Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has laid down a challenge to misfiring prop Sam Moa, telling him to perform or perish.

Newcastle's losing streak extended to a club-record 14 games when they were beaten 28-14 by Canterbury at Hunter Stadium on Saturday.

Wests Tigers chair Marina Go, an unabashed champion of the NRL's Women In League round, is looking forward to the day it is no longer required.

Melbourne captain Cameron Smith has kicked the Storm to the top of the NRL ladder after a dramatic 15-14 golden-point victory over South Sydney.

He's the one-time surf shop owner from Taree with six kids who supported the Dragons for 40 years. Meet Norm Black, the man who delivered Jarryd Hayne to a club and region crying out for a hero.

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Has there ever been a more highly anticipated comeback match than Jarryd Hayne's return to rugby league on Sunday afternoon?

The promoter who brought Major League Baseball to Sydney is pitching to take NRL and State of Origin games to the US.

For the best part of a week, four women locked themselves in a room, resolving not to emerge until they agreed on how rugby league would be consumed for the foreseeable future.

The man who helped whip Jarryd Hayne into shape for his journeys across the sporting codes believes the Gold Coast recruit is ready to handle the physical demands of playing 80 minutes at fullback on Sunday.

Interim Parramatta CEO Bevan Paul believes the club has overcome the off-field dramas Jarryd Hayne used as an excuse not to rejoin and vowed to beef up integrity protocols.

NRL boss Todd Greenberg has conceded the game is still playing catch-up on the threat posed by match-fixing and should have done more to ensure the integrity of the game sooner.

St George Illawarra have caved into player pressure and reinstated troubled pair Tim Lafai and Siliva Havili.

Gold Coast recruit Jarryd Hayne will debut for the Titans in Sunday's crucial NRL match against the Warriors at Robina.

​Johnathan Thurston appears likely to be passed fit to take on Wests Tigers on Sunday with Jason Taylor saying he expects the champion halfback to run out at Leichhardt Oval.

Knights warrior Jeremy Smith knows the finish line is getting nearer.

Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has re-signed for an additional two seasons in a move that provides much-needed stability to the club.

​Manly coach Trent Barrett has lashed out at a call made by an NRL touch judge that resulted in Parramatta nailing a 78th minute penalty to steal a 10-9 win on Friday night.

It was the topic Parramatta Eels didn't want to touch after former star Kieren Foran's gambling habits were brought up yet again.

The Raiders are putting faith in a teenage sensation who looms as one of the youngest players in the club's history.