Luke O’Donnell says fellow Sydney Roosters recruit Sonny Bill Williams has trained as though he’ll take his place in Thursday’s NRL season opener against South Sydney at Allianz Stadium. Williams …

Manly back-rower Glenn Stewart’s desperation to stay on the field in the 2012 NRL season didn’t cost him an arm and leg, but it almost cost him a finger. The …

Anthony Cherrington is only 24, but by the time Penrith open their season against Canberra, it will have been three years, seven months and 19 days since he last played …

Replacing Nathan Hindmarsh is no one-man job. Forget the subtleties like heart and soul and just think pure statistics, the retired Parramatta great acknowledged as the NRL’s most prolific tackler. …

Australian coach Tim Sheens will be looking to get back into club football in 2014 and has not ruled out the prospect of working in Super League, but warns potential …

Manly veteran Joe Galuvao admits the Sea Eagles will have to alter their game plan when they open their NRL season next weekend. The Eagles will take on Brisbane at …

Sydney Roosters and the NRL have avoided a public relations disaster after prodigal son Sonny Bill Williams was finally given the okay to play in Thursday’s season-opening blockbuster. While Williams …

The NRL has given Sonny Bill Williams’ contract the tick of approval, clearing the way for the Sydney Roosters back-rower to make his highly-anticipated rugby league return in Thursday’s season …

Wests Tigers players are being offered counselling as the NRL club comes to grips with the sudden death of promising front-rower Mosese Fotuaika. NSW police confirmed a 20-year-old man had …

Coach Anthony Griffin had a reassuring message for disappointed Corey Norman after preferring new arrival Scott Prince at five-eighth for Brisbane’s NRL season-opener against Manly. Norman was hoping to hold …

Retired Parramatta NRL great Nathan Hindmarsh says Jarryd Hayne will never be able to repeat his 2009 heroics – but hopes the captaincy sparks a resurgence in the enigmatic Eels …

He’s yet to class himself as an eastern suburbs latte-sipping Rooster, but Michael Jennings says he’s feeling settled and in a good mental space at his new NRL club. Six …

Coach Stephen Kearney says Benji Marshall remains an integral part of New Zealand’s bid to retain the rugby league World Cup and his role in guiding the team around the …

Sydney Roosters players expect to run out with superstar recruit Sonny Bill Williams in the NRL’s season opener against South Sydney on Thursday despite continued contract issues. Just six days …

Sick of losing some of their best young talent, Canberra Raiders chief executive Don Furner has vowed to keep battling to the end to retain emerging enforcer Josh Papalii. The …

Bustling Melbourne Storm winger Sisa Waqa will miss the first eight rounds of the NRL season after cutting his hand on broken glass. The premiership winger and Fijian international cut …

Promising Wests Tigers front-rower Mosese Fotuaika, found dead in a Sydney townhouse, has been described as a player who had the potential to make it to the top in rugby …

Former Gold Coast captain Scott Prince has earned selection at five-eighth for Brisbane’s NRL season-opening clash with Manly on Saturday week. Broncos coach Anthony Griffin pulled a few selection surprises …