Brad Fittler believes the halves combination of James Maloney and Mitchell Pearce will make the Sydney Roosters a dominant force this year. Roosters great and former coach Fittler said he …

Manly officials say Brett Stewart’s contract has finally been registered by the NRL and the NSW fullback will be available to play in round one against Brisbane. Stewart signed a …

Despite establishing himself as one of the NRL’s brightest young centres last season, Kane Linnett has told North Queensland coach Neil Henry he wants to earn his place in the …

Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin will answer one of the most frequently asked pre-season questions when he names his starting halves on Friday for the Broncos’ NRL season opener against Manly. …

Star halfback Shaun Johnson is philosophical about picking up the injury that will force him to miss the start of the Warriors’ NRL season. Johnson hyper-extended his right elbow last …

Former NRL prop Ruben Wiki reminded everyone how to pull off a text book tackle last weekend when he crunched a naked streaker. Now it’s the players turn – but …

Its brightest star has been dimmed and the cloud of a potential drugs scandal still hovers, but the good ship NRL remains firmly on course as it sets sail into …

Benji Marshall has been stripped of the New Zealand rugby league captaincy against his wishes ahead of this year’s World Cup. Marshall was relieved of the captain’s armband by coach …

He may no longer be the face of the game, but NRL chief executive David Smith said rugby league would not turn its back on fallen Canterbury star Ben Barba …

Gold Coast co-captain Greg Bird is no stranger to off-field controversy and has urged Indigenous All Stars teammate Ben Barba not to rush back to the NRL. Bird was sacked …

South Sydney have moved to shore up their playing roster by extending the NRL contracts of Luke Burgess and Chris McQueen until the end of the 2015 season. Prop Burgess, …

With the big kick-off to the 2013 NRL season just a week away, the NRL’s director of football operations Nathan McGuirk is already planning ahead for the 2014 draw. The …

Manly are confident Brett Stewart will play in the Sea Eagles’ NRL opener against Brisbane next Friday despite a salary cap drama. The four-year contract signed by the NSW fullback …

The term basketcase could have been invented to describe the Parramatta Eels over the past three years. New coach Ricky Stuart is the latest to take on the onerous task …

Mick Potter has taken over the reins at perennial underachievers the Wests Tigers, and believes his NRL players can learn valuable lessons from the Bradford boys he coached last year, …

For so much of Steve Price’s short tenure as St George Illawarra coach, the role hasn’t been about Steve Price. Called on to succeed coaching great Wayne Bennett, Price was …

The Melbourne Storm’s hectic early schedule is proving to be of little concern to punters who have backed the Premiers from $6.50 into $5 to be leading the NRL competition …

Melbourne relish the challenge presented by a brutal schedule to start their NRL title defence, says skipper Cameron Smith. Just back from the successful World Club Challenge campaign in England …