Kangaroos star Boyd Cordner admits he is shocked by New Zealand’s decision to overlook Roosters teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves for Friday’s Test match. Warea-Hargreaves will be one of seven faces missing …

Kyle Turner has much more to offer the last City-Country clash than one of the great junior club names. And yes, we’re talking up there with Anthony Don’s Grafton Ghosts, …

Outgoing captain Aaron Woods wants peace – not war – with Wests Tigers as he looks to lead the troubled joint venture outfit to the NRL finals for the first …

England’s Australian-born contingent have been welcomed with open arms as Wayne Bennett’s squad eye a World Cup boilover. Bennett has ruffled feathers on both sides of the pond by selecting …

Melbourne’s Fijian flyer Suliasi Vunivalu has refused to be drawn on speculation he could be open to a switch to Australia as he prepares for the Pacific Test. Instead the …

Cronulla halfback Chad Townsend is relishing the opportunity to spend a week alongside rugby league legend Brad Fittler in NSW City Origin camp. Townsend grew up idolising Fittler, and now …

England prop James Graham is expected to be cleared from concussion in time to play in Saturday’s Test against Samoa. The Canterbury skipper was forced from the field with a …

Aaron Woods’ season from hell has continued with the beleaguered Wests Tigers captain almost certain to miss the State of Origin series opener through injury. Scans have shown the front-rower …

Wests Tigers have lost yet another member of their playing roster for next year, with forward Ava Seumanufagai joining Cronulla until the end of the 2019 NRL season. Seumanufagai’s exit …

Penrith forward Trent Merrin has admitted his NRL form hasn’t warranted Australian selection, but believes he still deserves his Kangaroos jersey. Despite a slow start to the season, Merrin will …

Australia faces a nervous wait on the health of another key member of its spine after fullback Darius Boyd failed to finish the team’s first training session on Tuesday. Boyd …

Parramatta will consider luring the club’s former NRL hooker Nathan Peats back to the club, according to Eels chief executive Bernie Gurr. But he insists no such move has been …

Parramatta will not attempt to lure Semi Radradra out of his French rugby union deal, despite domestic violence charges against the winger being dropped. However they’d happily welcome the one-time …

Despite opening a four-point lead at the top of the NRL ladder, Melbourne feel there’s no real gap between them and the other title contenders. The Storm put second-placed St …

Semi Radradra’s manager says his star client would not have signed a deal to leave the NRL and play rugby in France if domestic violence charges had not been levelled …

Kangaroos fullback Darius Boyd admits it’s only a matter of time before Billy Slater is back on the representative scene, but he faces a fierce fight to reclaim his Test …

Penrith chief executive Brian Fletcher says it was his club’s duty to allow the majority of their NRL team to play representative football this weekend following the mass-exodus from rival …

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is supporting moves for a State of Origin match to be played in Townsville. The Queensland Rugby League wants an Origin match to be held at …