St George Illawarra rookie Jai Field is eyeing a future in the Dragons’ fullback jersey, but for now he is happy to remain as a bench utility. Field went close …

Former Kangaroos star Anthony Minichiello has been appointed as Italy’s assistant coach for the 2017 World Cup. The former Sydney Roosters and NSW full-back, who won 19 caps for Australia …

Wests Tigers skipper Aaron Woods has revealed how he tried to help embattled teammate Tim Simona deal with some off-field issues prior to his betting scandal. Simona’s playing future is …

North Queensland are bracing for the possibility of back-to-back golden point games to start the NRL season ahead of Friday night’s showdown with Brisbane. The Cowboys won their opening-round clash …

South Sydney could be without brothers Tom and George Burgess for their round-two clash against Manly after both were left out of Rabbitohs’ top-17 on Tuesday. George got a recall …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says veteran Storm halfback Cooper Cronk hasn’t told him about any plans for an early retirement at the end of the NRL season. Bellamy says he’s …

Brett Morris has moved to defend firebrand teammate Josh Reynolds following his emotional self-criticism in the wake of their NRL opening round loss to Melbourne. A frustrated Reynolds tore strips …

Newcastle will field a rookie fullback for the second time in as many weeks with coach Nathan Brown confirming Brendan Elliot will wear the No.1 jumper for their round two …

The sign out front reads Lottoland but Manly simply haven’t produced the numbers at their NRL home ground. Once renowned as Fortress Brookvale, last week’s season-opening loss to old foes …

A prescription of pre-season pilates was just what the doctor ordered for Tyson Frizell’s ongoing back problems. The St George Illawarra second rower had back surgery before last season, and …

Gold Coast coach Neil Henry has refused to comment on claims Jarryd Hayne was fined for missing a pre-season training session, describing the story as “old news”. Henry insisted the …

St George Illawarra will stick with their successful forwards-first attacking strategy after it provided them 42 points in their NRL season opener against Penrith on Saturday. The Dragons ran the …

Former Kiwis captain Nathan Cayless will coach the Junior Kiwis in their Test against Australia in May. Cayless, who captained New Zealand to their rugby league World Cup win in …

Manly are facing an early season front-row crisis with Martin Taupau and Addin Fonua-Blake copping two-game suspensions for shoulder charges in last week’s NRL season-opener. The pair accepted early guilty …

The NRL has asked Tim Simona to hand over any further information to them as soon as possible as they finalise investigations into betting allegations. The Wests Tigers centre fronted …

Coach Michael Maguire has admitted South Sydney’s decision to leave Greg Inglis on the field with a serious knee injury was wrong. The Rabbitohs suffered a devastating blow to their …

Rampaging Wests Tigers fullback James Tedesco looms as the likely bogeyman at the end of Bryce Cartwright’s nightmare week. Cartwright was one of Penrith’s weakest defenders in the opening round, …

It’s the streak that haunts the Wests Tigers and is keeping them grounded following their flying start to the 2017 NRL season. The Tigers offered fans plenty of hope when …