The blockbuster value of the NRL season opener has gone up several notches with the contest to now double as Sonny Bill Williams’ much-hyped return to the code. Williams will …

New coach Michael Potter doesn’t want to reinvent the wheel at Wests Tigers – he just wants a rethink as to when his side puts the pedal to the metal. …

Star fullback Josh Dugan and winger Jack Wighton will sit out Canberra’s final NRL trial match, but otherwise it’s the Raiders’ strongest possible squad taking on Canterbury in Goulburn on …

Proud Fijian Petero Civoniceva is hoping to take an opportunity to represent his country of birth that he missed out on 13 years ago. The 36-year-old former Australian forward, who …

Wests Tigers prop Aaron Woods is in doubt for the opening round of the NRL season after undergoing minor knee surgery on Tuesday. Woods underwent what coach Michael Potter described …

If there is one thing Beau Champion’s return to South Sydney accomplishes, it is to highlight just how far the Rabbitohs have come in three years. The Bunnies of 2013 …

North Queensland and Gold Coast will pull out their attacking big guns for Saturday’s full-scale NRL pre-season clash in Mackay. The Cowboys signalled the first appearances of strike weapons Matt …

It’s hard to imagine a more disruptive pre-season than the one Manly have faced but if coach Geoff Toovey is worried, he isn’t showing it. In the past month alone …

Parramatta cult hero Fuifui Moimoi is carrying a lot less fat and looking for more minutes this NRL season. The NZ Test prop, who’s rampaging runs have made him a …

Mick Potter faces an almighty challenge as only the second man in NRL history to succeed a coach who has held the reins at one club for a decade or …

Serial bad boy Arana Taumata has been granted an immediate release from his seventh NRL club, Penrith. The Panthers issued a statement on Tuesday saying they had released 23-year-old Taumata …

New Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson confirmed star recruit Sonny Bill Williams was highly unlikely to play in Saturday night’s final NRL trial against Wests Tigers. Williams was heavily involved …

Parramatta NRL club are losing long-time major sponsor Pirtek, but chief executive Ken Edwards is confident they can be replaced despite the on-going drug saga. Edwards said his recent experiences …

Representatives of international rugby league will be asked to press ahead with plans to expand the World Club Challenge and stage it in Australia. Clubs from both the NRL and …

Australia captain Cameron Smith has joined a host of sceptics over plans to start next year’s NRL season with a multi-million-dollar nine-a-side tournament in Auckland. Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett, Penrith …

Englishman Richard Agar has been appointed head coach of the France rugby league team and will guide them through the 2013 World Cup, set to be hosted in England, Wales …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has delivered the news every Sharks fan has been desperate to hear all off-season – star playmaker Todd Carney will be ready to go for the …

Hot on the heels of Hull KR’s first Super League win of the season against Widnes on Sunday, coach Craig Sandercock told Robins fans that new signing Travis Burns is …