Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh tried to convince Sonny Bill Williams to remain at Canterbury just before the controversial star's infamous walkout on the club.

Canterbury NRL winger Curtis Rona will switch to the 15-man code after signing with Super Rugby club the Western Force.

Rival coaches Des Hasler and Trent Barrett both called on the NRL to review the golden point format after Thursday night's crucial clash between Manly and the Bulldogs descended into a lottery.

Sam Perrett is the latest player to finish up at Canterbury at the end of the season after announcing he will retire at the end of the season.

Canterbury will part company with Curtis Rona and Tim Browne at the end of the season in moves that could free up cash for a play at Kieran Foran.

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

Canterbury coach Des Hasler won't even think about trying to lure Kieran Foran to Belmore until he is sure the troubled NRL star has addressed personal issues.

Josh Reynolds wants his habit of tripping to stop as much as anyone else.

Canterbury players have wasted no time throwing shade at former teammate Trent Hodkinson, with prop Sam Kasiano saying he can't wait to make a beeline for the Newcastle halfback.

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Brad Fittler and Darren Lockyer have taken aim at the NRL.

For a club that's had the blowtorch applied to it on several fronts this week, Friday's 13-10 loss to Canterbury will do little to turn down the heat on St George Illawarra.

The struggling Dragons should be the perfect tonic for a bruised Bulldogs. James Graham disagrees.

A hamstring injury to Johnathan Thurston has soured another emphatic home victory for North Queensland in Thursday night's 36-0 NRL thrashing of Canterbury in Townsville.

Red-hot Brett Morris will be out to continue his stellar return to the NRL when Canterbury tackle the toughest away fixture in the competition on Thursday.

The Wests Tigers were forced to apply to the NRL for a salary cap exemption to hand a first grade debut to teenage hooker Jacob Liddle, who is unlikely to feature in the top squad for the rest of the season.

Brett Morris has maintained his sizzling try-scoring spree as the Bulldogs wear down a gutsy Tigers outfit.

​Des Hasler is the man to get Kieran Foran's NRL career back on track. That's the opinion of giant Canterbury prop David Klemmer who insists that can only happen when Foran deals with the personal issues that resulted in his exit from Parramatta on Friday.

Canterbury and Manly have emerged as the most likely destinations for Kieran Foran should the troubled playmaker seek to continue his NRL career next season.