Tag: NRL

The Penrith Panthers will hope their star halfback Nathan Cleary returns fit and ready come finals time in two weeks, but if his father and coach Ivan has learnt anything in his time at the helm, it’s that his latter role only succeeds when he’s performing also as the former.

In the early 80s my uncle, a brash seven-year-old, came home from his cousin’s house and uttered five unforgivable words: “I like the Parramatta Eels.” Yet as Monday’s game showed, even bitter rivalries can be laid aside when honour, compassion and sportsmanship are demanded, writes George Al-Akiki.

You only need to look to Game 1 of this year’s State of Origin series—very oddly far from sold out just a day out from the game—to see rising costs are pricing out a whole generation of potential fans.

With Nathan Cleary ruled out for this year’s State of Origin series, who will new Blues coach Michael Maguire select in just over a week for Game I?

The rugby world has birthed a new fiasco as an ever-increasing number of players from Manly Sea Eagles refuse to wear a rainbow-hooped jersey...

It's illuminating what the NRL will and won't tolerate Who knew that you needed to pass a “fit and proper” person test to be registered...

Students from Ashfield’s Bethlehem Catholic College are showing their true colours after designing the jerseys being worn by the Canterbury Bulldogs in this weekend’s...

Double standard seen in rugby players luring schoolgirls into hotels In the days leading up to the NRL season opener, a scandal broke out that...

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