Adrian Proszenko is Chief Rugby League Reporter.
Former dual international Craig Wing predicts Ben Barba will benefit personally and professionally from his own cross-code switch, although one of the troubled star's long-time teammates has questioned the motives behind the move.
A day after signing a contract that made him the highest-paid player yet to play NRL, Mosese Suli was at Rookwood Cemetery honouring the memory of the man who made it possible.
The players' union has formally tabled its intention to fight for a guaranteed share of the game's revenue as Johnathan Thurston spoke of the playing group's frustration in having to decide their futures without knowing a salary cap figure for next year.
Former Wallabies coach John Connolly predicts Ben Barba will get few opportunities to feature in Toulon's first-choice side in his debut rugby season, but believes the former Dally M medallist could ultimately prove a shrewd investment for the French glamour club.
Manly have enjoyed a double financial win after settling their sponsorship dispute with Coco Joy and landing a naming rights stadium deal that secures the club's future on the northern beaches.
Ben Barba has left the door ajar on a possible NRL comeback in the future but claimed the lack of a "clear pathway" on a 2017 return ultimately resulted in his defection to rugby union.
The NRL has a new salary cap auditor after the man at the helm during the Parramatta investigation took up a new role at head office.
Paul McGregor is fully aware he may not be employed at St George Illawarra long enough to coach Ben Hunt.
This is the mystery man who could hold the key to Wests Tigers retaining their off-contract superstars.
Ben Barba has made a shock switch to rugby after French club Toulon announced it had signed the troubled star for the remainder of its season.
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