Canterbury have suffered a massive blow ahead of the NRL finals with hooker Michael Lichaa ruled out for the rest of the season. Scans on Monday confirmed the Bulldogs rake …

Sydney Roosters prop Dylan Napa has accused the NRL of ruining the game with its crackdown on the shoulder charge. Napa on Monday joined a chorus of concern about the …

Benji Marshall is expected to be rushed back into St George Illawarra’s team for Thursday’s must-win NRL clash against Penrith. Without playmaker Marshall (hamstring) the Dragons were humbled 32-6 by …

One of the season’s most compelling one-on-one battles will resume on Saturday when Justin Hodges and Michael Jennings go head-to-head in round 24 of the NRL. Jennings and the retiring …

Sydney Roosters forward Aidan Guerra and Manly winger Jorge Taufua are the latest high-profile NRL players to be hit with shoulder charge bans. Guerra faces two weeks on the sideline …

Gold Coast coach Neil Henry has joined North Queensland superstar Johnathan Thurston in urging the NRL to provide greater protection for kickers after playmaker Aidan Sezer suffered a potentially season-ending …

Friday’s NRL grand final replay looms as a case of history repeating with both Canterbury and South Sydney preparing to enter the key clash without their first-choice hookers. Canterbury were …

Canterbury’s 34-16 NRL win over the Gold Coast on Sunday has come at a cost with hooker Michael Lichaa suffering a potentially season-ending ankle injury. Despite an indifference performance at …

Canterbury concede they are not yet matching it with the NRL’s best as they prepare to renew hostilities with South Sydney in a `Bad’ Friday replay. The Bulldogs’ season will …

Captain Kurt Gidley says Newcastle will have Alex McKinnon in mind when the Knights return to AAMI Park for the first time since the back-rower suffered his career-ending injury in …

In a season punctuated by injuries, contract dramas and speculation over his own eventual sacking, Manly coach Geoff Toovey was happy to admit a little luck came the Sea Eagles’ …

Manly have stolen a 26-24 NRL win over Canberra after their late season charge for the finals looked set to derail in the nation’s capital. In a see-sawing match, Manly …

SNAPSHOT FROM ROUND 23 OF THE NRL: THEY SAID IT: “I think maybe the football gods were smiling on us a little bit. And we’ll take that, because they haven’t …

Brett Morris has led Canterbury to 36-14 win over the Gold Coast at Central Coast Stadium on Sunday to keep the Bulldogs inside the NRL top eight. Needing to win …

Cronulla will have to shake off rugby league’s most enduring premiership drought if they are to finally claim their inaugural NRL title this season. And they’ll have to do it …

At some stage during Saturday’s top-of-the-table showdown with Brisbane, star Sydney Roosters fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will become the greatest metre-eater in NRL history. In his maiden year at fullback, Tuivasa-Sheck …

Warriors coach Andrew McFadden concedes his tiring NRL team is missing injured hooker Thomas Leuluai just as much as star halfback Shaun Johnson. The Warriors’ late-season freefall continued with a …

Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks will have scans after taking a knock to the thumb in his side’s loss to Newcastle, while representative stars Aaron Woods and captain Robbie Farah …