Brisbane has made a huge addition to its playing roster for next season and beyond, with the signing of Kurt Capewell on a three-year-deal. The 27-year-old will finish the season with Penrith before linking up with Kevin Walters’ side, where he’ll remain until at least the end of 2024. Watch The 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Live & On-Demand on Kayo. […]

Queensland players have spoken publicly about the extent of their angst towards a provocative photo that emerged from Origin I in Townsville, revealing they will use it as motivation heading into Game Two on Sunday. NSW romped to a 50-6 win in the series opener and debutant Jarome Luai was one of the Blues’ best. After the match an image […]

Richmond’s premiership credentials have been rocked by a shock 40-point defeat to St Kilda at the MCG on Friday night, 9.8 (62) to 2.10 (22), and a knee injury to full-back Noah Balta. Fresh from a week off, the Tigers were beaten at their own game by the Saints who came well prepared and desperate to win. Their pressure was […]

James Maloney led the way as Catalans Dragons strengthened their position at the top of the Betfred Super League table with a crushing 50-12 win over a patched-up Huddersfield Giants. Australian stand-off Maloney scored 22 points as the French team ran in eight tries to two at the John Smith’s Stadium and extended their winning run in the league to […]

Queensland have suffered a huge blow with Reece Walsh ruled out of Origin II due to a hamstring strain. The NSW camp rolled its eyes when whispers first got out on Saturday that Walsh had pulled up lame during the captain’s run and would be assessed closer to kick-off. Queensland fullback Reece Walsh is out of Origin II.Credit:NRL Photos “We’ve […]

Penrith’s premiership hopes are hanging in the balance with star halfback Nathan Cleary to be sent to a shoulder specialist amid fears he may require season-ending surgery. Penrith had to get clearance from the NRL to send Cleary for a scan on the shoulder injury he suffered in game two on Sunday night given the strict COVID-19 lockdown measures, with […]

Sonya Ackerman won’t watch Sunday night’s State of Origin match. She can’t. Because the man who made the tackle that resulted in her son losing his life will make his debut for Queensland. Ackerman’s son James died after being hit in a tackle early in a match between the Sunshine Coast Falcons and Norths Devils in the Intrust Super Cup […]

Catalans Dragons have agreed to release former Wallabies fullback Israel Folau from the rest of his contract to enable him to resume his career in Australia, the French rugby league club said on Monday. Folau had lodged a Supreme Court injunction against the Queensland Rugby League after the sport’s governing body refused his registration to play for an amateur club […]

With NSW in the grips of a Covid-19 outbreak, social media is quick to slam NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian for anything but this time her social media team has made it too easy. In the hours before kick-off to game two of the State of Origin series at Suncorp Stadium, Ms Berejiklian posted a seemingly innocuous post to support the […]

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. The Brisbane Lions are set for a hurried departure from Queensland and will head to Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon amid the AFL’s escalating COVID-19 logistics crisis. Club sources said the Lions, who are fixtured to face the Crows at Adelaide Oval on Saturday, had been due to leave on Wednesday. But […]