NRL players have been reminded of their responsibilities while speaking to the media, after Latrell Mitchell raised eyebrows with an expletive-laden post-match radio interview. But the sport’s governing body is unlikely to sanction the South Sydney fullback, who said “f***” four times during a live interview following the Rabbitohs’ loss to Brisbane on Thursday night. … Read more
Melbourne have pulled off an NRL miracle as Xavier Coates scored a freakish try to win the game with 25 seconds left on the clock against the Warriors at AAMI Park on Saturday night. Coates flew through the air from five metres out and almost defied physics to plant the ball from his vertical position … Read more
A man found dead two days after he and his daughter were thrown overboard from a boat has been identified as Queensland State of Origin coach Billy Slater’s brother-in-law. Ryan Craig, the husband of rugby league legend Slater’s older sister Sheena, died in Kinchant Dam near Mackay on Saturday. He is being remembered as beloved … Read more
Spencer Leniu has been banned for eight matches by the NRL’s judiciary after they rejected claims the Sydney Roosters prop did not know he was racially vilifying Ezra Mam when calling him a “monkey”. Leniu admitted on Monday night he told Mam to “f*** up you monkey” during a verbal stoush in the Las Vegas … Read more
Canterbury fear Josh Addo-Carr has “broken something” in his right shoulder after the flying winger was put in a sling during the Bulldogs’ 26-8 loss to Parramatta. On an afternoon when Eels No.7 Mitch Moses was left battling a groin injury, it was the Bulldogs who felt the pain most in front of a crowd … Read more
The NRL failed to generate big numbers in the lucrative American TV audience, but are still hailing the season-opening Las Vegas weekend a roaring success. An average of just 61,000 people tuned into Manly’s win against South Sydney on Sunday, and only 44,000 watched the Sydney Roosters’ clash with Brisbane. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Peter … Read more
Former NRL star Alex McKinnon has “hard launched” his new relationship by sharing a picture to Instagram with 22-year-old girlfriend Lily Malone, who is 10 years his junior. The former Newcastle Knights player, who became a quadriplegic in 2014 after suffering a spinal cord injury during a game against the Melbourne Storm, split from his … Read more
An upset Ezra Mam has told Brisbane officials he is adamant Sydney Roosters prop Spencer Leniu racially abused him in the NRL’s season-opening Las Vegas double-header. In an incident that threatens to overshadow rugby league’s march into the USA, Leniu was placed on report late in the Broncos’ 20-10 loss at Allegiant Stadium. WATCH THE … Read more
Manly have put on an attacking show to welcome rugby league to Las Vegas, kicking off the NRL season with a 36-24 win over South Sydney. After trailing 18-12 early in the second half, the Sea Eagles scored 18 points in the space of 12 minutes to run away with the game at Allegiant Stadium … Read more
The Sydney Roosters have brought the curtain down on the NRL’s maiden voyage to Las Vegas with a 20-10 defeat of Brisbane that showed America rugby league at its most brutal. But an incident in the second half threatened to overshadow the spectacle, with claims from the Broncos that Roosters recruit Spencer Leniu levelled a … Read more
