Cody Walker has given up alcohol for a second time in a bid to return to the form that made him NSW’s State of Origin five-eighth last year. Walker returns …

Newcastle have made a four-year $4.5 million contract upgrade offer to Kalyn Ponga that will reportedly leave the door open for him to play in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. …

Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga expects clubs to try and manipulate the NRL’s new captain’s challenge system to stall time, even if he is a fan of the process. The review …

Ricky Stuart has offrered high praise for inaugural Canberra Raiders coach and former Kangaroos mentor Don Furner Sr after his death following a long illness. The NRL club confirmed Furner, …

Don Furner Sr will be remembered as a brilliant rugby league mind and the man who orchestrated Canberra’s glory years featuring three premierships in six seasons. The inaugural Raiders coach …

Latrell Mitchell won’t be an overnight superstar at fullback, according to James Tedesco, while Cooper Cronk says he’ll have to work harder than before to succeed. Mitchell will play No.1 …

Former Newcastle captain Danny Buderus has been appointed as the NRL club’s general manager of football. Buderus, who played 257 games for his hometown club from 1997-2013, will oversee several …

Court-bound Canberra centre Curtis Scott will play for the Raiders in their NRL trial against Canterbury on Saturday. Coach Ricky Stuart confirmed Scott will feature against the Bulldogs as he …

Ricky Stuart has praised inaugural Canberra coach and former Kangaroos mentor Don Furner Sr after his death following a long illness. The club confirmed Furner, whose son is current Raiders …

Adam Reynolds will lean on the experience of Sam Burgess, Greg Inglis and John Sutton as he attempts to lead South Sydney into the next generation. Reynolds fulfilled a boyhood …

Angus Crichton is the best option to fill the sizeable hole in the centres vacated by Latrell Mitchell at Sydney Roosters, according to star James Tedesco. Crichton was solid in …

Representative winger Corey Oates will make his first appearance of the year in Brisbane’s trial against Gold Coast after a pre-season disrupted by a serious infection. The 25-year-old lost six …

David Fifita is firmly in Gold Coast’s sights, with Mal Meninga declaring the Queensland State of Origin star the marquee player the Titans can build their team around. Meninga faces …

Newcastle second-rower Sione Mata’utia could miss the opening month of the NRL season after suffering a knee injury in last weekend’s trial defeat to St George Illawarra. The Knights on …

In-limbo Melbourne hooker Harry Grant says he’s unsure how Brandon Smith’s injury affects his own short-term future at the NRL club. Grant has been on edge for weeks with a …

Adam Reynolds will captain the NRL club he grew up idolising after being named South Sydney skipper for 2020. A Rabbitohs junior, Reynolds debuted for Souths in 2012 and has …

Ivan Cleary is talking about his NRL team’s hopes for 2020 when he stops mid-sentence to shoo away a black crow. It’d be hard to blame Cleary for being superstitious; …

Canberra may have reached their first grand final in 25 years last September but their message heading into the 2020 NRL season is blunt – we haven’t achieved anything yet. …