On his second day as ARLC chairman, Peter V’landys made a powerful statement on inclusiveness in rugby league by slamming the door on Israel Folau, again. In his first official …

Wests Tigers will have a $1.7 million war chest to attract NRL talent after Ben Matulino was retired on medical grounds and Ryan Matterson released. The Tigers confirmed on Thursday …

More than a month after being told by specialists his shoulder was “beyond repair”, veteran Brisbane backrower Matt Gillett thought he was ready to reveal injury had forced him into …

Melbourne Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu has vowed to serve the final year of his NRL deal with the club but left the door open for a move to rugby in …

New ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has promised every existing NRL club in Sydney and Brisbane is safe and none will be relocated as the board considers possible expansion. V’landys was …

Manly are set to re-sign superstar brothers Tom and Jake Trbojevic on NRL deals that will allow the Sea Eagles to build their future around the pair for the next …

He wants him on his team but new Gold Coast coach Justin Holbrook isn’t going to pressure Jai Arrow to finalise his NRL future. Holbrook arrived on the Gold Coast …

Former South Sydney coach Michael Maguire says Sam Burgess heads into retirement as one of rugby league’s all-time greats. Maguire is the latest to pay tribute to the powerhouse Rabbitohs …

Retired NRL champion Cooper Cronk will join the Sydney Roosters as a part-time specialist halves coach for 2020. Labelled by head coach Trent Robinson as “the greatest thinker ever to …

A 30-minute phone call with incoming Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien has assured prop David Klemmer the Knights will be mentally tougher in 2020. O’Brien will begin pre-season training with the …

David Klemmer can’t help but chuckle when he sees the 2015 footage of his expletive-laden barrage directed at referee Gerard Sutton. But he knows it’s no laughing matter. “It was …

If South Sydney target Tyson Frizell as the man to replace Sam Burgess, hooker Damien Cook will have no issue putting the hard sell on with the pair on Kangaroos …

South Sydney prop Thomas Burgess refuses to lament over the fact that he’ll never line up alongside brother Sam in a rugby league game ever again. Sam shocked the NRL …

ASADA’s boss has responded to Paul Gallen’s scathing assessment of drug testers but David Sharpe admits there is room for more professionalism from his staff. NRL great Gallen called Australia …

Rivals may be about to queue up for David Fifita but Brisbane director Darren Lockyer says they are in no rush to re-sign the in-demand teenager despite being surprised by …

Former Cronulla trainer Trent Elkin will return to an NRL club for the first time since the Sharks’ supplement scandal after being employed by Parramatta. Elkin, who had his registration …

Cameron Murray has been quick to distance himself from the South Sydney captaincy, declaring that he’s not ready to step into Sam Burgess’ shoes. The Rabbitohs will be searching for …

Expansion and a new broadcast rights deal will be the two biggest negotiations entrusted to new ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys. The Racing NSW chief executive began his tenure as …