If anyone can take it on the chin, it is North Queensland hooker Ray Thompson. But Thompson – back from a sickening, jaw-breaking Kade Snowden shoulder charge – reckons he …

Manly are confident they can still find an eleventh-hour replacement for Richie Fa’aoso before the NRL season starts in a fortnight’s time. The Sea Eagles front row stocks have been …

Ben Te’o has been earmarked as a future South Sydney captain by coach Michael Maguire after skippering the Rabbitohs at the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines last weekend. Despite the presence …

Curtis Sironen might miss the first six weeks of the NRL competition with a fractured foot, but he has big shoes to fill at the Wests Tigers when he returns. …

Interim Cronulla coach Peter Sharp is confident the club can hold on to off-contract Andrew Fifita with the representative prop set to become one of the most sought-after players in …

Former auditor Ian Schubert has cautioned the NRL about making dramatic changes to the salary cap he ruled over for 16 years. As the long-awaited review into the salary cap …

There were times hard running Wallabies centre Pat McCabe doubted he’d ever reach his upcoming 50th Super Rugby match during the long road to recovery from successive broken necks. Yet …

Nathan Hindmarsh is keen to follow in the footsteps of fellow NRL greats Brad Fittler and Steve Menzies and make an appearance at the Auckland Nines. Fittler and Menzies were …

The Sydney Roosters have been warned Wigan’s elaborate preparation for Saturday’s World Club Challenge is proof of just how much they want to topple the NRL premiers in their own …

Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei expects to be right for the NRL’s opening round, which he will head into without a pre-season match. Vatuvei looked set to play in the Warriors’ …

Parramatta coach Brad Arthur believes Jarryd Hayne evolved into an even more complete footballer at the World Cup but he warns the Eels are doomed to fail if they again …

Geoff Toovey says there’s no reason for his Manly side to fear that the window for another NRL premiership tilt may be closing. Coach Toovey says the Sea Eagles’ mantra …

Only two players from the Sydney Roosters NRL premiership winning line-up of last season will be missing when they clash with Wigan in the World Club Challenge on Saturday. Roosters …

The injury cloud over X factors Albert Kelly and David Taylor has cleared, but Gold Coast coach John Cartwright admits co-captain Nate Myles might not be so lucky. Cartwright gave …

Australia will defend their newly-won rugby league World Cup title on home soil, with the announcement that the 2017 tournament will take place in Australia and New Zealand. The joint …

Melbourne Storm have brought out the big guns for their final NRL trial game by naming Billy Slater and Test skipper Cam Smith for Sunday’s clash with Canterbury. The World …

The NRL says it is yet to decide the fate of Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan and former strength and conditioning coach Trent Elkin because the pair have asked for more …

Kyle Stanley is still aiming to force his way into the halves at St George Illawarra this NRL season, even though the Dragons comeback kid has been told he’ll start …