News that covers Rugby League in Australia.
The Melbourne Storm are currently looking towards the future and tonight we will see a glimpse of that. The Storm will have youngster Ben Hampton making his NRL debut at five-eighth against the Gold Coast Titans tonight. With current Storm five-eighth Gareth Widdop leaving the club at seasons end to join the St George/Illawarra Dragons,…
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Sam Tomkins will officially announce he will join the New Zealand Warriors in 2014 in a joint statement that will involve his current clubs the Wigan Warriors. Tomkins has been heavily linked to a number of NRL clubs in recent months, with most bulking at an asking price…
When Benji Marshall was last off contract, he could have left the Wests Tigers quite easily. With bigger money being offered elsewhere, Marshall did something really admirable. He re-signed with the Wests Tigers on a long term deal for a lot less than he was being offered overseas. The only thing he wanted was for…
Normally the Bulldogs hosting the Roosters would be a big game. Especially when you consider where both teams are on the competition ladder and that Sonny Bill Williams was making his return after walking out on the Bulldogs all those years ago. Instead, the Friday night clash between these two clubs felt like an afterthought….
Well before Sonny Bill Williams signed with the Sydney Roosters the word was that he would not be playing the Canterbury Bulldogs at home as he didn’t want to give them an opportunity to get a big crowd to the match and basically put money in the clubs coffers. When he played against the Bulldogs…
When Mal Meninga woke up on Monday morning and saw that Blake Ferguson was in trouble with the police and Josh Dugan has been out with his good buddy on the drink before they went into NSW State Of Origin camp, he must have thought all his Christmas’ come at once. Granted, as a Queenslander…
Its been an interesting few weeks for Rugby League with different on and off field incidents giving people a reason to tell all and sundry why they hate the game. From Russell Packer pissing all over himself to Paul Gallen punching the hell out of Nate Myles. From allegations of assault aimed at Ben Te’o…
The Queensland Rugby League team have made a few changes to the team that lost the first game of the 2013 State Of Origin series. Ashley Harrison and David Shillington have been dropped in a strong statement by Mal Meninga while Daly Cherry-Evans and Josh Papalii make their State Of Origin debuts. Here is a look…
South Sydney forward George Burgess has been charged with two counts of willful damage to property after allegedly smashing a car window in Cairns in the early hours of Monday morning. Burgess has been stood down by the Rabbitohs and the NRL Integrity Unit will be handed all of the details of the incident ahead…
This day had been coming for a long time… For what ever reason, Rugby League loves to forgive its own when they make a mistake. Some would suggest that is a strength of the game, that Rugby League always looks after its own. There comes a point though when the game need to choose between…
The Penrith Panthers have captured the signature of young Cronulla Sharks star Tyrone Peachey. Peachey has signed a 2 year deal with the Panthers that will take him through to the end of the 2015 season. Peachey will join Jamie Soward and Brent Kite and one of the Panthers “big” recruits for 2014. The Panthers…
It took a matter of hours for Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan to get into trouble after being reunited as State Of Origin team mates. The allegations against Ferguson, with Dugan mostly said to be a passive third party, are still sketchy. Something is alleged to have happened at a nightclub, a woman was involved,…
It was only March 14 this year when I wrote about the Canberra Raiders sacking Josh Dugan following the infamous roof top drinking session with his partner in crime Blake Ferguson. While Ferguson copped and find, a week in reserve grade and seemed to see the episode as a turning point in his career, Dugan…
Note: Blake Ferguson was replaced by Nathan Merritt after Ferguson was charged with indecent assault. The New South Wales Rugby League has announced the team that will take on Queensland in the second game of the 2013 State Of origin series to be held at Suncorp Stadium is Brisbane. After winning game one at ANZ…
The Canterbury Bulldogs have beaten the Manly Sea Eagles 32-30 in a Golden Point Extra Time game that was soured by poor crowd behaviour by Sea Eagles fans. With the Bulldogs dominating the first half and the Sea Eagles being slightly unlucky to not convert what possession they had, the Bulldogs looked in control for…
