Parramatta’s heralded crop of junior talent will have their first chance to press for NRL starting roles in their trial against Canberra. Friday night’s clash between the Eels and the …

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has confirmed he’ll field the strongest side available to him for the World Club Challenge showdown against Wigan. The Roosters have been preparing for Monday …

Kalyn Ponga’s game won’t change with the No.6 on his back, with Newcastle coach Nathan Brown confident he’ll get the same attacking dynamo at five-eighth. Ponga will begin his full-time …

Star Canberra hooker Josh Hodgson is sick of watching the NRL finals from his couch. Since arriving from England for the 2015 season, the 29-year-old has enjoyed just one taste …

NSW are refusing to draw a line through Jack de Belin’s name for the Blues’ State of Origin defence as he fights against a rape charge. The NSWRL said on …

Andrew Fifita says history has proven the Sharks can survive anything thrown at them and he is backing his NRL side to flourish under new coach John Morris. The latest …

Sports marketing experts warn the NRL faces a financial fallout for years to come as a result of rugby league’s scandal-plagued off-season. The code has stumbled from one ugly headline …

Latrell Mitchell is set to be rewarded for his decision to play for the Indigenous All Stars and not the Sydney Roosters when he leads the war cry at Friday’s …

South Sydney playmaker Cody Walker’s creative flair won’t be suppressed by coach Wayne Bennett, who wants him to continue to play his own game. Walker was in career-best form last …

Canterbury’s up-and-coming NRL stars insist their best is yet to come but are well aware they will become the hunted in 2019 after leading the way last year for the …

Newcastle NRL legend Danny Buderus has backed Danny Levi to win the race for the Knights’ hooking role and claim his famous No.9 jersey. Levi is in a battle with …

Josh Reynolds is out to put a dampener on what shapes as Benji Marshall’s NRL swansong by claiming his Wests Tigers No.6 jumper. Just two-and-a-half weeks out from the Tigers’ …

St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin will be able to continue training with teammates and start the NRL season with sexual assault charges hanging over his head after pleading …

New Wests Tigers NRL skipper Moses Mbye has sought to wipe away seven years of disappointment at Concord and shake the club from a culture of mediocre expectations. The Tigers …

One-time Canberra villain Michael Ennis has joined the NRL club’s staff, three years after Raiders coach Ricky Stuart had slammed his behaviour in the nation’s capital. The Cronulla premiership-winning hooker …

Jack Crisp hopes star Collingwood teammate Taylor Adams follows suit in signing a long-term AFL deal. The Magpies have rewarded Crisp and Will Hoskin-Elliott with deals that secure their football …

Brisbane are backing teenage playmaker Tom Dearden to hit the ground running, with the schoolboy sensation named to start at halfback in the Broncos’ first NRL pre-season trial. The 17-year-old, …

From learning the Haka to playing five-eighth, Kalyn Ponga admits he’s feeling like a rookie. The 20-year-old is breaking new ground as part of the New Zealand Maori rugby league …