The New Zealand Warriors will make it three consecutive Toyota Cup titles says online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au, who’ve installed the Kiwi side as the $3.50 favourite. Their biggest threat comes from …

Hull KR will be without acting captain Michael Dobson for a month with a shoulder injury, the club have confirmed. The Australian scrum-half sustained the injury in Sunday’s 22-10 Stobart …

The West Australian Rugby League fears grass roots football in WA will suffer if mining entrepreneur Tony Sage is successful in his bid to win a Perth-based NRL franchise. Sage, …

Parramatta skipper Nathan Hindmarsh and fullback Jarryd Hayne have been named in a full strength Eels side for Friday’s NRL trial match against Penrith. Hayne has been struggling with a …

Waratahs and Wallabies flyer Lachie Turner has put his fate in the hands of surgeons and is hopeful he can retain his trademark speed and return to rugby in better …

Canterbury halfback Trent Hodkinson will get his first taste of action for 2012 against Canberra in Saturday’s trial clash at Wagga Wagga. Hodkinson has missed the Bulldogs’ two opening trial …

St George Illawarra coach Steve Price has named a 25-man squad for Saturday’s Charity Shield clash with South Sydney at ANZ Stadium. The game will see Ben Hornby (thigh), Dean …

Injured recruit Robert Lui may have to roll the dice in a trial game for feeder club Northern Pride in a last ditch bid to be picked at halfback for …

Kiwi centre Jerome Ropati is set to play his first rugby league match in almost 11 months when the New Zealand Warriors complete their trial program against Queensland Cup side …

Adam Reynolds looks to have won the race to start the 2012 NRL season as South Sydney’s halfback after being named in the side for Saturday’s Charity Shield clash with …

Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith has confirmed he will play in the NRL club’s final pre-season trial game against the Brisbane Broncos in Hobart on Saturday. Smith had been in …

Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith believes Daniel Mortimer will thrive during the 2012 NRL season after putting his year from hell with Parramatta behind him. Mortimer moved to the Roosters …

Aussie surfer Joel Parkinson is the $3.50 favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to take out the inaugural Australian Open of Surfing at Manly Beach. Parkinson, however, is tipped to encounter …

Leeds coach Brian McDermott says his players are ready for a repeat of the fireworks that marred their ill-tempered match against Manly in 2009. England captain Jamie Peacock and then …

Leading online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has installed the St. George Illawarra Dragons as the $1.72 favourite for Saturday night’s Charity Shield clash at ANZ Stadium and the South Sydney Rabbitohs as …

Representative forward Sam Thaiday will make his first appearance as Brisbane captain in the Broncos’ final pre-season NRL trial in Hobart on Saturday. The game against Melbourne will also feature …

Brian McClennan is sticking to his bold target of shooting for the NRL premiership in his first year in charge of the Warriors. Not for McClennan a transitional phase after …

If there were any remaining doubters about the coaching credentials of Melbourne Storm mentor Craig Bellamy, they were silenced last year. His player stocks stripped back by the salary cap …