Knights coach Wayne Bennett says boom rookie Sione Mata’utia has justified his high praise of the 18-year-old after he scored a hat-trick in just his fourth NRL game. The veteran …

Newcastle insist they are not frustrated they have left their best form until their finals hopes had been extinguished after knocking off another top-eight team during their current purple patch …

Manly returned to the top of the NRL ladder on Sunday but were less than convincing in a 15-12 win over the struggling Gold Coast Titans. The Sea Eagles, who …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey believes the NRL doesn’t sufficiently reward the team that emerges from a gruelling 26-game campaign on top of the ladder. The Sea Eagles reclaimed top spot …

Knights rookie Sione Mata’utia scored the first hat-trick of his burgeoning NRL career to help Newcastle hold off a fast-finishing New Zealand Warriors and win 28-22 at Hunter Stadium on …

Veteran Parramatta back-rower Ben Smith has revealed he’ll hang up his boots at the end of the season but he believes a return to the glory days is not far …

Sydney Roosters Mr Versatile Mitch Aubusson says he’s ready and able to solve the NRL premiers’ hooking crisis against the Warriors next Sunday. The back-rower played for more than an …

He’s already one of the premier props in the NRL but Melbourne Storm’s Jesse Bromwich isn’t ready to rest on his laurels. Bromwich turned in a stand-out performance in Melbourne’s …

KNIGHTS It hasn’t been a good year for the Knights both on and off the field but one memory they will look back on fondly from 2014, will be their …

TITANS Try as the Titans may, they were unable to send John Cartwright out as a winning coach last week, losing to the Sydney Roosters 26 – 18. It was …

The Sydney Roosters flexed their attacking muscles in sizzling style at a rainswept Leichhardt Oval on Saturday, brushing aside a feeble Wests Tigers side 48-4. Seven days after going down …

Scoring nine tries is enough to make any captain smile but Melbourne’s Cameron Smith is more pleased with his team only conceding one in their 48-6 demolition of the Sharks. …

Former representative playmaker Braith Anasta has announced his retirement, calling time on a 15-season NRL career. The Wests Tigers star is sidelined with a biceps injury, unlikely to return this …

Melbourne’s NRL premiership campaign is back on track with a 48-6 thrashing of the Sharks at AAMI Park. The Storm’s title aspirations stalled last round with a shock last-ditch loss …

Fed up Canberra coach Ricky Stuart complained of representative player inequality after a hat-trick to St George Illawarra captain Brett Morris helped to smash a 14-season NRL hoodoo in the …

A hat-trick to stand-in captain Josh Morris helped smash St George Illawarra’s 14-season hoodoo in the nation’s capital with a 34-16 NRL victory over Canberra on Saturday. Ex-Raiders bad boy …

A hat-trick to St George Illawarra stand-in captain Josh Morris helped smash a 14-season hoodoo in the nation’s capital with a 34-16 NRL victory over Canberra on Saturday. Ex-Raiders bad …

With little more than pride to play for in a season that cannot end soon enough, Newcastle players are using last weekend’s stunning victory over Melbourne as a platform for …