa says he’s being unfairly targetted by NRL officials because of his fearsome reputation but it won’t force him to tone down his aggression. Napa came …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is mulling yet another reshuffle of his Storm line-up, with injury doubts over Marika Koroibete and Young Tonumaipea heading into Sunday’s NRL match against Gold Coast. …

Kodi Nikorima says Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett hasn’t confirmed he will start at hooker in injured rake Andrew McCullough’s absence against Cronulla on Sunday. Nikorima was named in the No.9 …

Sydney Roosters players have launched a passionate defence of embattled coach Trent Robinson and his crusade to stop players he believes lie down to milk penalties. Roosters forwards Aidan Guerra, …

Western Force coach Michael Foley is adamant his squad remain united, saying no one’s sooking in the corner despite the team’s six-match losing run. Pressure is mounting on Foley and …

Canberra have locked in the final piece of their player puzzle, re-signing veteran Sia Soliola until the end of the 2018 NRL season. Soliola was the last remaining first-grade regular …

Star Richmond duo Jack Riewoldt and Brett Deledio will be on hand to help the under-siege Tigers attempt to get their AFL season back on track against Port Adelaide on …

The Queensland Reds have named an unchanged side as they look to reverse a worrying Super Rugby trend this weekend against the Cheetahs. The Reds will go into Saturday night’s …

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is confident Jack Riewoldt will be fit for Saturday night’s vital AFL clash against Port Adelaide. Hardwick said the star forward had recovered remarkably well from …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has labelled as ridiculous the four-day turnaround between the City-Country Origin match and his side’s Thursday night NRL clash with St George Illawarra. The Raiders have …

Warriors hooker Issac Luke has produced a brutally honest evaluation of his NRL form, admitting he would drop himself from New Zealand Test side if he was the coach. The …

The Queensland Reds have named an unchanged side for Saturday’s Super Rugby home clash with the Cheetahs. Having returned from a two-week tour of South Africa earlier in the week, …

IT’S A BIG WEEKEND OF NRL FOR: * Jason Taylor – It’s not so much a case of must-win for Taylor against South Sydney on Thursday night, but rather must-improve. …

Former NSW and Newcastle skipper Kurt Gidley has signed a new deal with Warrington that will keep him at the end of the 2017 season. The 33-year-old utility, who joined …

Penrith centre Dean Whare is expected to be ruled out for the season on Thursday with a knee injury. Whare, who was due to return against Canberra on Saturday from …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler has given his support to under-fire Sydney Roosters mentor Trent Robinson, labelling the NRL bunker inconsistent. While careful not to wade into criticism of the whistleblowers …