Nine to stand by Johns
Andrew Johns will not face disciplinary action from employer the Nine Network over the racial slur that prompted Timana Tahu to walk out of the New South Wales State of Origin camp.
View ArticleAndrew Johns resigns over racial slur
Andrew Johns resigns as the NSW State of Origin assistant coach over a racial slur directed at Queensland player Greg Inglis.
View ArticleBlues couldn't defuse Tahu situation
NSW Origin team coach Craig Bellamy revealed Blues management spent 12 hours trying to get Timana Tahu and Andrew Johns to reconcile over Johns' racist comment.
View ArticleCampbell backs Tahu's stand
Gold Coast Titans full-back Preston Campbell says he is proud of Timana Tahu's decision to walk out on the New South Wales State of Origin camp.
View ArticleInglis remark tip of the iceberg: Tahu
Timana Tahu has warned that a racist remark by Andrew Johns that prompted him to walk out of the NSW Origin camp was not an isolated incident.
View ArticleIndigenous coach backs Tahu
The stand taken by New South Wales rugby league player Timana Tahu has been applauded by the coach of the indigenous team that plays in the Northern Rivers competition.
View ArticleInterstate rivalry began before State of Origin
The rivalry of State of Origin football is built upon the foundations laid before that inaugural game in 1980. For over a century the New South Wales "Blues" and Queensland "Maroons" have been battling...
View ArticleFormer Seagull on the wing
A junior Raider who became a Tiger, then a Seagull and a Panther will finally become a Blue next week.
View ArticleRooster won't be ruffled
Former Ballina junior rugby league star Mitch Aubusson is trying to stay calm as he approaches the game of his life.
View ArticleTahu in his own race row
NRL star Timana Tahu has denied racially abusing a player at an Aboriginal knockout tournament at the weekend.
View ArticleSympathy for Red Devils in local league loss
Former glamour club Byron Bay will not field a first-grade side in this year's Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League competition.
View ArticleARL to play hardball over Origin disputes
ARL chief executive Geoff Carr is adamant players will not be allowed to pick and choose who they represent in State of Origin.
View ArticleLeague says clubs will pay price for biff
The Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League is warning clubs they will face heavy fines if players bash opponents or abuse referees.
View ArticleEx-NRL player Craig Field charged over fatal assault
Craig Field, the veteran of more than 100 first-grade rugby league games, has appeared in court charged over a fatal assault in far northern NSW.
View ArticleDaughters toughen up new Bronco coach
A former Northern Rivers rugby league star will take over a plum coaching role with the Brisbane Broncos next year.
View ArticleDaughters toughen up new Broncos coach
A former Northern Rivers rugby league star will take over a plum coaching role with the Brisbane Broncos next year. Craig Hodges was an integral part of the powerful Marist Brothers teams of the mid...
View ArticleNorthern United on the ball with Indigenous health
Northern United Football Club have had mandatory health checks as part of their pre-season program. The collaborative program with Southern Cross University and Meridian Health aims to improve health...
View ArticleFooty doc says head gear should be compulsory
An experienced sports doctor says it's just a matter of time before head gear becomes compulsory for all players in collision sports.
View ArticleFormer NRL player picked up by US college football
Former rugby league player Peni Tagive will soon head over to the US after receiving a scholarship to play grid iron with a Texas university. The Southern Cross University student hopes to have a shot...
View ArticleCommunity in shock after former coach's death
The Northern Rivers Rugby League community is in shock after the death of former coach, Graham Murray.
View ArticleBallina Seagulls victory
It was a great win for the Ballina Seagulls on the weekend, becoming the 2013 Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League premiers after defeating the Murwillumbah Mustangs 30-24.
View ArticlePetero and Preston inspire Indigenous youth
Aboriginal rugby league ambassador Preston Campbell is encouraging Indigenous children to focus on fitness, not on their phones.
View ArticleRugby league the winner as Grafton teams head south
The defection of two Clarence Valley teams to the Group-2 competition is being described as a win for rugby league.
View ArticleCommittal hearing underway for former NRL star
Bail has been continued for Craig Field and Shaun Fathers
View ArticleState of Origin is not a beauty contest. Fortunately.
It's usual for a famous Origin victory to be sealed by crashing across an opponent's try line, not scurrying behind your own so the mean men in maroon can't have the ball. ABC New South Wales Evenings...
View ArticleTitans' coach eyes off local talent in the NRRRL grand final win for Ballina
A win for the Ballina Seagulls in the NRRRL grand final yesterday created history for the club.
View ArticleCanterbury Bulldogs sign Brett Morris from St George Illawarra on four-year...
Brett Morris will play alongside his twin Josh next NRL season after signing a four-year deal with the Canterbury Bulldogs.
