Johnson like a kid with free tokens in Kiwis return
Shaun Johnson says he'll play without feeling pressure after coming out of retirement for injury-hit New Zealand in rugby league's Pacific Championship.
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Hiku cleared to play for Kiwis at Super League hearing
New Zealand centre Peta Hiku can play in the Pacific Championships, after being found not guilty of touching an injured player in the English Super League.
Dearden defies early NRL horrors to face ultimate Test
Tom Dearden's career arc will take him back to Suncorp Stadium for a Test debut for Australia against a stacked Tongan side capable of repeating history.
Nine-year wait: code hopper’s second shot as Jillaroo
Mahalia Murphy scored a hat-trick in her sole Test for Australia in 2015, now the code hopper is happy to risk her perfect try-scoring record for a second game.
Kangaroo and Kumul: Meninga defends Coates’ PNG call
Australian coach Mal Meninga says Port Moresby-born Xavier Coates is just as proud of his "green and gold culture" ahead of his Kangaroos debut.
Sharks winger Mulitalo to gauge worth on open market
Cronulla winger Ronaldo Mulitalo has informed the Sharks he will test his worth on the NRL's open market as clubs prepare for the November 1 deadline.
Tino preparing for round-one return ahead of US trip
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui expects to be back from his knee injury in time to feature in Gold Coast's trial matches and their first game of the NRL season.
The forgotten year in Penrith legacy for Fisher-Harris
Anyone at Penrith will tell you that before he was a four-time premiership winner, James Fisher-Harris was the club's hero at its lowest ebb.
Reynolds should lead Madge’s Broncos, not me: Carrigan
Two-time Paul Morgan medallist Pat Carrigan has put it on his Brisbane teammates to trigger the side's NRL improvement following coach Kevin Walters' demise.
Montoya could be Bulldogs’ Addo-Carr replacement
Warriors winger Marcelo Montoya will return to Canterbury on a two-year deal as Josh Addo-Carr's future at the club remains clouded.
Captain Cook’s PNG voyage sweet after ‘hell of a year’
Dragons-bound hooker Damien Cook will captain a Prime Minister's XIII team bursting with young talent against Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby on Sunday.
Ben Hunt still open to Queensland move but not in 2025
Ben Hunt says he will be at St George Illawarra next year but the door remains open for a move back to Queensland in 2026.
Thumping PM’s XIII win comes at cost for Aussie women
Lauren Brown was forced off injured in Australia's dominant Prime Ministers' XIII defeat of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby.
Chance for new legacy at Kangaroos: Tom Dearden
Tom Dearden and Mitch Moses are set to form a new-look halves combination for Australia in the Pacific Championships.
Good signs for PNG, but Australia claim PMs’ XIII win
As Papua New Guinea prepare to be granted a licence to enter the NRL, the Pacific nation's Prime Ministers' XIII showed positive signs in a loss to Australia.
Brigginshaw slams negative media coverage of Jillaroos
Ali Brigginshaw has delivered an impassioned defence of coach Brad Donald following criticism of his Jillaroos selections for the Pacific Championships.
Jarryd Hayne joins Fiji’s Pacific Championships staff
Jarryd Hayne has landed his first rugby league gig since having a sexual assault conviction overturned.
Cleary wants World Club Challenge at NRL Magic Round
Nathan Cleary has publicly lobbied the NRL to fly Super League champions Wigan to Australia to play the World Club Challenge at Magic Round.
Hiku facing Pacific Champs ban over bizarre charge
New Zealand are at risk of copping another blow ahead of the Pacific Championships, with Peta Hiku facing a long ban in the English Super League.
No fear as Tonga eye back-to-back wins over Kangaroos
Jason Taumalolo believes his squad can "do special things too" as Tonga eye back-to-back defeats of the Kangaroos in a rematch five years in the making.
Jillaroo Togatuki credits Crichton, To’o ahead of debut
Wests Tigers prop Sarah Togatuki is set to make her Test debut for the Jillaroos against Papua New Guinea, having grown up alongside Penrith's NRL stars.
Meninga details Burton call, insists Ponga not punished
Mal Meninga says Kalyn Ponga has not been blacklisted from Test duties and that Matt Burton's ability to cover Tom Trbojevic earned him the nod over Ben Hunt.
Broncos winger Corey Oates retires from the NRL
Brisbane winger Corey Oates has retired from the NRL after 216 first-grade games for the Broncos.
NRLW star Olivia Kernick opens up on Jillaroos snub
Sydney Roosters second-rower Olivia Kernick has opened up about her shock omission from the Australian squad for the Pacific Championships.
Bears backflip on licence fee as bid on ‘life support’
The chief architect of the Western Bears' bid for entry into the NRL says he is committed to going back to the negotiating table and offering a licence fee.
Eels to let captain Gutherson explore options for 2026
Parramatta have granted fullback and captain Clint Gutherson the freedom to field offers from rival clubs for the 2026 NRL season.
Galvin’s PNG return caps ‘surreal’ NRL season
Lachlan Galvin has impressed Prime Minister's XIII coach Brad Fittler since joining camp and is excited to welcome Jarome Luai to Wests Tigers.
Eight debutants in depleted NZ Pacific Champs squad
Stacey Jones has been forced to call up eight debutants and recall a Super League veteran in his first squad as New Zealand's head coach.
Penrith’s Alamoti wins call-up to stacked Tongan squad
Coach Kristian Woolf is poised to hand Penrith's Paul Alamoti his maiden Tongan Test cap after he received a debut call-up for the Pacific Championships.
Similar paths, but halves are now meeting expectations
Luke Brooks and Lachlan Galvin will partner in the halves for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea, but never met in their time at Wests Tigers.
Luai’s call to stay at Penrith in 2018 best of his life
Jarome Luai has revealed the conversation with Phil Gould that convinced him to reject a South Sydney offer and stay at Penrith, well before he was an NRL star.