The battle to replace James Tamou in the New South Wales State of Origin squad has taken another twist with Tim Grant named as the new favourite. North Queensland Cowboys prop Tamou has been dropped by the Blues for Game 2 after being charged with high-range drink-driving and driving without a lic...

The Wests Tigers have scored back-to-back wins to get back into the play-off frame, but the mini revival looks set to come to an end on Monday night when they visit the Brisbane Broncos at the Suncorp Stadium. Confronted by an injury crisis unprecedented in the history of the Wests Tigers joint ve...

The Canberra Raiders find themselves in rare territory inside the play-off places at the halfway mark of the season and can enhance their claims with a comfortable victory over the Penrith Panthers in the Canberra Stadium on Saturday.  It is the first time in David Furner’s tenure as coach th...

Parramatta Eels caught the Cronulla Sharks by surprise when they grafted their way to a 13-6 victory at Parramatta Stadium earlier this season, but expect revenge to be gained on Saturday at the Sharks Stadium. The Eels were expected to be cannon fodder for the Sharks following a 50-0 caning from ...

South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Titans players can expect temperatures in the mid to high 20s for Sunday’s first-ever NRL clash at Cairns’ Barlow Park, and it should be a red-hot affair on the field too. Back in 2001, two North Queensland Cowboys games were played at nearby Cazalys Stadium b...

The Melbourne Storm might have gone off the boil for two or three weeks, but they can back-up the slick performance against the Cronulla Sharks last week by comfortably seeing off the Newcastle Knights at AAMI Park on Sunday. Reigning premiers the Storm had lost impetus leading into the representa...

The in-form New Zealand Warriors are chasing a fourth straight win when they visit the high-flying Sydney Roosters at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday night. These teams have fought out some memorable clashes over the years and even their Round 2 clash this season was a thriller – won 16-14 by the Ro...

Canterbury Bulldogs coach Des Hasler will return to the Brookvale Oval for the second time since leaving Manly Sea Eagles at the end of 2011, confident of further success against his old club. Hasler led the Sea Eagles to two premierships during his time in charge of the club, and his Bulldogs wer...

The St George Illawarra Dragons might be slightly better off than the North Queensland Cowboys in terms of competition points, but the pressure is on both sides on Friday night. The level of pressure on both of these clubs heading into the game is intense and the losing team will be another step c...