The Penrith Panthers have denied a report in Rugby League Week that they are making a bold bit to lure Wigan standoff Trent Barrett back to the National Rugby League. Barrett is rumoured to be unhappy in England and the Panthers have been rumoured to be ready to swoop in and sign him, however the…
Jonathan Thurston has beaten a dangerous throw charge at the National Rugby League judiciary freeing him up to play this weekends semi final against the Manly Sea Eagles at the Sydney Football Stadium. Thurston had carry over points from a charge of striking from over a year ago and unless he was found no guilty…
The best player in the world, Jonathan Thurston has led the North Queensland Cowboys to a 49-12 win over the New Zealand Warriors. Playing behind a no frills pack thats just keeps turning up in every set of six, Thurston was simply at his game breaking best and tore the Warriors apart. Thurston has found…
They used to be an odity, something different from AFL that Victorians were happy to have a quick look at before going back to their domestic code. These days however the Melbourne Storm have their own growing fan base, one thats Rugby League savvy and who have embraced “their” team. It took a long time…
The Parramatta Eels will face the Melbourne Storm next week down in Melbourne after dominating by a scoreline of 25-6 against the Bulldogs in a game that didnt really reach the fever pitch expected before the game. The Bulldogs looked flat right from the kickoff and it took a great pass by Sonny Bill Williams…
The Melbourne Storm have put on an ominous display in a crushing 40-0 win over the Brisbane Broncos in Melbourne. After a week of trash talking from the Broncos the Storm come out and did their work on the field, humiliating the defending NRL Champions and ending their season. The Storm were simply amazing in…
The North Queensland Cowboys have beaten a brave Canterbury Bulldogs side 20-18 infront of a pack crowd at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville. Jonathan Thurston was simply amazing in attack and defense and proved why he was the player of the year. He was involved in everything and along with Matthew Bowen carved up the…
The Manly Sea Eagles have run out 30-6 winners over the South Sydney Rabbitohs, ending Souths amazing season and putting the Sea Eagles within one game of the NRL Grand Final. Its was a tough, close game for most of the match with South’s defense holding out Manly well, but a critical call on a…
In a frantic game played infront of well over 28,000 fans in New Zealand, the Parramatta Eels have held off a late try from the New Zealand Warriors to run out 12-10 winners. In an amazing, but scoreless first half, both teams threw the ball around in the face of vicious defence. It was nothing…
Well Stacey Jones has done it again. Rugby League serial quitter has quit once more. After signing a contract extension for the Catalan Dragons to play on in 2008, Jones has waited until the worst possible time to chance his mind and leave the club up the creek next season by announcing his retirement from…
The success of the Catalan Dragons is already paying off with Barcelona Football Club taking note of the interest surrounding the clubs first appearance in the Challenge Cup Final and the media and local interest it has gathered. The Catalan region, which includes Barcelona, has been buzzing over the Dragons in recent weeks, so much so that…
St Helens have beaten the Catalan Dragons 30-8 on the games return to Wembley stadium. It was a very nervous, error filled performance by both sides in a game that lacked intensity. The Dragons stuck close through the first half but heading into the second half St Helens started to pull away from their French…
Its hard to imagine that Israel Falou is going to get even better than he currently is. He has size, speed, skill and can out leap any player in the game. He can play on the wing or in the centers and once the ball is in his hands you know something is going to…
On the back of their own non performances and in danger of picking up the clubs second wooden spoon in the last 3 years, Knights Players seem to think THEY are not the problem! With all the talk about their unique club culture, their mateship and trying to force managment into signing a player who…
Does three decades of losing make people crazy? Can you bring up a generation of sports fans that are so ill informed that they don’t realize what they are seeing is the death of their own game? After decades of being on the wrong end of beatings at International level, the British game has taken a stand and…
The players have had enough! They have had enough of seeing their best mates being told they are no longer wanted at the club. They have had enough of Brian Smiths style, his training methods and the way he is changing the very fabric of the Newcastle Knights club. You know what I say, if…
Wigans loss in the Challenge Cup Semi final has had some immediate and massive ramifications with Wigan chairman Maurice Lindsey announcing that he will be stepping down from his role at the club at seasons end. Lindsey even to this day is still the most powerful Rugby League administrator in the game and like him or not, he makes…
The Catalan Dragons have scored an historic 37-24 win over Wigan in the Semi Finals to become the first French Rugby League clubs to ever make the Challenge Cup Final. Not even the sin binning of Stacey Jones late in the game could stop the Dragons as they outclassed a Wigan side that didn’t look…
Throwing cold water on more salary cap hype by a player agent, the Melbourne Storm have rubbished claims that they will be forced to release Storm icon Matt Geyer because of salary cap restraints. Geyer has said himself that he is nothing thinking of anything beyond this season, but that didnt stop his manager talking…
The RFL has handed out a piddly four point penalty to Wigan after the club exceeded last years salary cap by an enormous £222,314. The RFL could have imposed a penalty of between 6-12 points but it seems a £222,314 is only worth four points. That means to qualify for the maximum penalty a club…
Paul Sculthorpe has announced his retirement from International Rugby League to concentrate on his club career. I’m sorry? Brad Fittler, Darren Lockyer, Mal Meninga, these are the types of players that retire from International Rugby League. Player who are at their peak, who there are no substitute for. Players who are in a Test side,…
Led by youngsters Issac Luke and Eddie Paea , South Sydney have pulled within two competition points of a place in the top 8 with a hard fought win over the North Queensland Cowboys. Both Luke and Paea have added unpredictability and spark to Souths side thats worked had to be a good defensive outfit…
In what is just another sign or the shambolic way the game is run, the International Rugby League Federation has unanimously approved a $150,000 payment to ARL head Colin Love to run the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Love will earn $5,172 every day during the running of the competition. When asked about the ridiculous…
The Canberra Raiders have made approches to two players but can only afford one of them. One player is Paul Whatuira, New Zealands Test center, a two time Premiership winner, one of the most professional players in the game, a leader and a player that gives you his best every week. The other player is…
Penrith assistant coach Matt Adamason wants a witch hunt conducted at Penrith to hunt down and punish players who allegedly want him out of the club, sick of his attitude towards them. Adamson is furious at being undermind, an ironic twist for any Panthers fan that knows enough about the club. Adamson publically came out…
Chris Andersons coaching career seems to be finally over after he stepped down with immediate effect from the head coaching role at the Sydney Roosters. After a disasterous stint with the Cronulla Sharks, being sacked as Australian coach for some ridiculous selections and a stint coaching a rugby union club in Wales, Andersons time as…
The second last placed club in Super League, Hull KR have made a decision that shows everything that is wrong with the British game. The club has put in a massive offer for Australian Test player Matt King. The deal is subject to them avoiding relegation this season and just shows the mindset of British clubs…
Penrith has won the race to sign Brisbane, Queensland and Australia prop Petero Civoniceva holding off the Sydney Roosters, Brisbane Broncos and Hull FC for his services. Civoniceva is the perfect player to come into the club at a time when it needs leadership and an example for the young players about what being a…
With so many Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands players in Super League you have to wonder what would happen if the RFL managed to make a real decision in regards to the number of Imports in Super League and force many of these players to head back home. There is no doubt that there are a…
If you had any doubt about the pathetic managment at the Penrith Panthers by now then this will hopefully set you straight. After a terrible 54-14 loss to the New Zealand Warriors talk that Craig Gower was finally going to walk out on the club and head over to play rugby union in Europe came to light….