AS the NRL enters unchartered territory this weekend due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of players have spoken about the priority needing to be the health of the players and their families, but backed the NRL’s decision to continue the season. Fo

What a return to the foot of the mountains for the crafty hooker. Koroisau was exceptional in his 80-minute stint in the No.9, running for 110 metres, making six tackle-breaks and a massive 59 tackles. He was an astute pick-up from Panthers coach Iva

A desire to capitalise on bumper crowds at Eden Park and Wellington’s Westpac Stadium meant the Warriors didn’t play at their Mt Smart Stadium base until Round 12 of the 2014 premiership. Notoriously poor at alternate venues around New Zealand, the W

For those who don’t know you so well, tell us a little bit about yourself… I was born over in Auckland and I moved over to Sydney when I was a toddler. I grew up around the Marayong/Blacktown/Quakers Hill area. I started off playing rugby union unti

WHEN the dust settles on the current pandemic situation, expansion of the NRL competition could very much be part of the game’s narrative again. But fans can be forgiven for asking the question that has hung over the game for more than three decades:

THESE are extraordinary times my friends, and I certainly don’t envy any person in a position of ‘power’ or decision-making as is the case for the likes of Peter V’landys and Todd Greenberg. In my opinion, it is not a time to be hot-headed or confron

IT’S typically considered foolish to use labels like ‘try of the year’ when you’re just one week into the season, but there’s little doubt that David Fifita’s stunning effort for the Broncos in Townsville will still be on highlight reels at the end o

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PLENTY of players enter the NRL with potential, but only a handful of them realise and then exceed those expectations. It can be a difficult task for a youngster cutting their teeth in the game, but Broncos prop Payne Haas has made it look frightenin

DESPITE the relatively low infection rate in their own country, the Warriors have become the unwitting face of the NRL ’s COVID-19 crisis. The New Zealand government’s travel restrictions and 14-day self-isolation mandate – handed down just before th

EVERYONE (except maybe Tom Hanks) knows how much fun you can have on the Gold Coast – from getting you adrenalin fix at various theme parks to sunbathing on the golden beaches of Surfers Paradise – but unfortunately it hasn ’t been that joyous on the

THE NSW Physical Disability Rugby League is celebrating 10 years of competition and a decade of positively impacting lives along the way. The new season is scheduled to commence this Saturday at the NSWRL Centre of Excellence, depending on whether th

STAR recruit Api Koroisau was arguably the best player across the entire competition in Round 1. Despite kicking the ball out of the full from the opening kick-off, Koroisau starred for Penrith with 59 tackles (only one missed tackle), 110 running m

Benji Marshall is the Wests Tigers’ leading pointscorer, so naturally you’d assume he’s been kicking goals his whole life. Remarkably, last Sunday’s four goals were the first time he’d kicked in an NRL game since 2013 and it’s likely he’ll keep the r

Game preview: Round 2 kicks off with a clash between two sides desperate to bounce back from week one losses. The Bulldogs were valiant against the Eels but their attacking woes continued as they failed to score a try at Bankwest Stadium. It was a di

Game preview: Having knocked over the defending premiers last week, the Panthers will be keen to slay the Dragons at a venue they’ve always struggled at. Penrith have managed just four wins at Netstrata Jubilee Oval but they’ll fancy their chances ha