The NRL has handed football back to the fans with Saturday and Sunday afternoon rugby league making a major comeback as part of the 2014 draw released on Wednesday. Saturday …

Canterbury captain Michael Ennis admits he doesn’t know how Ben Barba will be received by Bulldogs fans when the Brisbane signing comes face-to-face with his former teammates in round one. …

Bulked-up St George Illawarra fullback Josh Dugan wants to carry more weight into next NRL season, and he’s throwing all of it behind under-pressure coach Steve Price. Dugan said Price …

NRL fans will have to wait until round four in 2014 for a rematch of this year’s classic grand final. The league released the 2014 fixture list on Wednesday, with …

Gifted utility back Jarryd Hayne has revealed he will play fullback under new Parramatta coach Brad Arthur after finishing Australia’s triumphant rugby league World Cup campaign in the centres. Hayne …

World Cup-winning skipper Cameron Smith has returned home to Melbourne – but without the cup and the answer the Storm faithful want to hear. Smith said the long flight home …

England hooker James Roby has ended speculation about a possible move to Australia after signing a new five-year contract with English Super League club St Helens. The deal means Roby, …

NRL players could miss the opening rounds of next season for offences committed in the inaugural Auckland Nines tournament. The NRL is yet to finalise the set-up of the judicial …

The Warriors will host the Bulldogs in one of their three NRL games to be played at Eden Park next season. The New Zealand club pre-empted the official 2014 draw …

Canterbury legend Steve Price says Ben Barba’s possible first round NRL matchup with the Bulldogs next season could garner a similar reaction to that which Sonny Bill Williams was given …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is resigned to star fullback Billy Slater having to nurse his knee problem for the rest of his rugby league career. Slater overcame a knee injury …

Laurie Daley says he holds no fears for the future of the All Stars concept, despite rugby league’s celebration of Indigenous culture taking on a vastly different form in 2014. …

The NRL will trial ‘golden try’ extra-time for the first time in the inaugural Auckland Nines next year. Golden try will be used to break full-time deadlocks in a first …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy wants captain Cameron Smith to make a decision “as soon as possible” on his future beyond next NRL season. He expects Smith will start turning his …

NRL Auckland Nines organisers have announced tweaks to traditional rugby league rules for the inaugural tournament in February – including the introduction of five-point tries. The two-day tournament at Eden …

Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans has added another trophy to his cabinet after being voted Player of the NRL finals series by the Rugby League Writers Association. The 24-year-old, who won …

Sydney Roosters say they have no issue with the New Zealand Rugby League despite Roger Tuivasa-Sheck suffering a suspected broken leg in the World Cup final after he was cleared …

Sally Bolton, the woman behind rugby league’s best-ever World Cup, is ready to pass on some tips to rugby union. Bolton, the Rugby Football League’s director of events and projects …