Rugby League

Adrian Proszenko

Adrian Proszenko is Chief Rugby League Reporter.

Queensland star Cooper Cronk says all NRL players are "completely united".

NRL, RLPA agree on new contracting system in pay war

A new contracting system limiting mid-season player movement has been brokered in the first breakthrough in rugby league's pay dispute, but it's not enough to placate furious NRL stars from again hinting at industrial action.

Cameron Smith sports an RLPA cap at Tuesday's media event for State of Origin.

RLPA excludes revenue streams in CBA concession

The Rugby League Players' Association has excluded hundreds of millions of dollars worth of revenue streams in its demand for a fixed share of the game's spoils, but the concession has done nothing to progress a collective bargaining agreement with the NRL.

An artist's impression of new stadium and leagues club at Parramatta

ANZ Stadium funding clouded due to Allianz push

The allocation of funding to the redevelopment of ANZ Stadium remains clouded after NSW Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres said it would be contingent on the venue's business case for a state-of-the-art rectangular venue.

Second chance: Shaun Kenny-Dowall joins the Newcastle Knights at a training session on Wednesday.

SKD vows to become a role model at Knights

He feared his career was over, but Shaun Kenny-Dowall believes he can become a role model for his young Newcastle teammates as he prepares to take on the Roosters in his first game for the club.