‘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 …

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 …