Penrith has kept rising star Matt Burton out in the cold after selecting Nathan Cleary to stay in the starting side despite an ugly head injury last week. Penrith coach Ivan Cleary earlier this week suggested Burton was available for selection, but the wily mentor will keep fans guessing as to whether Burton will replace his son as a result […]

They’re the covert police phone taps that helped convict Jarryd Hayne and now they can be heard for the first time. Former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne’s spectacular fall from grace was completed on Monday when he was told he was set to be jailed after being found guilty of sexual assault. During the course of his seven-day trial in Sydney’s […]

The NRL has officially suspended former Cronulla player Bronson Xerri for four years for steroid-use. After a 14-month wait the NRL anti-doping tribunal handed Xerri the longest possible suspension under the WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) code. In a statement on Tuesday the league confirmed Xerri’s suspension after he was found to have intentionally taken banned substances after testing positive […]

South Sydney have moved quickly to shoot down any injury concerns with Latrell Mitchell after he cut short training at a soggy Redfern Oval on Tuesday. Mitchell will be a definite starter in Friday’s grudge match against the Sydney Roosters while Adam Reynolds is also expected to bounce back from concussion and wear the No.7 jersey . Latrell Mitchell left […]

England’s fifth-placed finish in the 2021 Six Nations is their joint-worst finish of all time, as well as being the second time in Eddie Jones’ tenure that they have occupied the penultimate spot in the table. Bill Sweeney, the RFU chief executive, on Sunday branded that lowly finish as “unacceptable” and that his organisation are considering tearing up Jones’ contract. […]

The 2021 Super League season kicks off on Friday and Sky Sports pundit Terry O’Connor tells us what he is looking forward to… Super League is back with a bang this week and I can’t wait. Everyone’s sick of lockdown; putting on weight, not going to the gym, eating and drinking too much, and generally letting ourselves go – but […]

On the night of the 2018 grand final between the Roosters and Storm, Jarryd Hayne left the buck’s party of Wests Tigers winger Kevin Naiqama in the Newcastle suburb of New Lambton and slid into the back of a taxi. He was heading home to Sydney for a “corporate event”, but first there would be a deviation to Fletcher on […]

Bookmakers have shut down the account of an individual responsible for “appalling” abuse aimed at Roosters veteran Josh Morris, who was called a “dog c—” and threatened by a punter who said he would wait for him outside Campbelltown Stadium because of a losing bet. Morris re-posted a private Instagram message from a disgruntled bettor, who said “you won’t know […]