Super League newcomers Widnes Vikings have suffered a major blow with the loss of Australian half-back Anthony Watts for at least six months with a knee injury. The 25-year-old former …

Terry Campese has been named captain of Canberra for the upcoming NRL season. Five-eighth Campese takes over from Alan Tongue, who retired at the end of last year. “I love …

Parramatta skipper Nathan Hindmarsh insists the Eels can cope without Jarryd Hayne should the injured fullback lose his race to be fit for the opening round of the NRL season. …

Fresh from returning after a two-match suspension, Issac Luke will miss South Sydney’s NRL season opener after accepting a one-game ban for a contrary conduct charge. The New Zealand hooker …

Wests Tigers Premierships: 1 – 2005 Finishes over the past three seasons: 2011 – 4th, 2010 – 3rd, 2009 – 9th. Coach: Tim Sheens Captain: Robbie Farah. Gains: Adam Blair …

Entering his 10th season at Wests Tigers, Tim Sheens is unfazed that his side is being rated the NRL title favourites. The veteran coach brushes it off but is obviously …

Disappointed Brisbane prop Petero Civoniceva has reluctantly taken an early plea to a careless high tackle charge and will miss the club’s NRL season opening clash with Parramatta next month. …

South Sydney’s Michael Crocker is confident fellow co-captain Sam Burgess can become one the best forwards to ever grace the NRL following the Englishman’s swashbuckling return against St George Illawarra …

Parramatta star Jarryd Hayne remains touch-and-go as to whether he’ll be fit to take on Brisbane in the opening round of the NRL season. Hayne said his knee injury, which …

St George Illawarra have re-signed prolific NRL try-scorer Brett Morris for three more seasons. The Test and NSW winger, who has scored 75 tries in 107 games for the Dragons …

Brisbane will decide on Tuesday whether to roll the dice and challenge the severity of a judiciary charge threatening to rub out representative forward Petero Civoniceva for the opening two …

St George Illawarra halves Ben Hornby and Jamie Soward will switch sides in 2012 in a move aimed at removing the predictability of the Dragons’ NRL attack. Hornby on the …

Michael Gordon has not been given any indication as to whether he’ll start the NRL season at fullback in a call which could determine his future at Penrith. Gordon is …

Brisbane prop Petero Civoniceva is in danger of missing the NRL season-opener after being charged with a grade three careless high tackle by the match review committee. The returning Broncos …

Canberra coach David Furner says the Raiders aren’t getting carried away despite a positive pre-season which delivered two trial wins and a blessedly short injury list heading into the start …

North Queensland linchpins Brent Tate and Robert Lui will be given every chance to play for the Cowboys in the NRL season opener against the Gold Coast on Saturday week …

Melbourne Storm backs are relishing the opportunity to play behind a bigger NRL pack according to promising five-eighth Gareth Widdop. The Englishman is in his second full season in the …

Try as he might, Gold Coast coach John Cartwright can’t forget the Titans’ 2011 NRL season debacle. “It definitely hurt me and it doesn’t go away,” Cartwright says. “I pick …