Head-spinning scenario planning amid the global pandemic is in full swing for the All Blacks as Sanzaar weighs three possible Rugby Championship hosts. With three options on the table for the four-nation tournament, the Herald understands the All Blacks are preparing to be away from home for 13 to 15 weeks. With New Zealand in Covid-19 alert level 4, and […]

Ryan Papenhuyzen admits he has a target on him but insists he won’t hide from the physical contact as he makes a strong case to retain his starting fullback jersey for the Storm. Starting at number one for the first time since Magic Round when he was severely concussed by a head high tackle, Papenhuyzen copped a couple of high […]

Warriors boss Cameron George has taken a swipe at the Broncos after it emerged they are making moves to bring teenage superstar Reece Walsh back to the club. The 19-year-old was allowed to walk away from Red Hill this year before he’d played a single NRL game as he linked up with the New Zealand side, making an immediate impact […]

Leeds coach Richard Agar said the crowd reaction to the appearance of popular former player Rob Burrow may have contributed to an 18-12 victory over Huddersfield that keeps alive their Super League play-off hopes. Burrow was introduced to the crowd before the game on the day of publication for his autobiography ‘Too Many Reasons To Live’, the story of his […]

John Bateman knows a thing or two about what to expect when a team faces off against their greatest rivals on derby day. Coming through the youth system at Bradford Bulls and starting his Super League career with his home city’s club meant the clashes with Leeds Rhinos were always circled first on the fixture list. Moving to Wigan Warriors […]

James Roby will take his glittering playing career into a 19th season after agreeing a one-year contract extension with St Helens. The 35-year-old has spent his entire career with his hometown club, making his first-team debut off the interchange bench against Widnes Vikings in 2004 after graduating from Saints’ academy and going on to make 485 appearances with 110 tries […]

Leading NRL players including Wade Graham, Damien Cook, Nathan Cleary and Ben Hunt will front a vaccination campaign designed to “get our lives back’.’ In a historic moment for the code, NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has backed the game’s most influential voices, who have stepped forward to encourage fans and communities to vaccinate, particularly in the NSW outbreak hubs of […]

A third teenager has been charged over an alleged home invasion that left rugby union legend Toutai Kefu fighting for life. Police allege Mr Kefu and three of his family members were injured by a group of intruders trying to steal a car from the Kefus’ Coorparoo home about 3am on Monday. A third teenager has been charged with four […]

Barely 48 hours after his move to Hull Kingston Rovers from 2022 was confirmed, Lachlan Coote played a starring role in St Helens’ 30-14 win away to Wakefield Trinity by scoring a try and kicking four goals. It was the kind of influential display which has become the norm from the full-back since he switched to Saints from NRL side […]

Boxing people say styles make fights. It’s the same in rugby league. I watch many teams and they all play similar or identical styles, patterns, sets, shapes, whatever you want to call them. At the start of the set, they take three plays to work to a point of the field before trying one or two set plays on the […]