Troubled playmaker Albert Kelly will make his Gold Coast debut in Saturday’s NRL trial match against the Warriors as he attempts to salvage his once promising career. The 21-year-old is …

Australian captain Cameron Smith has made a dramatic backflip, recanting his claim earlier on Tuesday that NRL players will not accept the Collective Bargaining Agreement on offer. The Australian captain …

Canberra coach David Furner will give two of his young playmakers a baptism of fire against Melbourne in Friday’s NRL trial match in Geelong. Mitch Cornish and Anthony Milford, who’ll …

New Warriors coach Matthew Elliott says he still has “no idea” what shape his NRL side will take this season as they attempt to rebound from a woeful 2012. A …

Robert Lui will make play his first game for North Queensland since round one last year when he runs out for Saturday’s NRL trial clash against Brisbane in Mount Isa. …

Tim Moltzen believes new Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter is the man to unlock his full potential as a NRL fullback this season. Potter made more than 200 first grade …

Melbourne Rebels winger Cooper Vuna is set to miss the first four rounds of the Super Rugby season after scans revealed a fracture in his shoulder. Vuna suffered the injury …

Warriors coach Matthew Elliott has named a mix of experienced campaigners, new signings and young up-and-comers in his team for Saturday’s opening NRL trial match against the Gold Coast Titans …

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 …