Ian Heads: a story-teller without peer and a true gentleman of rugby league
The journalist, who has died aged 81, was responsible for the Immortals concept but remained humble despite his status in the Australian game
Penrith Panthers confident of 2025 Las Vegas ticket as NRL clubs jostle for launch spots
Dolphins, Raiders and Cowboys among teams interested in US trip as league says metrics from 2024 point to early success of strategy
Bulldogs’ spirit reminds us why rugby league heartlands must be cherished
Batley’s Challenge Cup display against Castleford thrilled fans before their pitch offered a literal and metaphorical uphill struggle
Slick St Helens sparkle in the rain to knock Leeds out of Challenge Cup
St Helens reached the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup with a 20-6 win at Leeds in horrendous conditions
Women’s rugby league season kicks off with money doing the talking
The game has made great strides forward in recent years with St Helens the latest club to make match payments to players
St Helens’ Super League comeback at Leeds sets course for Wigan clash
Second-half tries from Jon Bennison and Moses Mbye helped St Helens recover from 8-0 down to beat Leeds 18-8 in the Super League
Melbourne Storm hold on for an unlikely 8-0 win against toothless Panthers
Ryan Papenhuyzen shines after two injury-ridden years as frustrated Penrith admit being ‘all over the shop’
Matt Dufty’s late try gives Sam Burgess’s Warrington victory over Hull KR
Sam Burgess continued his impressive start as a Super League head coach after his Warrington Wolves side’s third consecutive win – a 22-20 victory at Hull Kingston Rovers
NRL season preview: Penrith remain the team to beat as bright lights of Las Vegas fade
The Roosters and Warriors are among the Panthers’ biggest threats while the league faces their own familiar challenges this season
TV ratings for Vegas venture show slow initial take-up for NRL in the US
The NRL’s Las Vegas showcase has failed to win over American viewers, with just 61,000 tuning in to see the Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles clash in prime time
Five homegrown players in 26 years: NRL’s uphill battle in Victoria laid bare
Thirty years after 87,000 fans packed the MCG to set an Australian rugby league crowd record, the Storm have delivered a sobering message
Confusion reigns in Super League as new rules and legal case cast shadow
Rugby league’s bright new dawn under IMG is in danger of being undermined by a lack of clarity over law changes prompted by head injury concerns
Baffling rules, shorter breaks in play and violence: impressions from the US of the NRL
Selling the game in Vegas was worth a try but pyrotechnics, booming music and its commonality to other sports won’t work in the long run
Racism allegation mars NRL’s lavish Las Vegas showcase
An on-field allegation of racism during the NRL’s lavish season launch in Las Vegas has marred an event that had otherwise been warmly received