Cameron Smith is set to lead Melbourne into the 2019 NRL season with the club poised to announce his long-awaited re-signing. Smith returned to training this week after an extended …

Newcastle coach Nathan Brown has forecast a “two-pronged” improvement with the arrival of representative prop David Klemmer at the NRL club. The Knights finished 11th last year, showing vast progress …

Mitchell Pearce says Newcastle’s tough new stance on poor behaviour is fair and necessary as the NRL club’s rebuild continues. The Knights have drawn a line in the sand for …

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan says young gun AJ Brimson is no guarantee of playing in the Titans’ NRL season opener against Canberra after off-season surgery. And even when he’s …

The arrival of ex-North Queensland hard man Shaun Fensom has been welcomed by a depleted Brisbane pack ahead of the 2019 NRL season. Fensom, 30, added instant depth to the …

Brisbane veteran Matt Gillett has welcomed the signing of back-rower Shaun Fensom on a one-year NRL deal. Fensom, 30, has added welcome depth to the Broncos’ pack after the off-season …

Cronulla have begun to look at life without Shane Flanagan after installing John Morris as the lone interim coach of the NRL side. Morris and fellow assistant Jim Dymock were …

Rugby league immortal Andrew Johns has revealed he’s being treated for seizures, according to The Sunday Telegraph. Johns, 44, collapsed in a coffee shop at Yamba while on holiday on …

A tug of war over St George Illawarra playmaker Gareth Widdop is set to begin in the UK Super League despite the England international committing to the 2019 NRL season. …

Former St George Illawarra head coach Steve Price has agreed to a two-year contract extension to keep him at English Super League club Warrington until November 2021. Price, who was …

After suffering a form slump, North Queensland back-rower Coen Hess must now overcome a serious case of being “starstruck” following Test lock Josh McGuire’s Cowboys arrival. Hess has already been …

Tonga may be sweating on Tevita Pangai’s availability but ex-captain Sika Manu has no regrets over his international retirement, saying he has left the Mate Ma’a in safe hands. A …

Every day Bradley Charles Stubbs talks to the universe. Better known as the “coach whisperer”, Stubbs is one of the most enigmatic figures in Australian sport. By his own admission …

With Trent Barrett on “gardening leave”, Manly coach Des Hasler has gone to work and announced the first re-signings under his second tenure at the NRL club – giant forwards …

The NRL insists it will only step in to prop up a struggling club as a holdover to honour their lucrative broadcast deal, but it won’t be a long-term solution. …

A LOOK AT THE BIG STORIES THAT DOMINATED HEADLINES IN THE NRL IN 2018 OFF-SEASON FROM HELL The game was tarnished by a series of unsavoury headlines during the off-season …

Just when the Wayne Bennett-Brisbane Broncos spat appeared to have died down, the NRL coach has reportedly called in the lawyers as he pursues a six-figure payment. The new South …

Wests Tigers stalwart Robbie Farah says he is prepared to walk away from the NRL club in light of the recent salary cap drama which saw their CEO de-registered and …