In a sign of what's to come, NRL supremo Peter V'landys has provided a tongue-in-cheek response to new Wallabies coach Eddie Jones's poaching intentions.
Amid speculation of a game boycott, players' association member Kurt Capewell has urged the NRL to engage in genuine negotiations over the stalled pay deal.
Australia's Jillaroos have sealed a third-straight women's Rugby League World Cup title after demolishing New Zealand 54-4 in the final at Old Trafford.
The NRL is speaking with World Cup officials as they investigate an alleged altercation between Sydney Roosters forward Victor Radley and an Irish player.
An analysis of each team's NRL draw, with matches against top-four and top-eight teams from 2022 as well as free-to-air games and five-day turnarounds.
Paul Green's widow says the premiership-winning NRL coach had been living with undiagnosed CTE - a brain condition - prior to his death by suicide in August.
St George Illawarra chairman Craig Young has conceded he should not have provided a letter of support for Brett Finch on an official Dragons letterhead.