His honest view on who should wear the Brisbane No.1 jersey may have caused a stir and veteran Justin Hodges has also received the thumbs down from Mal Meninga for …

Australia are expected to take a confident first stride towards World Cup redemption when they meet England in Cardiff to open the 14th edition of the rugby league showpiece. But …

It could be the final frontier on a journey towards rugby league immortality. But superstars Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater are putting personal ambitions aside as Australia embark …

Cameron Smith knows first-hand the guts and determination it took for Gareth Widdop to revive his Rugby League World Cup dream. And the Australian skipper is welcoming a chance to …

England have named three Burgess brothers in the squad to face Australia in the rugby league World Cup opener but Canterbury Bulldogs enforcer James Graham was surprisingly left out. Former …

Warrington centre Rhys Evans is set to make his Wales senior debut alongside twin brother Ben in Saturday’s Rugby League World Cup clash with Italy. Bridgend-born Evans, who turns 21 …

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 …