Veteran fullback Billy Slater says his omission from the Australian Test team has been a blessing in disguise and has him primed for this month’s opening State of Origin clash. …

Injured Penrith star Josh Mansour has taken a major step in his NRL comeback from a knee reconstruction after commencing contact work at training. Six months after tearing his anterior …

Forget illicit drug users, Canterbury enforcer James Graham wants the NRL and ASADA to weed out players taking performance-enhancing substances. Graham stopped short of condoning recreational drug use in the …

Billy Slater admits the NRL has a problem with illicit drugs that needs fixing, after four players and an official were charged over the representative weekend. Slater’s team at Melbourne …

St George Illawarra hooker Cameron McInnes has admitted injured fullback Josh Dugan is irreplaceable, but believes NRL veteran Jason Nightingale can go some of the way to filling the void. …

Kieran Foran will finalise a three-year deal with Canterbury after telling Warriors teammates he will leave the club at the end of the NRL season. Foran is keen to return …

Jamal Idris’ NRL career is in doubt after the Wests Tigers centre re-tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last week, ruling him out for the rest of …

Sydney Roosters youngster Latrell Mitchell has been handed an NRL reprieve following the club’s decision to stand down centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall. After spending the past two rounds in reserve grade, …

Jarryd Hayne will remain at centre for Gold Coast this weekend against Melbourne in a move coach Neil Henry says is the best fit for the Titans. Hayne moved from …

Kieran Foran is close to finalising a deal to join Canterbury in 2018 after telling teammates he will leave the Warriors at the end of the NRL season. Foran told …

Concerned teammates are keeping in contact with suspended Sydney Roosters star Shaun Kenny-Dowall. Kenny-Dowall has been stood down indefinitely by the Roosters as he waits to front a Sydney court …

Wests Tigers star Mitchell Moses is set to take on South Sydney on Friday despite speculation the five-eighth could link with Parramatta by the end of the week. The Tigers …

Johnathan Thurston is in a race against time to be fit for State of Origin after North Queensland coach Paul Green confirmed a shoulder injury will sideline the halfback for …

Scandal-hit Jesse Bromwich’s two-match ban has come at a bad time for the NRL ladder leaders Melbourne, admits Billy Slater. Slater was shocked to learn of Kiwis captain Bromwich’s alleged …

Kieran Foran is expected to join Canterbury after confirming he will leave the Warriors at the end of the NRL season, telling his teammates he will return to Sydney to …

Gold Coast forward Kevin Proctor will meet his NRL teammates on Wednesday as he begins restoring trust with the Titans after his weekend illicit drug scandal. Proctor and fellow New …

Canberra halfback Aidan Sezer expects prop Shannon Boyd and captain Jarrod Croker to recover from injuries which kept them out of representative round in time to face Newcastle. The Raiders …

South Sydney are eyeing a key three-week block as they attempt to turn their season around and make a run at the NRL finals. After three wins from their first …