St George Illawarra have sprung a selection shock by leaving halfback favourite Sam Williams out of their side for the club’s round one NRL clash against Wests Tigers. Journeyman playmaker …

Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter has toned down his intensity for the coming NRL season, according to star forward Liam Fulton. Potter will start the year as a coach already …

Melbourne Storm back-rower Tohu Harris isn’t one to dwell on disappointments and says there were positives to come out of his New Zealand World Cup squad axing. Harris made way …

New Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has named two debutants to take on North Queensland in their NRL season opener on Saturday, with Matt Allwood given the task of filling the …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler insists his players won’t be affected by the hype surrounding Friday’s round-one NRL clash against Brisbane and Ben Barba. In a wicked twist of fate, Barba …

South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds has been cleared to start the opening NRL game of the season against premiers Sydney Roosters on Thursday, but coach Michael Maguire is still waiting …

Representative back-rower Ben Te’o says it’s up to him to help fill the leadership void at South Sydney after several offseason departures. The loss of former captains Michael Crocker and …

Parramatta’s latest NRL sponsor is currently engaged in legal action against the Cronulla Sharks. Shine Lawyers are representing former Sharks players Isaac Gordon and Josh Cordoba, who are taking action …

South Sydney captain John Sutton could be forced into a return to his old five-eighth spot for Thursday’s NRL season opener with the Rabbitohs facing a halves injury crisis. Souths …

Brisbane co-captain Corey Parker is confident teenage playmaker Kodi Nikorima can handle the intense pressure if he is thrown into a round-one NRL debut against Canterbury. Ben Hunt’s halves partner …

Manly star Brett Stewart has made an impassioned plea to the NRL to look at salary cap exemptions for long-serving players, with his brother Glenn in the firing line to …

Newcastle captain Kurt Gidley has confirmed he’ll start the new NRL season at hooker, with Michael Dobson expected to fill the No.6 role left vacant by the injured Jarrod Mullen. …

Canberra centre Jarrod Croker has backed new five-eighth Jack Wighton’s strong defence to hold its own against the “world’s best player” Johnathan Thurston in their NRL season opener on Saturday. …

Melbourne see a first round battle with NRL arch-rivals Manly at Brookvale as the ideal way to gauge the benefits of their brutal pre-season when the teams meet on Friday …

At different stages last season, Peter Wallace and Kevin Kingston were told by their respective NRL clubs their services were no longer needed. Fast forward 12 months and not only …

Lote Tuqiri is adamant he can still be a force as readies to debut for South Sydney 15 years after his NRL debut. The 34-year-old dual international was one of …

Lote Tuqiri is adamant he can still be a force as readies to debut for South Sydney 15 years after his NRL debut. The 34-year-old dual international was one of …

Manly will have to dig even deeper into their ravaged front row stocks for Saturday night’s NRL season-opener against Melbourne after co-captain Jason King was ruled out with his ongoing …