Matthew Johns has backed Phil Gould to step up as NRL CEO amid speculation the ex-NSW coach is being discussed as a possible replacement for the besieged Todd Greenberg. While …

RUGBY LEAGUE’S TOP FIVE COACHES OF ALL-TIME CRAIG BELLAMY Coached: 2003-current (Melbourne). Record: 310 wins, 139 losses 2 draws (68.7%). Premierships: 2 After serving an apprenticeship under Wayne Bennett at …

Queensland coach Kevin Walters has dismissed Brad Fittler’s call for State of Origin eligibility to be relaxed this year so Tongans can play. Walters says self isolation may be getting …

Wacky rules and experimental formats will breathe life back into the NRL if it’s cleared to return in 2020, according to Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson. The three-time premiership winner, …

NRL players will need to make sacrifices such as moving away from their families to restart the 2020 season, and it’s a price Cronulla skipper Wade Graham is prepared to …

Australian Rugby League commissioner Wayne Pearce has told players they will have to make sacrifices such as moving away from their families in order to restart the NRL season. The …

At a time when NRL players are being forced to train alone, Newcastle captain Mitchell Pearce has taken to social media to run drills for fans also missing rugby league. …

New Zealand prop Braden Hamlin-Uele has revealed he almost quit the NRL 16 months ago but has the likes of Andrew Fifita to thank for salvaging his career. Hamlin-Uele enjoyed …

Former Queensland coach Graham Lowe wants State of Origin expanded to include New Zealand and a combined Pacific Islands team, rejecting a proposal for looser eligibility in the interstate series. …

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg says he’s fully committed to seeing out the game’s coronavirus-enforced crisis but admits there could be more than 40 jobs cut at headquarters. In an …

The NRL’s Project Apollo team will soon finalise extreme protocols they hope will allow the season to resume in a bubble, with Wayne Pearce forecasting regular COVID-19 tests for players …

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys is increasingly optimistic about resuming the NRL on June 1. V’landys on Saturday cited decreasing coronavirus infection rates for the reason he “absolutely” …

It’s been almost a fortnight since the NRL suspended its competition indefinitely and was asked point blank if the game would be alive next year. ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys …

Melbourne Storm football boss Frank Ponissi has revealed a proposal to organise teams in conferences at four different locations as the NRL scrambles to find ways to get back on …

Without an estimated $1.5 million from the NRL to pay female player wages, clubs will struggle to field teams in 2020, an NRLW official says. Brisbane’s NRLW boss Tain Drinkwater …

Serious concerns have been raised about the financial management of a billion-dollar broadcast deal under his watch, but NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg says he doesn’t feel like a ‘dead …

English rugby league games could be shortened to an hour and broken into four quarters for rest of 2020 under a proposal put forward by veteran coach Brian McDermott. Facing …

Put down the phone. Read a book. Don’t be knobheads. That is Andrew Johns’ tip for NRL players to mull over in self-isolation, saying it could help avoid off-field scandals …