Sydney will become a temporary home for the Broncos due to a three-day lockdown in Brisbane that comes into effect from 5pm on Monday afternoon. The Broncos’ schedule had been up in the air after a community transmission of the UK COVID-19 variant was detected in the city. The Queensland government made the decision for them by announcing a snap […]

The Parramatta staffer who voiced her outrage about Scott Morrison attending Saturday night’s NRL game against Cronulla has reportedly deleted her tweet after sparking a frenzy on social media. An image of Eels sports scientist Tahleya Eggers with her arms folded, staring daggers at Morrison while he visited the side’s changeroom to congratulate the players on their 28-4 win over […]

Former Huddersfield captain Brett Hodgson made a winning start as a head coach when his Hull team comfortably got the better of his old club in the opening round of the Betfred Super League. The Black and Whites never looked back after Jake Connor and Josh Griffin both ran in tries against their old club inside the first quarter to […]

One of the great unknowns heading into this season was how relevant the extraordinary circumstances of last year would be in gauging a team’s fortunes in 2021. On the evidence so far, Greater Western Sydney’s forgettable 2020 was no aberration. In a performance that will increase the pressure on coach Leon Cameron, the Giants turned in a shocker against an […]

The Melbourne Storm have sent official complaints to the NRL and Fox Sports about the comments made by journalists working for the broadcaster that were directed at coach Craig Bellamy last week. The Storm also sent a letter to club members on Saturday night, defending the integrity of the premiership-winning coach after criticism from several News Corp publications over the […]

The Wests Tigers crashed Mitchell Pearce’s milestone game as Michael Maguire’s side emerged from a week of intense scrutiny to record their first win of the season. Having had his own future called into question, Tigers halfback Luke Brooks was sensational with ball in hand to deny his opposite Pearce a 300th NRL game to remember as the joint venture […]

This was one of those days where both teams could leave moderately satisfied. Richmond, shooting for a fourth premiership in five years, never looked like losing. The Tigers kicked the first three goals of the game and at that point what started as a very difficult task for the rebuilding Hawthorn had become extremely difficult. It would have been no […]

All Blacks great Ma’a Nonu has been red-carded in a Top 14 clash for Toulon today after retaliating to an off the ball shoulder charge. Nonu was sent from the field in the first half of Toulon’s 54-16 defeat to Lyon for elbowing Jean-Marc Doussain in the head. The 103-test All Black and two-time Rugby World Cup winner was rightly […]

Trent Barrett has thrown his support behind embattled halfback Kyle Flanagan, saying he needs the support of teammates to be able to “showcase his talents”. Flanagan was under the spotlight when he knocked on an admittedly poor pass from second-rower Adam Elliott early in the first half against the Broncos on Saturday with the tryline wide open. The Broncos eventually […]

England winger Ryan Hall scored a hat-trick of tries on his return to Super League but ended up on the losing side as Hull KR were beaten 29-28 by Catalans Dragons in golden-point extra-time. The 33-year-old Hall sparkled on his debut for Tony Smith’s men as they fought back from 28-4 down to level the scores four minutes from the […]