Rabbitohs playmaker Cody Walker had to be restrained by a South Sydney official during a fiery post-match incident with Panthers head physiotherapist Pete Green.

The Australian Prime Minister’s XIII flexed their muscles in a 64-14 win over a valiant Papua New Guinea side at Suncorp Stadium.

The Parramatta Eels are a chance of creating rugby league history with both their NRL and NRLW teams in next week’s grand finals after the women produced the biggest upset of all time to knock off the unbeaten Roosters.

Not even superhuman the efforts from Jason Taumalolo and Reuben Cotter could get the Cowboys into the grand final after falling short of the Eels 24-20 in a thriller in Townsville.

The most anticipated clash of the 2022 season has arrived with Latrell Mitchell’s Rabbitohs taking on the reigning premiers for a spot in the grand final.

Cowboys wrecking ball Jason Taumalolo has issued a desperate plea to the NRL after being hit with a big ban for a brutal shot on Eels star Isaiah Papali’I in Friday night’s defeat to Parramatta in Townsville.

It was a tweet that was slammed for “causing damage to the game” but at the same time exposed the chasm of expectations that exists between male and female athletes.

Australian sporting jerseys have a habit of popping up where you least expect them — and the latest global mystery is a corker.

When Apisai Koroisau jumps into dummy-half, a few different things go through his mind, including numbers. Always numbers.

Hudson Young has opened up on his troubled teenage years and what motivated the Raiders star to get his life back on track and achieve his dream of playing in the NRL.

Ivan Cleary has batted away suggestions the Panthers are illegally “loitering” in front of halfback Nathan Cleary as a method to give him extra time, describing it as “groundhog day”.

The Sydney Roosters thought they’d landed another huge recruitment coup in the form of schoolboys rugby union star Max Jorgensen only for the teenager to backflip at the last minute.

NSW Waratahs have secured a big win in the code war with rugby league for the game’s best young talent, extending schoolboy sensation Max Jorgensen on a two-year deal.

Panthers flyer Brian To’o is set to trigger a bidding war after revealing he will test the open market.

Justin Hodges has hit out at Matt Lodge’s Instagram call out of Paul Gallen, insisting the Sydney Roosters forward “hasn’t earned the right” to take on the superstar prize-fighter.

NRL great Paul Gallen has blasted Roosters enforcer Matt Lodge’s proposal of a crowd-funded $1 million boxing bout for charity, labelling his claim ‘embarrassing’ and a ‘PR stunt’.

Melbourne Storm star Ryan Papenhuyzen has revealed the harsh feedback that fuelled his determination to make it in the NRL.

The Rabbitohs have replaced Siliva Havili and star winger Alex Johnston has been named but is racing the clock to face the Panthers on Saturday night.

Rabbitohs dummy-half Damien Cook is adamant that his side can get the job done when they face the reigning premiers on Saturday night.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have reportedly confirmed that the club will play their home games at Accor Stadium in Homebush for the 2023 season.

Brandon Smith has played his final game for the Storm — and that thought appears to be giving Craig Bellamy some peace.

Leeds Rhinos will be without Aidan Sezer for next weekend’s Super League final against St Helens, after the playmaker was smashed in a reckless tackle by his former Raiders teammate during his side’s win over Wigan Warriors on Friday.

Broncos legend Gorden Tallis has leapt to the defence of Kevin Walters after a bombshell report revealed a rift between the Brisbane coach and head of football operations Ben Ikin.

The Eels are through to their first preliminary final since 2009 but it’s a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire as they prepare for a stinking hot night in Townsville.

The Rabbitohs will be sweating on the fitness of three stars for their preliminary final after a brutal clash against the Sharks.

South Sydney are into a fifth straight preliminary final as they ensured Cronulla bounced out in straight sets with a 38-12 win at a sold-out Allianz Stadium on Saturday night.

New Zealand Rugby League selectors have finalised a 34-man squad in preparation for the World Cup — adding 10 players to their mid-year team.

