Not everyone gets the fairytale. Just ask Johnathan Thurston. With all due respect to NRL club Gold Coast, the Titans’ home ground would not have been Thurston’s first choice to …

SEVEN MOMENTS THAT MADE THE MAN Breaking down the No.7’s brilliant career ahead of Thurston’s rugby league retirement on Saturday. – 2004 NRL grand final Having just signed a deal …

The Warriors have secured their all-star back three on long-term NRL deals after Ken Maumalo agreed to stay put until the end of 2022. The strapping left winger put pen …

No stranger to Brisbane’s allure, Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith admits he feared the Broncos had finally got their man when they came hard for Storm coach Craig Bellamy this year. …

Signing Cameron Munster on a long term NRL deal should be Melbourne’s top priority, off contract Storm skipper Cameron Smith says. While Smith revealed plans to play on for the …

Cronulla have vowed not to let their salary cap scandal derail their chance of claiming a second NRL title in three years. A dark cloud threatens to linger over the …

Retirement may be looming for good mate Johnathan Thurston but Cameron Smith won’t be joining him. The 35-year-old Melbourne Storm captain admits he was emotional looking back at his time …

Organisers insist there is no panic amid fears the 2025 Rugby League World Cup may not go ahead in the US due to financial difficulties surrounding the promoter. The Rugby …

His Gold Coast teammate Ash Taylor admits he is starry-eyed ahead of Johnathan Thurston’s final game but Titans prop Jarrod Wallace simply wants the North Queensland great to see stars …

Favourite sons Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall have re-signed for one more NRL season with Wests Tigers. The club life members will extend their careers into a 17th season after …

Cronulla boss Barry Russell has moved to clear the current Sharks squad, saying the club’s salary cap probe does not relate to 2018 players. Russell reported salary cap irregularities to …

Just when the pressure seemed to be easing on Ash Taylor, the Gold Coast halfback has been surprised by reports the Titans have approached Penrith star James Maloney. Taylor, 27, …

NRL boss Todd Greenberg insists the Cronulla salary cap investigation won’t sully the looming finals series, declaring the club more than $500,000 under the cap this season. The NRL integrity …

Newcastle are taking a long-term approach with Kalyn Ponga’s ankle injury, refusing to wheel him out in the final-round game and risk further problems. Ponga will miss Saturday’s final-round clash …

Nathan Brown experienced the weight of expectation as much as anyone at St George Illawarra, and now he’s watching it return from afar in Newcastle. A noted player and coach …

Robbie Farah appears set to extend his career into a 17th NRL season after deciding to play on in 2019 with Wests Tigers. It’s understood Farah is expected to sign …

For the North Queensland Cowboys, Saturday’s NRL season-ending clash with Gold Coast will be all about Johnno. And Linno, Cootey and Tones. And probably Fenno too. Backrower Gavin Cooper admits …

Preview of Round 25 matches in the NRL (all times AEST): THURSDAY, August 30 South Sydney v Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium, 19:50 Head to head: Souths 16 Tigers 15 …