NRL

Brian To’o and Jarome Luai in Mark Hughes Foundation beanies before Origin 1 in Townsville.

Opinion

The one week of the season when rugby league learns to love

The Beanie for Brain Cancer Round is a reminder of the good rugby league can be when it isn’t so consumed with self-interest.

by Andrew Webster

‘Left with no alternative’: NRL flags potential rule changes to combat milking

by Sarah Keoghan

Roosters player Boyd Cordner has heaped praise on his No. 11 successor Angus Crichton.

‘They’re looking up to him now’: Cordner heaps praise on his successor

by Christian Nicolussi

Roosters star Victor Radley is once again being investigated by the NRL Integrity Unit after allegedly being kicked off a flight on the Gold Coast.

NRL investigates after Victor Radley allegedly kicked off flight

by Sarah Keoghan

Viliame Kikau and the Panthers will be out for revenge after their heart-breaking defeat in last year’s grand final.

Panthers to be investigated by NRL over Kikau injury stoppage against Sharks

by Christian Nicolussi

Insight & Analysis

NRL player poll part 2: The answers to the biggest issues in the game

Michael Chammas

On the day Boyd Cordner was forced to retire due to the effects of repeated head knocks, a worrying statistic emerged that highlights the need to protect players from themselves when it comes to concussion.

‘That’s not a corporate fighter. That’s a boxer’: Why Huni should fear Gallen

Andrew Webster

Some have dismissed Paul Gallen as another ex-footballer looking to make a buck out of boxing. Only part of this is true when it comes to the former Sharks captain.

NRL Player Poll 2021: Tedesco dethroned as the game’s best player

Michael Chammas

In a survey the Rugby League Players Association forbade its members from answering, the Herald polled 100 players from across the NRL to get their responses to a range of topics.

More News

Joyce Churchill, the widow of Clive Churchill, with his treasured 1948 Test debut jersey.

NRL 2021

The $50,000 deal struck to ensure Churchill heirloom remains in Sydney

After years of wrangling, one of rugby league’s most precious pieces of memorabilia - Clive Churchill’s debut Test jersey - has found a fitting home.

by Adrian Proszenko

Earlier this month, the Sharks signed Hynes to a three-year deal with the 24-year-old failing to get a start with the Storm.

NRL 2021

‘This club’s given me everything’: Why Hynes didn’t want to leave the Storm

In an ideal world, Storm Nicho Hynes would have love to stay in Melbourne and start at fullback. But instead he’ll join the Sharks re-build under Craig Fitzgibbon.