Anderson under fire as Simpkins hands in notice

Daniel Lane NRL referees' boss Daniel Anderson faces a crisis in the ranks after long-serving video ref Paul Simpkins tendered his immediate resignation after what appears to have been a bungled pay cut.

League

Gallen cools expectations

Daniel Lane CRONULLA skipper Paul Gallen said he had advised some Cronulla fans to look at how Wests Tigers and Newcastle fared last season before saddling the Sharks with unrealistic expectations.

Referees under the pump to cut blunders

Daniel Lane The NRL's squad of referees needed to be exposed to stress and pressure at training on a daily basis if the number of errors was to be dramatically reduced, one of Australia's leading sports...

Rugby League

Stuart opts out as Blues mentor

DANIEL LANE RICKY STUART has decided to walk away from the NSW State of Origin coaching job after the ongoing bunfight over whether he should continue in the role.

Kearney refuses to give life to race slur

Daniel Lane PARRAMATTA coach Stephen Kearney has refused to respond to an ugly whispering campaign - suggesting he had implemented a brown-skinned recruitment policy at the club - because he did not want to...