Wigan v Hull KR promises Challenge Cup classic but young players’ pay an issue

Wembley finalists seek to define status as modern greats but bubbling underneath is salary cap problem

Blues seal Women’s State of Origin with game three win – as it happened

New South Wales lift Origin shield after beating Queensland 12-4 in third game on the Gold Coast

Blues defeat Maroons 12-4 to complete 3-0 whitewash with Yasmin Meakes named player of the series

An epic first game was won by the veteran Blues fullback but the contest was turned by Kalyn Ponga’s sending off with his team 20-6 up

Blues defeat Maroons 22-20 in 2026 men’s series opener as Nathan Cleary and James Tedesco seal victory in final minute

New South Wales launch incredible comeback from 0-20 down after Queensland let first-half dominance slip away

From an influx of new personnel to different bench strategies this year’s series opener in Sydney will see a number of deviations from the norm

Chief executive’s exit comes with the sport on the brink of more expansion and clears way for wisecracking racing chief to shape its future

Andrew Abdo has resigned as NRL CEO to take up a role with Tennis Australia

Hull KR mauled a Wigan side made up of youngsters 62-4, just nine days before the two sides meet in the Challenge Cup final

Rugby league representative player Jai Arrow has retired from the NRL following a shock medical diagnosis of MND

Wigan caught Leeds cold as a dominant first-half performance laid the foundations for an emphatic 24-4 win at the Brick Community Stadium

Despite a scare in the final minute the Blues hold on to defeat Queensland 10-14 in the second game of the series

Queensland go down 10-14 to New South Wales in game 2 after stunning try-savers deny Maroons’ Jasmine Peters twice

The coach’s success at Penrith has not been centred on the cult of personality, unlike like so many other great NRL mentors