Manly’s NRL depth will be tested in 2013 after the club released fringe first graders Vic Mauro and Liam Foran to English Super League club Salford City Reds. Foran, brother …

Melbourne are confident Cooper Cronk will be fit for the World Club Challenge despite his withdrawal from the All Stars clash due to an ongoing back injury. The 2012 premiership-winning …

Interim ARL Commission chief executive Shane Mattiske is confident the long-awaited Collective Bargaining Agreement with NRL players will be signed off within the next week. An in-principal agreement was made …

New St Helens coach Nathan Brown is looking forward to going up against former club Huddersfield Giants when the 2013 Super League season gets under way this weekend. Brown joined …

New Zealand are hoping a ‘State of Origin’ style approach to international rugby league will result in Test football domination – and give them a stranglehold on the World Cup. …

Mal Meninga has challenged young props Martin Kennedy and Josh McGuire to prove they’re good enough to replace Petero Civoniceva in the Queensland State of Origin front-row this year. Civoniceva …

In the end, re-signing with Gold Coast was a “no brainer” for NRL workhorse Ashley Harrison. But first he had to complete a much harder task – regaining the desire …

NSW coach Laurie Daley has brushed aside comments made by boxer Anthony Mundine questioning his Aboriginal origins. Mundine, who quit rugby league in 2000 to become a fighter, said ahead …

The Gold Coast Titans have re-signed Queensland Origin lock Ashley Harrison for a further two years. Harrison is locked in until the end of 2015, becoming the NRL club’s latest …

Newcastle hooker Danny Buderus will miss the opening rounds of the 2013 NRL season after undergoing back surgery. The former Australia and NSW No.9 went under the knife on Wednesday …

A new era for the ARL Commission begins on Friday when David Smith begins life in the chief executive’s hot-seat at Rugby League Central. The 44-year-old Welshman takes on one …

South Sydney prop Luke Burgess has been ruled out for six months after undergoing shoulder surgery following an injury sustained in training with the NRL club. The news is a …

Australia rugby league representative and acclaimed broadcaster Ferris Ashton died on Tuesday aged 86 after a brief battle with illness. Ashton played 27 matches for the Kangaroos, including eight Tests, …

Canterbury forward Corey Payne has announced his immediate retirement from the NRL to focus on academic and commercial pursuits. It’s unusual for a 28-year-old injury-free professional to walk out on …

Cronulla captain Paul Gallen wants the Sharks to psychologically demoralise their NRL opponents this year by always keeping a star forward on the bench. Gallen believes Cronulla’s stocks are so …

Parramatta halves Chris Sandow and Luke Kelly hope their long-standing friendship can spark a successful combination to help lift the battling Eels in 2013. The pair haven’t played much NRL …

A solution to the Origin tug-of-war over New Zealand players has not stopped controversial convert James Tamou copping more cheeky barbs – from a North Queensland teammate. Antonio Winterstein left …

Ryan Hoffman and his family go back a long way with Melbourne Storm mentor Craig Bellamy and if the NRL’s reigning premiership coach has made a decision on his future, …