It took the last 20 minutes of the final trial match to give Brad Arthur his biggest confidence boost about Parramatta’s prospects in 2016. A glut of high-profile signings, led …

Leeds Rhinos prop Mitch Garbutt has apologised for the punch that earned him a red card in Sunday’s World Club Challenge defeat by North Queensland Cowboys. Garbutt, 26, was sent …

Penrith could be without captain Matt Moylan for the first month of the NRL season after the star fullback suffered a back injury. Moylan experienced back soreness in last week’s …

Sonny Bill Williams has urged the NRL to allow John Hopoate to continue his coaching career. The game’s governing body and the controversial rugby league figure appear on a collision …

A leading player manager has claimed Super League’s salary cap is to blame for the World Club Series humiliation and warned the cream of talent will continue to move to …

Des Hasler has called upon Canterbury to seek wisdom and inspiration ahead of the new NRL season from a source far removed from modern day rugby league – George Washington. …

Canterbury forward David Klemmer has pleaded not guilty to a torpedo tackle and will take his case to the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night. The NSW Origin prop was hit …

Canterbury powerbroker Ray Dib has embraced coach Des Hasler’s “stable instability” as key to the Bulldogs quest for NRL title success in 2016. Hasler is seeking to take a side …

With or without the captaincy, star recruit Trent Hodkinson says he’ll still be calling the shots as Newcastle’s playmaker this NRL season. Hodkinson said it was nice to share skipper …

Melbourne Storm skipper Cameron Smith says his squad is stronger and better prepared than it’s been in a long time heading into an NRL season. The lack of Australian Test …

Wests Tigers hooker Robbie Farah has undergone surgery on his injured knee, leaving coach Jason Taylor in a mad scramble to fill the No.9 jersey. Farah will miss the next …

They may have saved his neck – literally – but Gold Coast forward Zeb Taia admits he will have a “fire in his belly” against ex-NRL club Newcastle in their …

Shaun Fensom has long been considered Canberra’s ironman. Now he’s got a metal plate and almost a dozen screws to prove it. The veteran Raiders lock broke his arm during …

Joseph Tapine will join Canberra on a four-year NRL deal, worth a reported $2 million, after being released by Newcastle. Tapine enjoyed a farewell lunch with the Knights on Tuesday …

Canberra are destined for special things, according to NRL livewire Blake Austin, after the club locked in another one of their stars for the next three years. The Raiders on …

The NRL has stepped away from predictions its $2 million bunker will immediately halve video referee decision times. The new centralised, high-tech system for video referees will be introduced in …

Frustrated fullback Billy Slater is still hopeful of playing in Melbourne’s NRL opener against St George Illawarra as his shoulder slowly recovers. Slater has started contact work but is still …

Canberra have locked in hooker Josh Hodgson until at least the end of the 2018 NRL season. The English international, who made his debut in 2015, has agreed to extend …