Jason Taylor has emerged as the leading contender for the Sydney Roosters coaching role vacated by Brian Smith. Widely believed to have lost the faith of his players, Smith was …

Dumped by the Wests Tigers for the 2012 season, Cronulla prop Bryce Gibbs is preparing for the ultimate revenge – an NRL premiership. Gibbs was let go by the Tigers …

Canterbury’s Josh Morris has paid tribute to Jamie Lyon and says the experienced Manly star centre is in the best form of his NRL career. Lyon, who has turned his …

Interim ARLC chief executive Shane Mattiske has told NRL club bosses rugby league is in the best shape of its 104-year history. Mattiske addressed chief executives on Wednesday with the …

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy concedes his team isn’t playing as well as he hoped heading into the NRL finals but feels it’s gaining some timely momentum. Few coaches would …

The form guide has been thrown out the window by North Queensland ahead of their NRL elimination final against a lowly rated Brisbane Broncos in Townsville on Saturday night. The …

Ben Barba may have cleaned up at Tuesday’s Dally M awards, but Manly coach Geoff Toovey has backed his in-form side to keep the Canterbury superstar under control in Friday’s …

Eight years ago Brisbane captain Gorden Tallis’ rugby league career ended in an NRL elimination final loss to North Queensland in Townsville. One of his teammates that night, fellow Brisbane …

Brian Smith has coached the Sydney Roosters for the last time, with the veteran coach and the NRL club agreeing to part ways by “mutual consent”. Smith led the Roosters …

Club great Mal Meninga agrees Canberra are a darkhorse of the NRL finals, but warns that’s because they’re largely not expected to progress beyond week one. The three-time premiership winning …

Former South Sydney coach Jason Taylor is the hot $1.75 favourite with Sportingbet Australia to replace Brian Smith as head coach of the Roosters in 2013. Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael …

Nathan Fien has quietly called time on his Kiwis rugby league career. The announcement that the utility has made his last Test appearance comes in a brief reference to his …

Brian Smith will not coach the Sydney Roosters next NRL season after the club announced he would leave by mutual consent. The club’s chairman Nick Politis and chief Executive Steve …

Brian Smith will not coach the Sydney Roosters next NRL season after the club announced he would leave by mutual consent. The club’s chairman Nick Politis and chief Executive Steve …

Five-eighth John Sutton is confident South Sydney coach Michael Maguire’s knowledge of Melbourne’s structures could give the Rabbitohs the edge they require to topple the Storm in their NRL finals …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan says the Sharks are on the verge of becoming an NRL powerhouse. The Sharks’ off-field future was secured last week thanks to government approval of a …

Ben Barba hopes he can carry the buzz of winning his maiden Dally M medal into Friday’s NRL qualifying final against Manly. Barba’s untouchable form this season was capped off …

If there was any doubt 2012 has been Canterbury’s year, it was emphatically removed at the Dally M awards on Tuesday night. Three days after claiming the remarkable club achievement …