A Tongan outfit stacked with NRL talent survived a huge scare from Papua New Guinea to claim a 24-18 Rugby League World Cup win. In the closest game of the tournament so far, Tonga had to wait until the 78th minute for South Sydney’s Keaon Koloamatangi, who played a lengthy stint at hooker, to touch down for the match-winning try […]

Nathan Cleary has shelved five years of Origin duels with Cameron Munster and Daly Cherry-Evans as he picks the playmaking brains of Queensland’s halves in his bid to secure the Kangaroos’ halfback role. Coach Mal Meninga has already hailed Cleary as a long-term Australian half in waiting as the two-time Penrith premiership winner prepares for his Test debut against Scotland […]

1 of 1 Don’t get confused by the team sheet One of the biggest talking points heading into the World Cup has been the decision by tournament organisers to make players keep the same number for every match. Christian Nicolussi put the yarn on the agenda by explaining why Cameron Munster will wear No.7 jersey for Roos instead of Cleary […]

Samoa’s near-record 60-6 World Cup capitulation to England has been compounded by three potentially serious tournament-ending injuries, including a dislocated hip that sent former Panther Tyrone May to hospital. The biggest game in Samoan rugby league’s history turned into a real-life horror show for the island nation, as England ran riot with Victor Radley playing a pivotal role in the […]

Mitieli Vulikijapani has been anticipating a call-up to peacekeeping duties in Ukraine all year but his immediate focus is marking Kangaroos speedster Josh Addo-Carr at the World Cup after being drafted into the Fiji squad. Vulikijapani, 28, was a late addition to the side due to injury but the Hull FC flyer has impressed enough to claim the right-wing spot […]

As Andrew Bassat pondered the “troubling” results of the review he was conducting into the club’s football performance, he joined football and business heavyweights on luxury liner Seabourn Quest to celebrate the mad Saints’ fan and trucking magnate Lindsay Fox’s 85th birthday. As they travelled, the Saints’ faithful, including Fox, Bassat and Gerry Ryan, did not miss the chance to […]

Des Hasler will depart as coach of the Manly Sea Eagles with Anthony Seibold expected to take over as the new coach. Thursday’s decision ends a turbulent period for the club that started with the ‘Everyone in League’ jersey saga. Soon-to-be former Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler.Credit:Getty Manly were without seven players that night and never regained any semblance of […]

Des Hasler is prepared to work alongside Anthony Seibold next season and accept other conditions Manly seek to impose upon him in a move that could put his future back into the court of the club. The stand-off between the parties is expected to come to a head by the end of the week, with the most likely outcome being […]

After being traded to Melbourne for pick 27 with five years remaining on a seven-year deal he signed with Collingwood in 2020, ruckman Brodie Grundy declared he had hoped to be a “Pie for life” when he put pen to paper on that contract. He said that desire to remain with Collingwood did not change throughout 2022, but it became […]

When NRL coaches and heads of football are asked how a player communicates a decision to sign elsewhere, the usual response is: “The good ones tell you; the rest leave it to their managers.” Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett would agree, lacerating the Storm’s Cameron Munster on Brisbane radio on Friday for not being a “man” and calling him to reject […]