Penrith lock Trent Merrin says while he would have loved to slap Michael Ennis in the face a few times, the game is all about self control. Merrin told Sky …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler has poured cold water on suggestions skipper James Graham and Josh Reynolds are set to be squeezed out of Belmore. The Bulldogs have been linked with …

The chance to make history as the NRL’s first indigenous premiership-winning coach is driving Justin Hodges’ quest to become a first-grade mentor. Hodges hopes to have taken a big step …

Storm coach Craig Bellamy has warned the NRL of the perils of not extending the four-man interchange bench to five players next season. The NRL competition committee on Wednesday recommended …

Already one of the NRL’s most explosive right-edge combinations, Joey Leilua and Jordan Rapana’s competitive streak is driving their rise. The “Leipana” pairing has played just 36 games for Canberra …

Melbourne star Cameron Munster has moved a step closer to returning after completing contact work for the first time since suffering a broken jaw last month. Munster is racing the …

First the NRL banned the biff, now it has scrapped the slap. The game’s governing body on Wednesday moved to stamp out the infringement by vowing to sin-bin any player …

Gold Coast forward Chris McQueen will join Wests Tigers next year on a three-year NRL deal which will keep him at Concord until at least 2020. The 30-year-old has played …

The NRL has moved to stamp out slapping by encouraging referees to sin-bin any player niggling an opponent. The NRL competition committee on Wednesday recommended that any player who slaps …

NSWRL chief executive David Trodden says a professional women’s rugby league competition will come to fruition soon. Trodden said rugby league is taking a “strategic approach” in ensuring players from …

St George Illawarra boss Peter Doust insists the club aren’t in a hurry to extend the contract of coach Paul McGregor despite the Dragons’ lofty position at the top of …

NSW and Queensland women’s rugby league has secured its first major sponsor in a bid to support young girls in reaching representative competitions. The partnership with retail company Harvey Norman …

Penrith boss Phil Gould has called on the NRL to introduce an internal draft to level the playing field and take the air out of the inflated marquee player market. …

Former Melbourne five-eighth Blake Green held a tip session with Manly teammates aimed at helping them in Saturday’s NRL clash. Green faces his old club for the first time since …

Queensland State of Origin great Justin Hodges has been named coach of the Maroons under 20s. Hodges, who played 24 State of Origin games before his NRL retirement at the …

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire has thrown cautious support behind the introduction of an 18th player amid fears it could be open to exploitation. The NRL competition committee will on …

The signing of new West Tigers coach Ivan Cleary could be enough to persuade the team’s captain Aaron Woods to stay put at the embattled NRL club. “So far I …

Sitting on the sidelines, winger Corey Oates admits he wasn’t confident of earning a recall from injury any time soon watching his replacement David Mead’s impressive Brisbane debut. Talking to …