Dolphins to become NRL’s 17th team

The Australian Rugby League Commission has confirmed that the Dolphins, based in the Queensland suburb of Redcliffe, 40 miles north of Brisbane, will become the…

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Cleary clan clinches Penrith Premiership

Penrith Panthers coach Ivan Cleary beamed with pride in his son Nathan, who won the Clive Churchill Medal for his dominant display in the NRL…

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Crowd reduced for NRL Grand Final

The NRL has sold 52,000 tickets for Sunday’s Grand Final between Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. But after a Covid…

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Bennett revives Cleary feud for NRL decider

WAYNE Bennett and Ivan Cleary will renew hostilities when South Sydney meet Penrith in this Sunday’s NRL Grand Final in Brisbane. The two coaches waged…

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Rugby League Heroes: Mark Carroll

Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll was one of the best forwards of the 1990s, playing in Grand Finals for Manly and winning caps for Australia. His rivalry…

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France needs the World Cup … and the NRL too!

Rugby League World’s Treiziste Diarist Pierre Carcau offers a French perspective on the Australian NRL’s influence on Rugby League, following the postponement of this year’s…

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Simon Johnson expands on his criticism of the ARLC

RFL Chairman Simon Johnson has clarified his comments that were widely reported this morning, when he described the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) as “selfish,…

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IRL Chair reacts to Aussie & Kiwi withdrawal from World Cup

Troy Grant, the Chairman of International Rugby League (IRL), has reacted with disappointment to the decision by the Australian and New Zealand Rugby Leagues to…

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Sheens to return to Wests Tigers after coaching Combined Nations

The RFL has confirmed that Tim Sheens will complete his coaching duties with the Combined Nations All Stars, who will face England on 25 June…

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Blues & Maroons name Origin teams

Both New South Wales and Queensland have named their teams for this year’s opening State of Origin game, which will now take place in Townsville…

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