A super fit Justin Hodges wants to re-establish himself as rugby league’s premier centre in 2012. Dogged by a chronic hamstring injury last year, which restricted him to 17 games, …

Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith assured veteran stars Anthony Minichiello and Braith Anasta on Friday if they deliver results on the field, they’ll be rewarded with new NRL contracts. Smith …

Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett has announced his team for next Thursday’s NRL season-opener against St George Illawarra, with four recruits given starting spots. Clive Churchill medal winner Darius Boyd, who …

Sydney Roosters fullback Anthony Minichiello remains hopeful of securing a new contract beyond 2012, despite claims he is being pushed out of the NRL club. Minichiello, who floated the possibility …

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant was a popular guest at Melbourne Storm’s season launch as the game’s powerbroker aimed to undo the damage caused by David Gallop in …

Parramatta’s Ben Smith faces a lengthy stint on the sidelines after the NRL second-rower underwent surgery on his injured pectoral muscle on Thursday. Smith suffered the injury in last weekend’s …

Newcastle forward Neville Costigan believes the Knights will undergo a bigger transformation under new coach Wayne Bennett this NRL season than St George Illawarra did in 2009. One week out …

NRL referees have been instructed to be stricter with ruling the defensive 10 metres this season, after complaints of inconsistencies were raised by coaches last season. While the overall feedback …

He may be hanging up his boots at the end of the season but Chris Flannery insists the competitive fires still burn as he bids to end his career on …

Castleford Tigers head coach Ian Millward has been granted compassionate leave following the sudden death of his 19-year-old son Robbie. Millward, the former North Queensland Cowboys head coach, who also …

Warriors captain Simon Mannering has given last year’s NRL runners-up a boost before the start of the the new season by committing himself to the club for three more years. …

Super League side St Helens’ Australian back-row forward Chris Flannery is set to hang up his boots at the end of the season. The former Queensland Origin player, who turns …

Manly duo Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran launched the new NRL season on Wednesday and vowed to help the Sea Eagles to become the first team to go back-to-back in …

The Wests Tigers’ round-five NRL clash with South Sydney will be moved to the adjacent Sydney Football Stadium because of demolition and construction work about to start at the SCG. …

With no Darren Lockyer to guide a youthful backline, Brisbane’s forwards have pledged to lay a premiership platform as the best defensive pack in the NRL. The Broncos won’t be …

It’s hard to understand why the McIntyre finals system lasted as long as it did. Fans of the difficult to comprehend and ridiculously unfair format were as rare as silverware …

The ARL Commission promised change and they’ve taken just a few days to deliver, scrapping the controversial McIntyre finals system in their first act since assuming control of the game. …

The NRL’s McIntyre system has been scrapped in favour of the AFL finals system for the 2012 season. In the first act of the new Australian Rugby League Commission which …