Anthony Mundine has welcomed Sonny Bill Williams return to rugby league, but says his friend’s blossoming boxing career will improve a lot more once he concentrates full-time on the sport. …

The ARL Commission (ARLC) is confident of continuing to have a much-needed presence on the Gold Coast, with the struggling Titans granted a new seven-year NRL licence after meeting a …

Sonny Bill Williams could enjoy the shortest pre-season in NRL history – with the Sydney Roosters’ star looking to re-schedule his postponed fight against Francois Botha just two weeks out …

The scrapping of the NRL’s highly-controversial benefit-of-the-doubt rule and significant changes to the equally-contentious obstruction law are likely to be the first items on the agenda of new referees’ boss …

Parramatta star Jarryd Hayne is more concerned with getting his body right for the opening round of the NRL season than the threat Israel Folau could pose to his Eels …

Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart warns the NRL risks missing out on Israel Folau with red tape stalling the Eels’ pursuit of rugby league’s prodigal son. Stuart said his club was …

Daniel Anderson says he expects to be under greater scrutiny in his new role as NRL referees’ boss than what he endured in his time as a first-grade coach. A …

Warriors great Stacey Jones is returning to his only NRL club, this time in a fulltime coaching and development role. The 36-year-old, who scored 674 points in 261 games for …

NRL players from the Warriors have made a poignant return to an Auckland beach which claimed the life of a teammate nearly three years ago. The Warriors conducted a pre-season …

Warriors head coach Matthew Elliott rounded out his coaching staff on Saturday, naming former Canberra Raiders halfback Andrew McFadden as his second assistant for next season. McFadden’s appointment comes a …

Gold Coast back-rower Greg Bird farewelled two Princes in the past fortnight, one which left the Test and Origin enforcer starstruck – the other simply left him disappointed. Bird, who …

New Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter knows he has a long summer of soul-searching ahead of him. But far from having cold feet about turning the underachieving joint-venture around, Potter …

It takes some effort to unsettle Greg Bird, but the Gold Coast hardman was left flustered by a 63-year-old on Friday. The NSW and Australia representative met Prince Charles as …

Sydney Roosters winger Tautau Moga has suffered a knee ligament injury and could miss the first half of the 2013 NRL season. Moga, 18 and one of the Roosters’ brightest …

Warriors centre Jerome Ropati admits to uncertainty as he makes his comeback from a second serious knee injury. Ropati says his rehabilitation from the injury that ended his NRL season …

St George Illawarra prop Josh Miller has announced his retirement from rugby league, ending a nine-year NRL career that spanned two clubs and 122 games. Miller started with Canberra in …

Veteran halfback Scott Prince could make his first official appearance for Brisbane in an NRL trial in February against Gold Coast, the club who off-loaded him with a year to …

The Warriors will head into a new NRL campaign with high expectations, but new coach Matthew Elliott says it’s too early to make pronouncements about how quickly they will bounce …