Melbourne fullback Billy Slater admits the loss of veteran prop Jason Ryles due to a hamstring injury for Friday’s NRL preliminary final clash with Manly is a big blow, but …

Manly star Anthony Watmough has admitted to using Stilnox and claims an incident involving the controversial sleeping pill led to his four-year exile from the NSW Origin team. The Sea …

Roy Asotasi has warned his South Sydney teammates that if they don’t stop Canterbury’s vaunted pack then they risk letting Dally M winner Ben Barba running riot in Saturday night’s …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey is expecting Melbourne to subdue his side’s attacking strike power in Friday night’s NRL preliminary final by following the blueprint of former Sea Eagles coach Des …

South Sydney five-eighth John Sutton claims he’s never seen a better kicking game from a rookie player than what halves partner Adam Reynolds has produced this season. Reynolds has enjoyed …

Canberra back-rower Josh Papalii requested more time to think about his representative future, as the tug-of-war between Queensland and New Zealand for his services intensified on Wednesday. The 20-year-old was …

Opened as the $2.05 outsider, punters with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au have backed Saturday night’s blockbuster rugby league clash between Canterbury and South Sydney at ANZ Stadium into the $1.60 favourite …

Canterbury NRL legend Hazem El Masri will attend the Australian premiere of an award-winning US documentary that features a side of football not often seen. At Fordson High in Michigan, …

Greg Inglis has been using the experience he gained during his Melbourne days to help his young South Sydney teammates ahead of Saturday’s NRL preliminary final against Canterbury. Despite being …

Melbourne centre Dane Nielsen has ridden a roller-coaster of emotions this NRL season but he’s determined to end his Storm career on a high. Ahead of Friday night’s preliminary final …

New Zealand have named Josh Papalii in their train-on squad for an end-of-year rugby league Test against Australia, as the Kiwis step-up their bid to convince the Canberra firebrand to …

Melbourne prop Jason Ryles is in doubt for Friday’s NRL preliminary final against Manly after aggravating his troublesome hamstring at training. Ryles was named in a 20-man squad to make …

SYDNEY, Sept 19 AAP – Manly coach Geoff Toovey believes Melbourne should be regarded as favourites to win their NRL preliminary final given the experience returning to the Storm squad. …

Veteran Australian forward Steve Menzies is to play on to within a couple of months of his 40th birthday. The 38-year-old former Manly Sea Eagles stalwart, who became Super League’s …

It’s the one move that has every NRL referee on notice – but no-one fears getting Canterbury’s prolific decoy play wrong more than Bulldogs back-rower Frank Pritchard. `Frank the Tank’ …

Minor premiers Canterbury offered their own solutions to the refereeing crisis gripping the NRL finals as the two men responsible for the latest gaffe paid the ultimate price on Tuesday. …

South Sydney winger Nathan Merritt has been named to return from a shoulder injury for Saturday night’s NRL preliminary final blockbuster Canterbury. Barring injured veteran centre Matt King who is …

He may have missed 21 games for Manly since making his debut in 2005 due to suspension, but Steve Matai says his teammates have urged him not to change his …