Rugby League

They grew up playing footy in cow paddocks at home, where "rugby league is a religion". Now, these young men are preparing to grace footy fields in Australia, hoping to one day represent their country. 

South Sydney centre Campbell Graham will spend up to six months on the sidelines after having surgery to address a lingering sternum injury.

Cowboys forward Luciano Leilua has pleaded guilty to low-range drink driving before a Townsville magistrate. 

The Maroons' tilt at a third-straight State of Origin series win will go on without Queensland great Cameron Smith, who has stepped down from his assistant coaching role under Billy Slater.

The overhaul at Wests Tigers has continued with the club finalising a release settlement with veteran winger David Nofoaluma, the club's longest serving player. 

Ronald Volkman's aborted transfer from New Zealand to St George Illawarra has sparked a lengthy blame game and the Rugby League Players Association is calling for heavy sanctions for whoever is responsible. 

Desperate to keep the Barcaldine Sandgoannas from folding, the club president's method to lure players is also scoring wins off the field.

Amen Gutugutuwai was at the forefront of Pacific Islanders breaking through in Australian rugby league, but his impact was felt far beyond the boundaries of the sport.

Jarome Luai announces he will leave three-time premiers Penrith at the end of the upcoming NRL season after signing a five-year deal with the Wests Tigers.

The management of NRL half Troy Dargan confirms the former South Sydney Rabbitoh and Brisbane Bronco has died aged 26 while holidaying with family on the Cook Islands.

When Australia met the USA in Philadelphia one cold night in 2004, it was supposed to be a smash-up but after 40 minutes the Tomahawks were on the verge of one of the biggest boilovers in sporting history. 

The former Queensland and Australian representative, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2020, died on Thursday night.

Cronulla prop Toby Rudolf will turn to a ballet expert and go on a self-imposed alcohol ban as he bids to solve a chronic toe injury that has left him craving the pain of a tortuous preseason training session.

Another of the NRL's best free agents is off the market with Tom Dearden inking a new deal with North Queensland that will keep him at the club until the end of 2029.

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea, and now the country wants a team in the NRL.

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea — it's even the national sport. And if their bid to become the 18th team in the NRL is successful, there could be benefits for Australia beyond the field. 

Canterbury raised some eyebrows when they signed a host of utility players but the Bulldogs are adamant the strategy can help end the club's longest finals drought in almost 70 years.

Sports journalist Paul Kent has been found not guilty of assaulting and choking a woman, with whom he had been in an on-and-off relationship.

Maligned Wests Tigers chief executive Justin Pascoe resigns, with chair Lee Hagipantelis ousted as part of a governance shake-up at the NRL club.

The stood-down Dragons player was armed with a hammer when he chased a tradesman onto a two-storey roof in a Wollongong suburb last year. The court heard he was urged on by his father, who has been jailed.

Given it's been almost three decades since a top-line Wallaby without league experience switched to rugby league, Mark Nawaqanitawase's move to the Roosters is the ultimate wildcard for both codes. 

It's meant to be the festive season, but the Titans and Eagles have been forced to deal with injuries to key players three months out from the start of their respective NRL and AFL campaigns.

Matt Moylan heads to the Super League having had a fine career in the NRL, but the former Sharks playmaker could never shake off the impossible expectations foisted on him.

NRL boss Andrew Abdo says salary-cap incentives for a raid on rival codes could be implemented without jeopardising a level playing field for all clubs.

From Guyra Super Spuds to Young Cherrypickers and Aberglasslyn Ants, country rugby league has served up its fair share of unique mascots. Here's the stories behind the weirdest, wildest and most wonderful team names around.