Manly discard Geoff Toovey is back working fulltime as an accountant and has no plans to return to Brookvale Oval any time soon. But the Sea Eagles legend does harbour …

NSW great Wayne Pearce says his troubled son Mitchell needs to get his head right before targeting State of Origin football in 2016. While series-winning Blues captains and halves Andrew …

Mitchell Pearce has returned to Sydney Roosters training keen to prove himself to his teammates after his drunken Australia Day drama, according to skipper Jake Friend. Pearce, currently serving an …

William Zillman’s ongoing calf injury has handed Gold Coast flyer David Mead the chance to prove to coach Neil Henry he deserves the NRL club’s No.1 jersey. Mead has made …

Penrith are still reeling after last week’s loss to Canberra in brutal heat but even in the face of a taxing five-day turnaround the chocolate soldiers are promising they won’t …

Sam Burgess has set his sights on playing the full 80 minutes each week under the new NRL interchange rules. Burgess returned to rugby league last week in South Sydney’s …

Veteran coach Brian Smith has quit Super League club Wakefield due to personal reasons, the Wildcats captain Danny Kirmond has revealed. Wakefield gave no explanation for the sudden resignation of …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler won’t be asking firebrand David Klemmer to curb his aggression despite his ban for a cannonball tackle. The giant Bulldogs prop will make his first appearance …

Will Hopoate has called on the NRL to allow his father John to resume his coaching career, less than a week before the case heads to the NSW Supreme Court. …

Confidential internal documents from the Parramatta Eels NRL club reportedly show the board and senior executives have overseen a culture of flouting salary cap rules by rewarding players’ third-party sponsors …

Believing he’s still worth a whole lot more, Benji Marshall has laughed off St George Illawarra’s offer of a $300,000 contract extension. The one-time world player of the year is …

Usually rival NRL coaches would shudder at the thought. But North Queensland mentor Paul Green considers the Cowboys lucky to be the first team to face Kieran Foran’s long awaited …

Even a Wayne Bennett spray won’t stop the haters from reminding Ben Hunt of his NRL grand final pain. And Hunt reckons he is fine with that. Bennett launched a …

Reputations clearly mean nothing to Newcastle coach Nathan Brown. Despite needing all the help he can get, the Knights mentor has not thought twice about relegating former NSW prop Kade …

Utility Tyrone Peachey has been thrust into the Penrith hooking role as coach Anthony Griffin attempts to adjust to the NRL club’s ongoing injury woes. Peachey will fill the Panthers’ …

Brisbane veteran Sam Thaiday has revealed strike centre James Roberts will need to be nursed throughout the NRL season due to a niggling calf complaint. Cancer survivor Marion Seve is …

Rule changes introduced for the new NRL season have officially made the greatest game of all greater. Refereeing decisions are quicker, scrums and drop outs are faster and fans are …

Lachlan Croker will make his NRL debut for Canberra on Saturday after being named as Blake Austin’s replacement at five-eighth for the clash against Sydney Roosters. Croker, nephew of club …