Penrith’s Isaac John has been plucked from reserve grade to play five-eighth for New Zealand in Friday’s Anzac rugby league Test against Australia in Sydney. Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney named …

Australian coach Tim Sheens says it’s not his job to protect the credibility of international rugby league as he plots a world record-equalling 16th straight Test victory on Friday night. …

New Zealand coach Steve Kearney is reportedly planning another selection shock by picking forward Tohu Harris at five-eighth against Australia in Friday’s rugby league Test. It’s a move which, on …

The NRL unveiled plans on Wednesday to provide a job for life for Newcastle player Alex McKinnon as part of a five-point plan to support him during his recovery from …

Newcastle have suspended prop Zane Tetevano for breaching club policy. The Knights issued a media release late on Tuesday night stating the NRL club had stood down the 23-year-old but …

Tim Simona’s dangerous throw on Gold Coast’s Aiden Sezer is going to cost him a Test jersey. The Wests Tigers centre has taken the early guilty plea over the tackle …

NRL match-manipulator Ryan Tandy is being remembered as a man who squandered his potential because of his gambling problems. The 32-year-old ex-Melbourne Storm player was found dead from a drug …

NSW hopeful Jarrod Mullen has admitted he wasn’t really ready for State of Origin football as a 20-year-old halfback novice back in 2007. But he is now and has promised …

Billy Slater says the threat of losing his place as Australia’s No.1 fullback does provide him with some extra motivation to perform in Friday’s rugby league Test against New Zealand. …

Kiwi excitement machine Shaun Johnson says New Zealand’s so-called “team of nobodies” are plotting to spring one of the great trans-Tasman boilovers in Friday night’s rugby league Test against Australia. …

Disgraced ex-Melbourne Storm boss Brian Waldron has finally apologised for his role in the salary cap scandal that resulted in the NRL club being stripped of two premierships. The Storm …

James Tamou says Andrew Fifita’s axing from Australia’s World Cup-winning line-up has also given him a jolt ahead of Friday night’s trans-Tasman Test in Sydney. The New Zealand-born front-rower admits …

When NSW City Origin coach Brad Fittler gave Ryan Hoffman the chance to sit out Sunday’s clash with NSW Country in Dubbo the Melbourne back-rower didn’t think twice about rejecting …

To his NRL teammates, Ryan Tandy was the practical joker, the life of the party. If only they knew then what they know now. The personal demons Tandy masked for …

Four and a half years ago, Ryan Tandy was on top of the world. He had just played in Melbourne’s NRL grand final-winning side in 2009. On Monday at about …

Wests Tigers centre Tim Simona is facing a three-week suspension for a dangerous tackle on Gold Coast five-eighth Aidan Sezer. Simona took down the Titans playmaker during the second half …

These days veteran Brent Tate reckoned he would be happy simply peeling oranges for the Australian rugby league team. But Tate hopes to make himself a bit more useful for …

Josh Reynolds had a small taste of State of Origin action last year and would love to experience the same sense of intense hatred from Queensland fans again. The 25-year-old …