It kills him to say it, but Matt Bowen reckons he is at peace with NRL partner-in-crime Johnathan Thurston leaving the North Queensland Cowboys. Bowen has combined with Test pivot …

Willie Mason says he was always confident of a return to representative football when he signed for NRL club Newcastle last year. The 32-year-old’s career was handed a lifeline by …

Veteran Melbourne playmaker Brett Finch hopes he can be a lucky charm for the Storm in their World Club Challenge rugby league date with Leeds. Finch has played in two …

Steve Menzies kicked off his final Super League season in style as Catalan Dragons held off a late fightback to record a 32-24 win against Hull KR on Sunday. Menzies, …

Next week’s NRL All Stars match doubles as a timely preview for New Zealand’s World Cup campaign, with exciting Kiwi halves Kieran Foran and Shaun Johnson to play together for …

New Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart has demanded his troops get physical in defence this season and the young Eels made an encouraging start in a 46-10 NRL trial win over …

High-flying Melbourne winger Matt Duffie suffered an injury scare in his first game back after shoulder surgery as the Storm cruised to a 28-4 win over Queensland Cup side Brisbane …

Former Wests Tigers star Gareth Ellis is fearing a broken foot which could sideline him for six months, after the Hull skipper didn’t even make it to kick-off in his …

Hull failed to overcome the shock absence of newly-appointed captain Gareth Ellis as Leeds made a confident start to the defence of their Super League crown with a 36-6 win …

Nathan Brown wishes his former Super League club Huddersfield every success for the new season – but only after Saturday’s opening match. The charismatic Australian, who last July cut short …

‘Role model’ might not be the first term that comes to mind when Anthony Mundine is mentioned. But NRL welfare and education manager Dean Widders believes the polarising boxer is …

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary says the club has recovered from star centre Michael Jennings’ departure to NRL rivals the Sydney Roosters last month as if it never happened. Jennings ended …

They say mother knows best. However, North Queensland playmaker Johnathan Thurston looks set to have the final say in a household welcoming their first child in June. Thurston said on …

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire is banking on the NRL’s most explosive hooking combination to finally break the club’s 32-year premiership drought. Last year, Issac Luke cemented his status as …

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 …