View ArticleCabbage Tree Island Descendents: family and football go hand in hand
It is a team focussed as much on its off-field achievements as its performance on the football field. Nicknamed 'Cabbo', The Cabbage Tree Island Descendents are an Aboriginal rugby league team with a...
View ArticleGreg Bird fined for urinating near police car, says incident 'put dampener'...
NRL star Greg Bird says being caught urinating near a police car "put a dampener" on his wedding weekend.
View ArticleCraig Field guilty of manslaughter of Kelvin Kane outside Kingscliff Hotel in...
Former rugby league star Craig Field is found guilty of killing a man outside a hotel in northern New South Wales in 2012. But he was cleared of murdering 50-year-old Kelvin Kane.
View ArticleEx-footballer Craig Field sentenced to 10 years' jail for manslaughter of...
Former rugby league star Craig Field is sentenced to 10 years' jail for the manslaughter of a man outside a northern NSW hotel.
View ArticleMother's day rugby league game ends in tragedy
In tragic circumstances yesterday at Ballina's Kingsford Smith Oval, 29-year-old Lower Clarence reserve grade player Zane Purcell collapsed on the field and died after being rushed to hospital.
View ArticleCountry Rugby League player dies, aged 29, during game in Ballina
A 29-year-old Lower Clarence Magpies rugby league player has died during a match at Ballina on New South Wales north coast.
View ArticleMagpies vow to play on in memory of Zane
Members of the Lower Clarence Magpies Rugby League Club have let their feelings flow as they met in the wake of the death of fellow player, Zane Purcell who died after a match last weekend.
View ArticleNRL players to show respect for Lower Clarence's Zane Purcell
Some of Rugby League's biggest names will pause to pay tribute to Zane Purcell tomorrow night.
View ArticleRugby league great Nathan Hindmarsh helps others with gambling problems
Nathan Hindmarsh is helping others to deal with problem gambling.
View ArticleFormer rugby league star Craig Field loses manslaughter appeal
Former rugby league star Craig Field has lost an appeal against a manslaughter conviction and sentence for the death of farmer Kelvin Kane.
View ArticleTyrone and James Roberts reunite for Indigenous All Stars clash against World...
This year's NRL All Stars game will be a family affair for Indigenous players James and Tyrone Roberts.
View ArticleCountry rugby league growing, despite two century-old clubs without teams
Two century-old regional rugby league clubs in northern New South Wales have failed to attract enough players for first grade sides this year, but administrators deny the sport is in trouble.
View ArticleGrant Cook dies after collapse following tackle in rugby league match in...
The wife of a Gold Coast man who died in hospital after he collapsed following a rugby league tackle says he loved unconditionally, helped many around him and died doing something he loved "so...
View ArticleEmotions overflow as Murwillumbah Mustangs win NRRRL grand final to honour...
The Murwillumbah Mustangs have ridden into history with a courageous win in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League grand final.
View ArticleGold Coast Titan Greg Bird under NRL investigation following alleged...
The NRL career of Gold Coast star Greg Bird is under a cloud after revelations he is being investigated over an alleged drunken incident at a hotel in northern New South Wales.
View ArticleNew South Wales Blues move State of Origin training base close to Queensland...
New South Wales State of Origin coach Laurie Daley believes moving his team's preparations closer to Queensland will mean less time spent in 'enemy territory'.
View ArticleNSW Country to feature childhood friends Cody Walker, Tyrone Roberts against...
Cody Walker will play alongside a familiar face in the halves for Country Origin against City Origin in Mudgee on Sunday, his childhood team-mate Tyrone Roberts.
View ArticleState of Origin: Blues captain Boyd Cordner refuses to sledge Maroons
New South Wales Blues captain Boyd Cordner apologises for not showing more hatred towards Queensland in the lead up to Wednesday's State of Origin clash.
View ArticleState of Origin: Blues' Laurie Daley says referees must allow free-flowing...
Laurie Daley calls on Wednesday night's State of Origin I referees to allow his team to play the open, free-flowing football the public want.
View ArticleToomelah and Boggabilla's Macintyre Warriors rugby league team changing their...
There is no single star of the team. Hard-running forwards, silky halves and speedy backs. All that a coach could ask for. Meet the outback league team changing a community.
View ArticleKen McCaffery, the oldest surviving Kangaroo says big bucks are ruining rugby...
Former rugby league great Ken McCaffery says money is ruining the modern game.
View ArticleMore Indigenous women tackle rugby league in effort to improve health and...
Interest in women's rugby league is growing in Indigenous communities, with one carnival helping to improve health and fitness.
View ArticleRugby's new league of players say 'don't wrap us in cotton wool'
After years of knockbacks, this group of disabled men finally gets the chance to take on the rough and tumble world of rugby league.
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