IMG’s rugby league revamp delivers hope of promised land for city clubs
Championship sides such as York and Newcastle hope the proposed grading system will mean Super League status
More NRL teams are an option but further expansion comes with associated risks
The Dolphins have shown the way so far this season but there are no guaranteed rewards for adding an 18th, 19th and 20th team
Catalans Dragons win in wintry Wigan to maintain perfect start
Manu Ma’u ran in two tries as Catalans Dragons won 18-10 at Wigan to keep up their perfect start to the Super League campaign
Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins flip the script to ambush Sydney Roosters in NRL boilover
The Dolphins defeated the Sydney Roosters in a major round one upset with the NRL’s 17th team springing a boilover victory before 32,177 fans at Suncorp
‘Jumping at shadows’: NRL coaches go to war with League chiefs over on-field concussions
After a weekend of drama, confusion and criticism from NRL coaches, CEO Andrew Abdo has been forced to defend its management of on-field concussions
Melbourne Storm beat Parramatta Eels in golden point: NRL 2023 season opener – as it happened
Minute-by-minute report: Harry Grant scored a try in golden point to seal a 16-12 victory for the Storm in a thrilling NRL season opener in Parramatta
NRL 2023: five on-field issues that will be settled this season
Is this finally Latrell Mitchell’s season, can Penrith do the three-peat, and will Cameron Ciraldo resurrect the Bulldogs?
NRL 2023: five off-field issues the league and its bosses face this season
The players aren’t striking but questions linger around the Pride issue, a loss of trust in the NRL and the Dolphins’ success
St Helens’ James Roby: ‘This is a hard game that puts you in dark places’
James Roby tells Donald McRae he has ‘scars everywhere’ but is ready to fight on, with the record as the most capped Saint of all time in his sights
World champions St Helens comfortably sweep Castleford aside in opener
Newly-crowned world champions St Helens began the defence of their Super League title with a comfortable 24-6 win at Castleford
Hard work and humility: how St Helens scaled rugby league’s summit
Saints stand on top of the world after beating Penrith in their own back yard, the serial champions built on solid foundations
St Helens stun Penrith Panthers to win World Club Challenge with golden point
St Helens have become the first English club to win in Australia since 1994 after Lewis Dodd’s dramatic drop goal helped them beat Penrtih 13-12 in the World Club Challenge
Outstanding Warrington too strong for Leeds in Super League opener
Warrington overpowered Leeds in the opening game of the Super League season, cruising to a 42-10 victory against last season’s losing Grand Finalists
Rugby league revolution as IMG prepares to rip it up and start again
After the new Super League season, which kicks off on Thursday, a replacement for promotion and relegation looms