Tamworth mayor Col Murray warns NRL at risk of losing talent without regular matches in region
Adam Pengilly Tamworth mayor Col Murray has implored the NRL to make a regular commitment to the region by taking competition fixtures to the bush to stop the drain of regional NSW's best rugby league talent to...
Penrith Panthers' Isaah Yeo content to return to wing for first representative jumper
Adam Pengilly Knocked out and nursing a bloodied broken nose as a teenager ... Isaah Yeo could be forgiven for never wanting to return to the wing. Even on an interim basis.
Sydney Roosters prop Kane Evans bucks trend choosing Fiji over City-Country clash
Adam Pengilly The lure of playing in next year's World Cup could trigger some fringe representative players to shun the City-Country clash, instead opting to represent an island nation in the Pacific Test match...
Sydney Roosters stars feeling emotional toll before timely returns
Adam Pengilly Almost on cue, the majority of the Roosters' salary cap is mobile again at a time when they need it most.
Sydney Roosters players will continue Trent Robinson crusade to call out divers
Adam Pengilly Roosters players have rallied behind besieged coach Trent Robinson after his Anzac Day outburst, pledging to continue his crusade to call out divers until the game is rid of the problem.
St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor returns fire at Sydney Roosters mentor Trent Robinson
Adam Pengilly Dragons coach Paul McGregor has savaged Roosters counterpart Trent Robinson for accusing St George Illawarra's players of milking penalties.
Cronulla Sharks prop Andrew Fifita gets unlikely inspiration from coaching again
Adam Pengilly Andrew Fifita is coaching rugby league again. It's a sentence you didn't expect to write full stop, let alone so soon.
Canterbury Bulldogs star Will Hopoate may play NSW Cup to press State of Origin claims
Adam Pengilly A month of Bulldogs playing on Sundays was thought to be a huge blow to Will Hopoate retaining his NSW jumper given he will sit out crucial NRL games due to his religious beliefs.
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson launches attack on referees and NRL bunker
Adam Pengilly Roosters coach Trent Robinson has launched an extraordinary attack on the NRL's multi-million dollar bunker and referee Ben Cummins, labelling the whistleblower as "disrespectful" and claiming the...
Gareth Widdop steers St George Illawarra Dragons to narrow Anzac Day win over Sydney Roosters
Adam Pengilly On a day designed to commemorate Australian and New Zealand's armed forces, an Englishman hijacked the biggest match of the regular season as Gareth Widdop's Dragons piled on the pain for the...
Des Hasler hails Josh Reynolds after Canterbury Bulldogs star sinks Gold Coast Titans
Adam Pengilly You never quite know whether Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde is about to turn up when it comes to Josh Reynolds, blindingly good one minute and maddeningly mediocre the next.
Josh Reynolds kicks Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs to victory over Gold Coast Titans in golden point
Adam Pengilly Des Hasler would loathe the fact his Bulldogs have spent more time up and down this season than an overworked flight attendant.
Trent Robinson and Paul McGregor not fretting before Dragons-Roosters Anzac Day clash
Adam Pengilly Poetically, the storm clouds forced Trent Robinson and Paul McGregor to hastily retreat to a sanctuary during the traditional Anzac Day media call.
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs star Moses Mbye inching closer to Belmore stay
Adam Pengilly Moses Mbye has assured Bulldogs fans there will be no 11th-hour surprises as he closes in on extending his stay at Canterbury.
Penrith Panthers lock Trent Merrin lashes NRL inconsistency over referee touches
Adam Pengilly Trent Merrin has leapt to the defence of Penrith teammate Sam McKendry in the referee touching furore, claiming the Panthers prop was made "an example" of as the "best player in the world" escaped...
Former major backer of Cronulla Sharks locked in bitter legal dispute with NRL club
Adam Pengilly and Adrian Proszenko Cronulla has eight players lining up to take legal action against the club over claims of unfair dismissal and negligence during the supplements scandal.
Paul Gallen more concerned about 'scary' gap to NRL's top two rather than Kangaroos selection
Adam Pengilly Mal and Gal haven't exactly smoked the peace pipe. At least not yet. But the NSW skipper is more concerned about how to stop two teams full of Queenslanders rather than the thoughts of one individual...
Canterbury Bulldogs leadership group searching for answers to roller coaster start to year
Adam Pengilly Des Hasler's side has become very un-Des Hasler like. Ruthlessly efficient one week, maddeningly mediocre the next.
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson not expecting returning big guns to be cure all
Adam Pengilly Roosters coach Trent Robinson refuses to blame his side's high-profile absentees for the cellar dwellers' miserable start to the year, labelling the Tricolours one win from seven matches as "not good...
Youngsters take centre stage as Penrith Panthers down Sydney Roosters
Adam Pengilly Generation Next is here and now for the Panthers and Roosters. It is just Anthony Griffin's kids are a little more seasoned than Trent Robinson's right now.
