Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy is refusing to blame State of Origin for his NRL team’s meek showing against the Sydney Roosters, saying his representatives players were among his best. …

Utility Luke Lewis says he has no intention of following Anthony Watmough into representative retirement despite being dumped from the NSW State of Origin side. Turning 32 in two months, …

Disillusioned by Daly Cherry-Evans’ backflip, Gold Coast boss Graham Annesley ruled out launching counter bids to departing players Nate Myles and Aidan Sezer. “That would be double standards,” he said. …

Representative rugby league star Luke Lewis believes his code is so perfect for television consumption it may be contributing to its downfall in the escalating battle for live crowd support …

St George Illawarra captain Ben Creagh says he has no retirement plans after agreeing to a one-year NRL contract extension. The deal will keep the 30-year-old at his junior club …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says he’d walk out on media again if his concerns about NRL refereeing aren’t addressed. Stuart on Wednesday defended his decision to abandon a press conference …

It’s likely to be the last example of such a backflip, after the protracted and very public negotiations prompted the NRL to announce plans on Tuesday to scrap the round …

Daly Cherry-Evans says he has agreed to play the rest of his NRL career at Manly after backflipping on his multi-million dollar deal with Gold Coast. Manly CEO Joe Kelly …

Tamworth will host next year’s NSW City v Country rugby league match. NSWRL chief executive David Trodden on Tuesday announced Tamworth’s Scully Park as the venue for the annual representative …

Daly Cherry-Evans says he has agreed to play the rest of his NRL career at Manly after backflipping on his multi-million dollar deal with Gold Coast. Manly CEO Joe Kelly …

NRL ladders leaders St George Illawarra are being given short shrift by punters and bookies and the Dragons say that’s understandable. Heading into the regular season halfway point this weekend, …

A much-needed break from rugby league has Greg Inglis primed and fully fit ahead of the Rabbitohs’ NRL clash with the Warriors in Perth on Saturday. Inglis was unable to …

North Queensland have confirmed they have re-signed coach Paul Green for another three NRL seasons. In just his second year as an NRL head coach, Green has steered the Cowboys …

Discarded NSW State of Origin utility Luke Lewis says he’s not holding his breath waiting for a Blues recall, but he will never retire from representative football. Lewis wasn’t selected …

Daly Cherry-Evans has reportedly backflipped on his contract with Gold Coast and will remain at Manly until the end of the 2018 NRL season. According to News Corp, the embattled …

St George Illawarra captain Ben Creagh will spend another year at the club he joined as a local junior after re-signing with the Dragons until the end of 2016. Creagh …

HOW EACH NRL SIDE IS TRAVELLING AT THE SEASON HALFWAY POINT 1. St George Illawarra (18 points) Have surprised all to lead the competition after 13 rounds. After a slow …

Warriors centre Solomone Kata credits developing his mental toughness and taking no short cuts for the prolific try-scoring start to his NRL career. Kata’s crucial four-pointer in the 24-20 win …