Channel Nine has named Canberra Raiders winger Sandor Earl a one of the players being investigated by ASADA for the use of performance enhancing drugs. Channel Nine claims that Earl is under investigation from an incident that allegedly occurred during his time with the Penrith Panthers in which it is claimed the player sought treatment…
New Zealand Warriors fullback Kevin Locke has only been rated a 50/50 chance to take on the Sydney Roosters this weekend with a hip injury still bothering him. Locke was named in the Warriors lineup on Tuesday with the team hopeful he would continue to improve through the week, but it seems those hopes were…
It didn’t take long for the perfect world that the New South Wales camp had created to be shattered by injuries and suspensions. With Jarryd Hayne struggling to overcome a hamstring injury and James Tamou getting taxi’s everywhere from now on, the Blues have a couple of big holes in their lineup they may have…
New South Wales will be without James Tamou for State Of Origin Two after the forward was suspended for two games after being charged with drink driving and driving without a licence according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The suspension is a step in the right direction for the NRL and shows that high standards…
Last week, Ricky Stuart brought Parramatta Eels into a meeting. At that meeting he put up a list of players the club would not be re-signing for the 2014 season. Whether or not you agree with how Stuart and the Eels handled the entire situation, you can not argue against the fact that this is…
After having the full support of the Canterbury Bulldogs has he dealt with personal issues, will Ben Barba really leave the club and head north to Queensland? The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the 2012 Dally M Medalist is in the sights of both the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans. According to the Telegraph…
The North Queensland Cowboys sit in 15th place on the NRL ladder after winning just 4 of their 13 games this season. The word is that Neil Henry is about to be given his marching orders, and when you look at the the teams results, that is completely understandable. I would ask one simple question…
Ever since State Of Origin one last Wednesday Gorden Tallis hasn’t stopped whinging about Paul Gallen. Paul Gallen went in with a swinging arm on Nate Myles. Both players stood up, toe-to-toe, and Gallen threw a combo that left Myles struggling to stay on his feet. After the game, Myles was happy to leave it…
The Melbourne Storm went into KickYourArse.com mode on the Cronulla Sharks tonight, running out huge winners 38-6. The Storm were brilliant in the first half, racking up 28 points over a Sharks team that were just not in the contest at all. The most resistance the Storm faced all half was when a Seagull walked…
The Wests Tigers face the prospect of losing another player to a long term injury after winger Marika Koroibete dislocated his elbow in a gutsy 20-18 win over the Penrith Panthers. In the 25th minute and with the Panthers leading 12-4, Koroibete was trying to make meters from within his own ten meter line when…
As the New Zealand Warriors get closer to signing Sam Tomkins from Super League clubs Wigan current Warriors fullback Kevin Locke has said he would be open to a move to five-eighth to accommodate the Wigan youngster. Locke told The Sunday News “I wouldn’t mind playing a bit of standoff. It’s a key position, like…
Going into the 2013 NRL season, every team knew what the salary cap rules were. I therefore find it hard to feel any sympathy for any club that only gets to round 13 and starts to have issues with who it can and can not bring into first grade due to salary cap constraints. That…
This was always going to happen… Last year at an NRL CEO’s meeting concerns were raised that the upcoming dramatic rise that was about to occur in the salary cap would see the player market skewed and teams mismanaging their salary cap. There wasn’t much the NRL could do about this although they did look…
The Sydney Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Cronulla Sharks may be hit with a salary cap breach for undeclared sponsorship payments made to players by the clubs former security provider in 2011 and 2012. The breach may be as high as $200,000 and would be a huge blow for the club as it struggles…
In the wrap up to last nights match people are talking about the performances of the respective sides. The big talking point remains the fight between Paul Gallen and Nate Myles. Gallen has been charged by the judiciary but will be available for State Of Origin two, something you could have bet your house on…