Clint Newton has called on the NRL to sit down with the Rugby League Players Association once and for all to settle appropriate punishments for NRLW misdemeanours following the penalties handed down to Caitlin Moran.

The Parramatta Eels have been rocked on the eve of the biggest game of their season by an explosive internal review claiming there is “nepotism” at the club.

Canberra Raiders’ fullback Xavier Savage suffered a humiliating blow in Friday night’s clash with the Parramatta Eels, when a Dylan Brown grubber bounced wickedly between his legs, leading to Tom Opacic to score the Eels’ second try of the night.

The Eels have dominated the Raiders to take a 40-4 victory and progress through to a preliminary final against the Cowboys next week at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

The Eels are into their first preliminary final since 2009 thanks to a dominant performance from their pack and some classy touches from Mitchell Moses.

NRL veteran Aaron Woods believes Raiders gun Joseph Tapine has assumed the mantle of the best prop in the game

An NRL legend believes the longer Cameron Munster’s contract saga draws on, the less likely he will be a Storm player beyond 2023.

Bulldogs superstar Matt Burton has reportedly been selected in Mal Meninga’s Kangaroos squad ahead of the World Cup in October.

Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and veteran Daily Telegraph reporter Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield have clashed in a heated live radio discussion over the dramatic South Sydney vs Sydney Roosters finals clash.

It was the admission eight weeks ago that Brad Arthur must have hoped wouldn’t be revisited in September.

Canberra Raiders star Joseph Tapine is set to be one of the most targeted players when he becomes eligible to negotiate with rivals in six weeks.

The Rabbitohs have come away with a 30-14 victory in an elimination final for the ages at Allianz Stadium.

There was absolute carnage for the Roosters in their 30-14 elimination final loss to the Rabbitohs that kicked off when skipper James Tedesco copped a head knock in the 18th minute.

The NRL finals match-ups are locked in with the Rabbitohs downing the Roosters in a fiery elimination final to book their spot in the semis.

For the eight teams still in the hunt for premiership glory this season, it all comes down to this.

Cooper Cronk knows a thing or two about winning when it matters most and if there is “one guarantee” for him this finals series, it is Nathan Cleary making up for lost time — and in a big way.

Panthers star Taylan May will be allowed to play in this year’s finals series despite being handed a two game suspension by the NRL.

Just eight teams remain in the hunt for the premiership and while the Panthers are runaway leaders, all other seven sides are a realistic shot of going deep to challenge them for the title.

Experienced assistant coach David Furner will join the Wests Tigers’ staff next season as head of football Tim Sheens finalises his set-up for 2023.

NRL great Cameron Smith may have won all that rugby league has to offer, but that doesn’t mean everything went to plan during his decorated 19-year career.

The Rabbitohs have confirmed young gun Lachlan Ilias has signed a new deal to remain in Redfern until at least the end of the 2025 season.

The Dragons are considering making a play for a Tigers hooker as a veteran ponders his playing future.

The Raiders will be without star five-eighth Jack Wighton and skipper Elliott Whitehead for their clash with the Tigers.

Cowboys fullback Scott Drinkwater has snubbed the Dolphins to sign a monster five-year extension which will keep him at the club until the end of 2027.

The mother of Broncos prop Payne Haas has been jailed over a violent altercation outside a Gold Coast Casino.

Brisbane have suffered a blow ahead of their do-or-die clash with St George-Illawarra with two players ruled out due to injury and illness.

Knights duo Kalyn Ponga and Kurt Mann have reportedly escaped sanction following the pair’s toilet cubicle saga.

Rising Panthers star Taylan May has been found guilty of assaulting a young fan while celebrating Penrith’s grand final win.

Here’s the truth about how the Sydney Roosters orchestrated one of the great recruitment coups by poaching teenage superstar Joseph Suaalii away from the grasp of arch rivals South Sydney.