Sonny Bill free to play NRL opener
Michael Chammas The NRL has finally registered the contract of Sonny Bill Williams just hours before the deadline that would have seen him miss Thursday night's season opener against South Sydney.
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NRL 2013: the main men
Daniel Lane and Michael Chammas With the season kicking off on Thursday, we look at each team's key player.
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NRL braces for raids
Brad Walter and Michael Chammas Manly and Cronulla received surprise visits from auditors Deloitte Forensic.
League
Simply the best: Cowgirl Mauboy unveiled as new face of NRL
Michael Chammas REVELATIONS on Thursday of widespread use of illicit drugs in Australian sport forced the NRL to postpone its announcement for this year's advertising campaign.
Search for answers: NRL clubs respond to survey as auditors plan surprise raids in hunt for evidence
Brad Walter, Michael Chammas NRL clubs are bracing for raids from Deloitte Forensic, with officials refusing to confirm if all clubs would be audited or if some had been specifically targeted.
League
Six NRL clubs confirm being mentioned in ACC report
Chris Barrett, Michael Chammas Six clubs - Manly, Cronulla, Newcastle, Canberra, North Queensland and Penrith - have confirmed they were mentioned in the Australian Crime Commission report after being notified by the NRL last...
League
Axed Sheens covets Cup glory - and NRL return
Michael Chammas IF IT was up to him, Tim Sheens would coach until he dies.
Ex-players go upstairs as NRL battles video nasties
Michael Chammas REFEREE boss Daniel Anderson has appointed former players Luke Patten, Matt Rodwell and Justin Morgan as video referees for 2013.
League
NRL mourning loss of a favourite son as cancer claims Mannah
Michael Chammas HE WAS a gentleman.
League
Secret weapons: the men who could shape the NRL finals
Michael Chammas Greg Inglis, Ben Barba, Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater dominate the headlines, but there are some unsung heroes just as capable of turning this premiership on its head.
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NRL's comeback trail adding extra excitement to fixtures
Michael Chammas, Brad Walter ON 15 occasions this year, a team has come from behind to snatch victory in the final five minutes of the match.
No winners as NRL, cricket clash catches out Channel 9
Michael Chammas CRICKET AUSTRALIA and the NRL are set to go to war over Friday night prime time on March 2.
NRL won't budge in scheduling drama
Michael Chammas CHANNEL NINE is considering showing a delayed telecast of the one-day international between Australia and Sri Lanka on March 2 due to the scheduling clash with round one of the NRL.
Shark alert for NRL
Michael Chammas CRONULLA has endured 45 years of heartache, but prop Bryce Gibbs believes the wait for a premiership could end this season.
Bunnies focus on flaws to ward off complacency
Michael Chammas South Sydney produced the most emphatic first half of the season on Friday night but such is their desire to continue such dominance, it is the 10 points they conceded that has them talking.
League
John bounces back to haunt Warriors
Michael Chammas It's ironic that Isaac John appears to have resurrected his NRL career at the same ground that almost ended it.
Dugan can help Dragons get their fire back, says Young
Michael Chammas St George Illawarra have struggled to score points since Darius Boyd's defection to Newcastle but former Dragons lock Dean Young believes Josh Dugan can solve their attacking woes.
League
Benji benched as Tigers try new tactic for Souths clash
Michael Chammas Star playmaker Benji Marshall will start on the bench as the Wests Tigers try to avoid recording the worst losing streak in the club's history against the table-topping Rabbitohs on Friday night.
Dragons unfazed by length of Raiders' rap sheet on Dugan
Michael Chammas, Peter FitzGerald Josh Dugan will join St George Illawarra with plenty of baggage - including 18 misdemeanours his former club detailed in a dossier sent to the NRL for a report into the troubled fullback's behaviour.
A stint in construction, now bad boy has chance to rebuild career
Michael Chammas He hasn't picked up a football in two months but Josh Dugan will be given 90 minutes on Saturday to prove he's ready for a shock debut for St George Illawarra on Sunday.
