Newcastle's turnaround leaves stable squad
Newcastle have 20 players committed through 2028, giving the club room to be selective when free agency opens on November 1. That security follows a remarkable 2026 campaign under Justin...
PNG Chiefs emerge as NRL threat
Jarome Luai arrived in Port Moresby this week, ahead of Saturday's Samoa match and his first game in Papua New Guinea since signing with the Chiefs in April. The club...
St George Illawarra retain breakout prop
Ruby-Jean Kennard-Ellis earned a maiden Australian Prime Minister's XIII call-up at the end of the season after establishing herself in the St George Illawarra front row. The 23-year-old has signed...
England coach questions World Cup format
Postponed from its planned 2025 French staging, the World Cup moved to co-hosts Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea; the field fell from 16 teams to 10. England are...
North Sydney's Shibasaki gets Perth audition
Jamal Shibasaki scored five tries in 14 appearances for Wynnum Seagulls during the 2026 Queensland Cup season. The 21-year-old also made six line breaks and recorded 94.5 per cent tackle...
Australia expect tougher England test
England's 70-6 win over Wales was the biggest result of the tournament's opening round. Australia beat Samoa 40-0 and remain favourites for Saturday's Ashes rematch in Perth. Fullback Tamika Upton...
Koloamatangi balances Kangaroos and Tonga ties
Tonga coach Kristian Woolf accepted Keaon Koloamatangi's decision to represent Australia, the forward said, and told him he was grateful for their conversation. "I spoke to Woolfy and he was...
Folau confirms professional career is over
Israel Folau played 106 rugby league games for Melbourne Storm, Brisbane Broncos and Catalans Dragons, alongside five Queensland State of Origin appearances and eight Australia Tests. His rugby union career...
PNG Chiefs seek untapped talent
Joey Grima says the Junior Kumuls' first-ever win over Australia's schoolboys, achieved two weeks ago, does not mean he has found Papua New Guinea's best prospects. Roadless regions and boat...
Parramatta reward Tuivaiti's rapid NRL rise
Parramatta has retained 21-year-old Sam Tuivaiti on a three-year extension, keeping the forward at the club through the end of 2030. He had been due to enter the market on...
Wiki hopes to watch daughter's Kiwi Ferns debut
Mackenzie Wiki's Kiwi Ferns debut will extend a New Zealand jersey legacy across three generations of her family, her father Ruben said. The Raiders NRLW winger was left out of...
Canterbury-Bankstown's El Masri takes to padel
Hazem El Masri is due to join Lebanon's national camp to mentor the Cedars before their match against France. The squad is coming off a 42-18 defeat to Papua New...
PNG Kumuls' Voro lets football talk
Gairo Voro comes from a remote fishing village in PNG's Central Province, about a one-and-a-half-hour drive from the capital. He is a PNG Kumuls playmaker described as a Jarome Luai...
Koloamatangi explains Tonga-Australia switch
Tonga's 30-12 opening-round victory over England put them on course for the World Cup semi-finals, and Keaon Koloamatangi said he was proud of their performance. The 28-year-old represented Tonga 10...
Canterbury great El Masri takes to padel
At 50, Hazem El Masri is due to join Lebanon's national camp to mentor the Cedars before their match against France. The squad is still processing a 42-18 loss to...
Olakau'atu's Sipi Tau debut worried Tonga
Tonga's players were nervous before their match against England in Perth last weekend, as Haumole Olakau'atu prepared to lead the Sipi Tau for the first time. Teammate Isaiya Katoa said...
St George Illawarra release Hannah Southwell
Hannah Southwell completed the 2026 NRLW season with 55 career appearances after playing all 11 matches for the Dragons. She reached her 50th game against the Wests Tigers in Round...
Brisbane Broncos address Mozer exit rumours
Blake Mozer has made 16 NRL appearances since his 2023 debut, with injuries and concussion setbacks disrupting his development at Brisbane. Reports this week suggested the 22-year-old could leave immediately...
Morea eyes PNG Chiefs fullback role
Morea Morea scored 29 tries in 19 appearances for London Broncos, despite missing the latter part of the season with a serious hamstring injury. He hopes his World Cup performances...
Gold Coast Titans' Brimson release standoff
The PNG Chiefs have reportedly offered AJ Brimson a tax-free, three-year deal worth about $750,000 annually. His Gold Coast Titans contract is understood to pay about $900,000 a year, but...
Israel Folau retires after two decades
Israel Folau's career included 73 Tests for the Australian Wallabies, 96 Super Rugby appearances for the New South Wales Waratahs, and 13 matches across two seasons with the GWS Giants....
Samoa star draws on father's example
When Annetta Nu'uausala faces difficult times, she recalls what her father endured and draws strength from his example. The youngest of 13 children, she often needed hospital care as a...
Melbourne Storm's Katoa awaits career-defining scans
Katoa sat out the entire 2026 NRL season after a severe head injury while playing for Tonga in the 2025 Pacific Championships. The head knock caused a bleed on his...
London Broncos in NRL's Super League takeover bid
Peter V'landys has offered $57 million to help the cash-strapped English Super League, with the NRL seeking a 50 per cent stake in return. The arrangement would also secure immediate...