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Eli Katoa ruled out of entire 2026 NRL season after head impacts and brain surgery

Melbourne Storm backrower continues recovery at home while the club refuses to put a timeframe on his return to playing after injuries

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NRL joins AFL in identifying players it suspects of drug use for testing target ‘list’

Parliamentary inquiry told league provides names of athletes to SIA as in-house investigators collect intelligence on suspected drug-users

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Dangerous times lie ahead for NRL as latest skirmish with rugby union ramps up

Australian rugby league’s greatest strength is its production line of talent but the R360 competition is threatening to change that

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Taukeiaho's second coming continues with new Manly deal

Siua Taukeiaho has gone from the rugby league scrapheap to earning a second season at Manly, after making use of a Sea Eagles lifeline in 2025.

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Storm star faces long recovery after brain bleed

NRL star Eliesa Katoa faces more time in hospital when he returns to Melbourne as he recovers from a brain bleed after playing for Tonga.

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Sharks renew calls for funding with NRLW team sidelined

Cronulla's NRLW team will be the only side not to play a double-header with their men's team in 2026, prompting fresh calls for upgrades of Shark Park.

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Penrith cop brutal draw as NRL make big tweak for 2026

The NRL have minimised five-day turnarounds and removed repeat fixtures within five weeks of each other, but some still have it easier than others in 2026.

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Star Roosters forward set for early NRL return from ban

Victor Radley will return to the NRL field sooner than expected with the Sydney Roosters opting to count representative and pre-season games in his ban.

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Cherry-Evans to depart as players union president

Daly Cherry-Evans says the time is right for a new RLPA president, conceding he won't be playing by the time the new Collective Bargaining Agreement kicks in.

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DCE return and grudge games headline NRL's first month

Daly Cherry-Evans' Brookvale return will headline the opening month of the NRL's 2026 draw, with Melbourne and Parramatta to play the first game in Australia.

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Kiwis a sleeping giant no more as Foran exits a winner

New Zealand have beaten Samoa 36-14 to win the Pacific Cup, proving they remain every bit a challenger to Australia for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.

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Cook Islands smash South Africa, book World Cup ticket

Cook Islands have booked their spot in a fourth Rugby League World Cup, turning it on to beat South Africa 58-6 in Sydney.

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'No walk in the park': coach plays up Kangaroos' sweep

Kangaroos coach Kevin Walters has offered a fierce answer to the critics who've played down his side's hard-earned Ashes series clean sweep.

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After a decade of pain, Foran goes out on his own terms

Kieran Foran is the first to admit his career could have been over at several points in the past decade, but a dream exit looms in the Pacific Cup final.

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World Cup questions loom after missed opportunity for English rugby league

Lack of preparation has hurt Shaun Wane’s side and upturn is unlikely while they are sidelined by club game

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'I want it all': Hannay's bold Titans plan for success

Gold Coast's new head coach Josh Hannay has outlined his ambitious template to bring success to a club with a track record of failure.

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Kiwis lead charge in 2025 Golden Boot league award

Rugby league's global governing body has announced 18 players in the running to collect the coveted Golden Boot award, which will have a new winner in 2025.

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Broncos' World Club Challenge campaign gets green light

The annual grudge match between the NRL and Super League champions is back on with Brisbane agreeing to travel to England next February to take on Hull KR.

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Ex-NRL star hired to bring stability to Sea Eagles

Jason King will replace Tony Mestrov as Manly's CEO, with the Sea Eagles desperately needing the premiership-winning prop to bring stability to the club.

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'We back ourselves': Kiwis pumped for Pacific Cup final

New Zealand coach Stacey Jones is backing his side to rise again in Sunday's Pacific Championships rugby league final against Samoa.

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NRL to ban clubs publicly courting contracted stars

NRL clubs are set to be put on notice and told they can no longer publicly declare interest in a player at a rival team unless the target is off contract.

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'Massive milestone': NRL stars eye own piece of history

Samoa's rugby league team can claim one of the nation's biggest ever sporting trophies, if they defeat New Zealand to win a maiden Pacific Cup title.

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Eli Katoa’s seizure and brain bleed prompts calls for NRL to assess concussion protocols

The NRL is assessing whether there was a failure in the application of concussion procedures after the Tonga star underwent emergency surgery

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Ex-NRL stars Johns, Tallis buy into Titans' ownership

Former NRL stars Matt Johns and Gorden Tallis are among a host of new owners to have bought into Gold Coast in what has been labelled a legacy-defining move.

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Pitch invading prankster Daniel Jarvis charged after lining up with Kangaroos players at Ashes Test

A pitch invader who lined up alongside Australia players before the weekend’s rugby league Ashes Test in Liverpool has been charged by UK police

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