Former jailbird Russell Packer has moved a step closer to returning to rugby league after meeting with the NRL. NRL Integrity Unit chief Nick Weeks travelled to Wollongong on Tuesday …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey says he is unaware Kieran Foran has agreed to join Parramatta next season. Reports emerged again on Wednesday that Foran has committed to Brad Arthur’s Eels …

Sydney Roosters enforcer Dylan Napa says working under Trent Robinson at this stage of his career is more important than money, as the young forward prepares to turn his back …

Gold Coast’s board will seek independent legal advice on what to do with its squad members facing drug charges. The news means all five players, including superstars Greg Bird and …

Penrith back-rower Elijah Taylor has paid tribute to Gold Coast’s tough NRL playing culture ahead of the sides’ round two clash in Bathurst on Saturday. The Titans put their cocaine …

There is a very fine line between a productive pre-season and the onset of dangerous levels of self-assurance, as the North Queensland Cowboys are now finding out. Forward Scott Bolton …

Des Hasler has jumped to the defence of Manly coach Geoff Toovey and insists his under-fire former assistant is the right man to lead the Sea Eagles. Toovey’s side was …

Melbourne say Manly are at their best with their backs against the wall and expect them to come out firing in their NRL clash on Saturday night at Brookvale. The …

Canberra might be holding a squirrel gripe against Cronulla – but good luck getting anyone at the NRL club to talk about it. “What happens on the field, stays on …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler has accepted the breach notice issued against him by the NRL for his criticism of the referees after the Bulldogs’ defeat to Penrith on Sunday. Hasler …

Gold Coast-bound playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans wants to play out his contract with Manly. There are reports Sea Eagles management are keen to offload Cherry-Evans to the Titans this season after …

The future of Gold Coast players stood down by the NRL club over alleged cocaine offences will be discussed by the Titans’ board on Wednesday. Titans chief executive Graham Annesley …

Sydney Roosters skipper Mitchell Pearce doesn’t believe South Sydney’s NRL premiership success last year will add any extra spite or intensity to Sunday’s clash between the bitter old rivals at …

He’s known as an NRL hard man, but James Graham has gone all soft. Soft on the referees, anyway. Although the Canterbury captain will back coach Des Hasler all the …

Parramatta will challenge the grading of the dangerous throw charge levelled at Junior Paulo by the NRL match review committee. Paulo has pleaded guilty to his shot on Matt Ballin …

Jonathan Wright will make his Warriors debut when the Auckland team take on the Canberra Raiders in the Australian capital. Wright, who played 91 games for the Eels, Bulldogs and …

As five Gold Coast players facing drugs charges prepare to learn their playing fate, former drug trafficker Danny Wicks is preparing to make his NRL comeback. The Titans on Tuesday …

Instead of wielding the axe, North Queensland coach Paul Green has kept the faith – for now. Green has given the likes of besieged winger Justin O’Neill a chance to …