Few men get to captain their club in a Challenge Cup final. Even fewer go on to lift that famous trophy, and even fewer than that do so with their hometown team. Michael Shenton has already led Castleford Tigers out at Wembley once in his career, having done so seven years ago when they faced Leeds Rhinos. On that occasion […]

Talks on a new contract for improved Sydney utility Jordan Dawson are set to step up over the next few weeks with the South Australian’s manager saying Dawson has attracted interest from rival clubs. Dawson, 24, has emerged as one of the Swans’ most reliable players in 2021, playing all 16 games to date, largely in defence. Jordan Dawson celebrates […]

The race for the eight is well and truly on as we head into the home stretch of the AFL season, with six teams the likely contenders for seventh and eighth places. Reigning premiers Richmond have stumbled in recent weeks and West Coast’s shock loss to North Melbourne on Monday night capped a poor stretch for the Eagles. Meanwhile, the […]

Three Test matches in the space of a week has forced the Wallabies to do less training and could mean a significant rejig for the third and final clash with France in Brisbane on Saturday. But captain Michael Hooper declared they were decisions for “late Tuesday night”, with the Wallabies planning to “hurt” the visitors in the second match of […]

The Hull derby has been postponed for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hull FC are without a total of 11 players, as well as two staff members, which, coupled with their injury problems, left them unable to fulfil the Super League fixture. The match was originally due to be played at Craven Park on July 1 but […]

Snap Shot is a weekly column taking a look at the lighter side of football. Jamarra Ugle-Hagan should not feel hard done by if he makes way for Aaron Naughton after making his debut against the Swans on Sunday.  As coach Luke Beveridge revealed post-game, he does not adhere to the philosophy of John Northey, the former coach and respected […]

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Gerard Beale has admitted his decision to attend the infamous Paul Vaughan house party was “disrespectful and stupid” as the Dragons sweat on whether Zac Lomax and Daniel Alvaro will join them in a Queensland hub with their season on a knife-edge. Beale became the first member of St George Illawarra’s […]

The St. George Illawarra Dragons have wasted little time securing a replacement for recently axed prop Paul Vaughan. The joint venture announced on Monday that it had signed Warriors forward Jamayne Taunoa-Brown to a short-term deal commencing immediately. Taunoa-Brown will join the Dragons on a loan basis for the next three weeks, allowing the Red V to replenish its stocks […]

Troubled NRL star Curtis Scott has been handed a breach notice over his alleged involvement in a brawl at a nightclub in Canberra. The alleged incident occurred on May 30. ”The National Rugby League (NRL) has issued Canberra Raiders player Curtis Scott with a Breach Notice alleging he brought the game into disrepute during an incident at a venue in […]

Queensland Rugby League’s farcical 2021 State of Origin series seemingly has the Maroons turning on one another in a bizarre state of affairs that’s thrown Billy Slater into the middle of it all. The team has lost the first two games of the series 76-6 combined, and heads to the Gold Coast on Wednesday for a dead rubber that won’t […]