Talking Rugby League: What Origin opener tells us about the Ashes

WATCHNG the first State of Origin match last Wednesday brought home to me what a difficult task England coach Shaun Wane has in preparing a…

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Manly Sea Eagles star Tom Trbojevic open to sensational Super League move

MANLY SEA EAGLES star Tom Trbojevic is said to be ‘open’ to a sensational move to Super League. That’s according to the Sydney Morning Herald which…

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Catalans Dragons sound out former Wakefield Trinity hero as new head coach

CATALANS DRAGONS have sounded out the possibility of bringing in former Wakefield Trinity hero Jason Demetriou as their new head coach, League Express can reveal. The…

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Canberra Raiders hold on to down Sydney Roosters

SYDNEY ROOSTERS 24 CANBERRA RAIDERS 26 STEPHEN IBBETSON, Allianz Stadium, Sunday CANBERRA defied the late loss of halfback Jamal Fogarty to squeeze past the Roosters…

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Nathan Cleary inspires Penrith Panthers’ vital win over Parramatta Eels

PENRITH PANTHERS 18 PARRAMATTA EELS 10 STEPHEN IBBETSON, CommBank Stadium, Sunday PENRITH climbed off the foot of the table with a hard-fought victory over Parramatta…

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New Zealand Warriors edge points-fest at South Sydney Rabbitohs

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 30 NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 36 STEPHEN IBBETSON, Accor Stadium, Sunday ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK’S double gave the Warriors just enough to edge the Rabbitohs…

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Manly Sea Eagles hammer wounded Brisbane Broncos

MANLY SEA EAGLES 34 BRISBANE BRONCOS 6 IAN HOWE, 4 Pines Park, Saturday DALY CHERRY-EVANS had been under pressure to retain his Origin place after…

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North Queensland Cowboys edge Wests Tigers in thriller

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS 32 WESTS TIGERS 28 CALLUM WALKER, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Saturday IN a match that had just about everything, the Cowboys managed…

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Melbourne Storm prove too strong for lowly Gold Coast Titans

GOLD COAST TITANS 16 MELBOURNE STORM 28 CALLUM WALKER, Cbus Super Stadium, Saturday MELBOURNE did just about enough in horrendous conditions to inflict yet another…

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St George Illawarra Dragons inflict further misery on Newcastle Knights with easy win

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 20 NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 6 CALLUM WALKER, Jubilee Stadium, Friday IT was hardly a classic, but St George inflicted a damning defeat…

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