Canterbury may have come off second best to elimination final opponents Newcastle twice this season, but coach Des Hasler says NRL finals are a different ball game. The Bulldogs head …

Boyd Cordner rates Sydney Roosters teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves as the premier front-rower in rugby league and admits his absence from Saturday’s NRL final against Manly is a major blow. But …

Melbourne Storm are still keeping their starting five-eighth for the NRL final against South Sydney under wraps with Brett Finch and Gareth Widdop both training in the role. The pair …

North Queensland’s Lazarus-like NRL surge started when coach Neil Henry put them in a room and told them his time had come to an end. Beaten by the Brisbane Broncos …

Sydney Roosters great Kevin Hastings has revealed he came close to taking his own life after spiralling into depression due to the number of head knocks he received during his …

Ricky Stuart has walked out on Parramatta to take up a three-year contract to coach Canberra. The 46-year-old told the Eels board of his decision on Wednesday evening having led …

Greg Bird has won the Brad Fittler Medal awarded to the NSW State of Origin player of the series. The Gold Coast back-rower picked up the award at a presentation …

Troubled NRL club Canberra have appointed a new chairman after the long serving John McIntyre announced he would stand down from the role at the Raiders’ best and fairest awards …

They may find themselves dwarfed in size on Sunday but Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett says his forwards have the street smarts to get the better of Canterbury’s giants in the …

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire reels off a list of positives to counter the knowledge that Friday’s qualifying final opponents Melbourne remain the only NRL side he’s never managed a …

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 …