England coach Steve McNamara on Thursday named the three Burgess brothers in his history-making 19-man squad for the opening match of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup against Australia. Twins …

Veteran Brent Tate was clearly relieved after securing the hotly-contested centre position alongside Greg Inglis for Saturday’s opening World Cup clash against England. But almost as soon as coach Tim …

Sonny Bill Williams has put his controversial late selection for the rugby league World Cup behind him and says he will take a “swagger” into his performances for the Kiwis …

Cronulla forward Andrew Fifita says making his debut for Australia at the rugby league World Cup feels like a fitting reward for his stellar NRL season. Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens …

New coach Ricky Stuart has begun shoring up Canberra’s talented array of youngsters with outside back Edrick Lee re-signing through to the end of the 2017 NRL season. Already under …

Gareth Hock was dramatically dumped from England’s World Cup squad on Tuesday, just four days before the start of the tournament, as the main hosts’ preparations suffered another setback. The …

Unprecedented depth in top-level talent has switched talk surrounding rugby league’s minnows from inevitable hidings to possible boilovers at this year’s World Cup. The sport’s determination to develop the game …

Forward Gareth Hock has been removed from England’s World Cup squad for “serious breaches of team discipline”, England Rugby League has confirmed in a statement. Brett Ferres has been called …

New Zealand centre Bryson Goodwin is feeling on top of the world after a roller-coaster 18 months in which he recovered from a ruptured spleen to be on the cusp …

Australia coach Tim Sheens expects a refreshed Greg Inglis to be at his brilliant best at the World Cup as the South Sydney superstar looks to extend a remarkable run …

More than 30 years after his first game of rugby league, Petero Civoniceva is finally ready to hang up his boots for good. But not before one final – and …

As raging favourites to lift the Rugby League World Cup trophy for a 10th time, it’s almost unthinkable Australia could fly under the radar. But skipper Cameron Smith is hoping …

Kiwis captain Simon Mannering has given his players no room for excuses as they embark on the defence of their rugby league World Cup title. Despite a distracted build-up around …

England coach Steve McNamara is adamant his side remains on track for a strong showing against Australia on Saturday despite a disastrous World Cup warm-up. England fell 15-14 in trial …

Having done it to devastating effect for club and state, Andrew Fifita looks set to get a chance to wreak havoc off the bench for his country in Australia’s rugby …

Australian rugby league skipper Cameron Smith insists the Kangaroos aren’t reading too much into England’s shock loss to Italy in a World Cup warm-up match. England captain Kevin Sinfield says …

NRL-bound fullback star Sam Tomkins says England hope to catch Australia cold when they meet in Saturday’s Rugby League World Cup opening match in Cardiff. Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens opted …

A plan for Australia and New Zealand to jointly host the 2017 Rugby League World Cup has progressed after the sport’s governing body accepted the countries’ expression of interest. The …