Benji Marshall has ruled himself out of the rugby league World Cup in October ahead of his code swap to rugby union. When former Kiwis captain Marshall signed a two-year …

Hull Kingston Rovers travel to St Helens for their Super League elimination play-off final having beaten them every time they’ve met so far this season — and captain Michael Dobson …

Cronulla captain Paul Gallen’s unpopularity hasn’t abated in Townsville with North Queensland determined to fight fire with fire in Saturday’s NRL knockout final. Still seething over a Gallen crusher tackle …

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire says Sam Burgess is disappointed at getting involved in some recent dubious incidents that have hurt the Rabbitohs, but has backed him to show the …

Melbourne Storm are confident their suspect left-side defence will hold up under serious pressure from South Sydney’s biggest weapon Greg Inglis when the teams open the NRL finals series on …

With bitter memories from last year fresh in his mind, Todd Carney is optimistic that his troublesome hamstring will get through Cronulla’s NRL elimination final clash with North Queensland on …

The Brisbane Broncos have moved to beef up their inconsistent forward pack by signing Sydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy on a three-year deal. Kennedy, on the fringes of Queensland State …

Many South Sydney players might like to erase their most recent NRL loss to Melbourne from their memory bank, but it’s no problem for Dylan Farrell. Farrell suffered a heavy …

Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen knows the Sharks can’t hope to compete in a free-wheeling shoot-out with a North Queensland side accustomed to playing sudden-death NRL football. Elimination games came six …

England coach Steve McNamara was on Tuesday digesting contrasting injury news from Australia as he began to finalise his squad for the Rugby League World Cup later this year. McNamara …

Ex-NRL player Anthony Watts has reportedly been handed an eight-match ban for biting an opponent’s penis during a local rugby league final on the Gold Coast. Watts faced a Gold …

Melbourne have listed injured Brett Finch at five-eighth and named England international Gareth Widdop on an extended bench for their NRL qualifying final against South Sydney on Friday night. Widdop …

Sydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves will miss Saturday night’s NRL qualifying final against Manly after being found guilty of a dangerous contact charge. Waerea-Hargreaves copped a one-game ban for his …

Nathan Merritt is on the threshold of setting South Sydney’s all-time tryscoring record, but the four-pointers have dried up for the prolific winger heading into Friday’s NRL qualifying final against …

September is Manly time, and as they gear up for a ninth straight NRL finals campaign, the Sea Eagles believe playoff experience could prove the difference in the race for …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is adamant there’s no lingering bad blood between he and Michael Maguire over a recent spat as he attempts to maintain a perfect winning record against …

The Sydney Roosters may be the equal most penalised team in NRL history, but they refuse to worry about it as they prepare to face Manly in Saturday’s qualifying final. …

North Queensland hope a training run on Thursday will prove the fitness of representative forward Matt Scott before Saturday’s NRL elimination final against Cronulla in Sydney. Cowboys’ coach Neil Henry …