Paul Gallen will end his short-lived representative retirement to captain NSW City against Country in the historic fixture’s final edition in Mudgee next week. The former Blues captain, who ended …

Melbourne admit their top-of-the-table NRL clash with St George Illawarra comes at the best possible time with the Dragons missing their attacking maestro Gareth Widdop. The competition-leading Storm travel to …

Manly coach Trent Barrett has urged his underrated forwards to bring another dose of the fire tor Friday’s NRL clash against South Sydney. The Sea Eagles stood up to the …

Jarryd Hayne’s numerous on-field arguments with Ash Taylor in their upset win over Cronulla last week does not concern Gold Coast coach Neil Henry. Hayne was constantly bickering with halfback …

Former NSW captain Paul Gallen has reportedly been urged to consider coming out of representative retirement to play in next week’s City-Country Origin game. Cronulla captain Gallen ended his representative …

The signs are good that Dane Gagai will stay at NRL battlers Newcastle but Knights coach Nathan Brown could not rule out a rival swooping on their star centre, saying …

Making Wayne Bennett your bunny is no mean feat but Penrith coach Anthony Griffin says there is another NRL mentor he wished he had the wood on Griffin will look …

ARLC chairman John Grant says there is too much “great theatre” in player contract sagas for the NRL to rush into introducing a transfer window. Endless speculation around the futures …

A whirlwind 12 months will come full-circle for Jarrod Wallace if he earns Maroons selection for next month’s State of Origin opener. Last February Wallace was one of eight players …

Even Mal Meninga’s famous loyalty card did not look like saving out-of-form incumbent Test lock Trent Merrin ahead of next week’s trans-Tasman clash in Canberra. But Merrin’s Penrith coach Anthony …

Cronulla hitman Wade Graham is refusing to drop his bundle after being overlooked by Australia and has set his sights on a World Cup berth. Despite being one of the …

Balmain great Benny Elias has anointed Josh Reynolds the man to lead the Wests Tigers out of their darkest hour, hailing his passion as the key to their looming rebuild. …

The State of Origin buzz created by Jarryd Hayne has Newcastle coach Nathan Brown on high alert ahead of Saturday’s NRL clash with the Titans. Hayne is just one game …

A wiser and more mature Mitchell Pearce credits his enforced layoff from the NRL and time in a Thai rehab centre as the catalyst for his career-best form. The 28-year-old …

Now this is what a real ‘big four’ looks like. The Kangaroos will barely have time to fit in a visit to Questacon, but coach Mal Meninga insists his men …

Manly’s Jackson Hastings wants NRL clubs to do more to protect teenage prodigies from hype as they discover the pitfalls of professional rugby league. Hastings made his debut at the …

In a swipe at rival Michael Maguire, Wayne Bennett wants critics to stop their “ridiculous” whining and accept that the NRL bunker will never be perfect. Livid South Sydney coach …

Canterbury look set to land Kieran Foran after one of the club’s favourite sons Josh Reynolds announced he was joining the Wests Tigers on a four-year NRL mega deal. With …