Johnathan Thurston says he’s on track to play for Australia in Friday night’s Test against New Zealand in Canberra. But Thurston said if he feels a quarter of the soreness …

Jake Marketo has been named on the bench for NSW City Origin despite failing to crack NRL level for St George Illawarra this season. The representative availability crisis hit a …

Cooper Cronk’s potential Melbourne replacement Brodie Croft will make his Junior Kangaroos debut against New Zealand on Friday. Croft has been named as captain of the under-20s Australian side to …

Melbourne NRL winger Suliasi Vunivalu will make his international debut for Fiji in Saturday’s Pacific Test against Tonga, however his representative future remains unclear. Under rugby league’s dual-eligibility rules, players …

Canterbury second-rower Adam Elliott has been named for Country Origin, less than a week after the Bulldogs claimed they wouldn’t allow their players to appear in Sunday’s match. Elliott is …

An all-Warriors NRL spine could be just what the doctor ordered to cure New Zealand’s woeful mid-year Test record. New Zealand has won just one the last 17 Tests against …

Kieran Foran’s rugby league rehabilitation continues with his inclusion in the Kiwis Test side to face Australia in Canberra. Foran has made 20 appearances for the country of his birth …

Outgoing Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods claims the NRL club knew he would never meet a deadline to re-sign they imposed on him late last month. Woods confirmed on Sunday …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has sounded an ominous warning to NRL rivals, declaring champion Billy Slater is close to the form that made him the premier fullback in the game. …

The NRL have been urged to distribute next week’s representative duties as evenly as possible across the competition as coaches fight to keep their stars at home. One day after …

Canterbury players have vowed to play out the rest of the season for five-eighth Josh Reynolds, after the fan favourite confirmed he was leaving the club. The Bulldogs received better-than-expected …

Kieran Foran’s rugby league rehabilitation continues with his inclusion in the Kiwis Test side to face Australia in Canberra. There are also two new caps in the 20-man squad to …

* Quote of the Round “Our game is different to other football codes, one in particular, we don’t condone diving but we did tonight. I’ll leave it at that.” – …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy had admitted doubting the comeback of Billy Slater, but now believes the champion fullback is a whisker away from his best NRL football. Slater responded to …

Mitchell Pearce went from hero to villain as the Sydney Roosters succumbed to a last minute penalty goal in a 14-13 NRL loss to the Warriors in Auckland. Having gone …

Melbourne will head into the representative round with a four-point lead atop the NRL ladder after hammering St George Illawarra 34-22 in their top-of-the-table clash. Billy Slater, Josh Addo-Carr and …

Wests Tigers are working with NSW Police to investigate crowd trouble at the end of Saturday’s 22-16 NRL loss to Cronulla. Footage from the crowd appears to show a near-full …

Mal Meninga predicts Andrew Fifita will be another of rugby league’s trademark redemption stories after recalling him from Test exile. The Kangaroos coach called Fifita into his squad for Friday’s …