Pacific foes to continue Tests after 'fabulous success' offsets fans' invasion
Brad Walter Tonga and Samoa are set to play an annual mid-season Test for the next four years following the success of Saturday night's clash at Penrith.
League
Greenberg: we'll keep SBW and get Folau
Brad Walter Todd Greenberg, the man who insisted Sonny Bill Williams be banished from rugby league for five years after walking out on the Bulldogs, has vowed to help keep the All Blacks star in the game when he...
League
Dogs admit courting Folau but deny deal has been done
Brad Walter Israel Folau has been in the sights of some Canterbury officials since attending last year's Back to Belmore clash against Sydney Roosters, but Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg denies any deal...
Sin Bin
Benji's injury saves Kiwi selectors from having to toe the line
Brad Walter Benji Marshall's toe injury may have saved the New Zealand selectors from another tough decision about the Wests Tigers star.
League
Earl nearly defected to AFL after Dank's secret try-out
Adrian Proszenko, Daniel Lane and Brad Walter Sandor Earl was on the cusp of switching to the AFL after participating in a secret try-out for Essendon arranged by sports scientist Stephen Dank.
Clubs left frustrated by archaic salary rules
Brad Walter NRL clubs have written to the ARL Commission calling for a review of the antiquated way the salary cap is administered.
League
Cards set to fall after Thurston stays north
Brad Walter Israel Folau, Sam Williams and Corey Norman are set to be among the biggest beneficiaries of Johnathan Thurston's decision to play out his career in North Queensland after turning his back on up to...
Eels not alone in bid to lure Norman south
Michael Chammas, Brad Walter PARRAMATTA will have to fight off bids from St George Illawarra and Penrith to lure Corey Norman from Brisbane for next season.
Brad Walter
Parra, Raiders need to be good sports
Brad Walter South Sydney needed a prop to overcome their front-row injury crisis midway through the 2011 season, so the Rabbitohs convinced Leeds to release Luke Burgess by paying the Super League club a...
League
Eels still hopeful of signing Folau - and Tamou in their sights
Brad Walter PARRAMATTA members have been told the club is hopeful of finalising a deal with Israel Folau soon, and were still looking to sign English forward Gareth Hock in 2014 along with a leading front-rower,...
League
Club bosses discuss increase as players say cap doesn't fit
Brad Walter NRL chief executives are set to discuss calls for a bigger salary cap and club grant next season at a meeting in Sydney on Wednesday in a move that may help to resolve the futures of Israel Folau and...
Rugby League
Folau opts to move to union
Brad Walter Approval of a deal for Israel Folau to join Parramatta next season has come too late.
Rugby League
$3 million Eels deal comes too late to retain Folau
Brad Walter NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert's approval of a deal for Israel Folau to join Parramatta next season has come too late, with the former AFL convert turning his back on a return to the code to...
League
Eels deal comes too late to sign Folau
Brad Walter NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert's approval of a deal for Israel Folau to join Parramatta next season came too late for the Eels after the former AFL convert turned his back on the club - although...
Grant: We tried our best to land Folau
Brad Walter ARL COMMISSION chairman John Grant has defended the NRL's role in the Israel Folau saga as the former Test and Origin star prepares to reveal why he turned his back on a return to league to play...
League
SBW moves into boxing mode as Roosters contract drags on
Brad Walter SONNY BILL WILLIAMS will return to Japan on Tuesday with his Sydney Roosters contract yet to be registered by the NRL.
League
Sharp objection: Eels director fears of 'open warfare' at club
Brad Walter PARRAMATTA director Steve Sharp fears it could become ''open warfare'' between new coach Ricky Stuart and the board if a ticket formed by the triple premiership former Eels star doesn't succeed at...
Rhinos' move on Tonga may allow Folau to join Eels
Brad Walter INTEREST in Willie Tonga from English Super League premiers Leeds might help Parramatta to sign Israel Folau, with the Eels having been told to shed players to accommodate the returning AFL star...
ARLC won't be 'bullied' into making decisions
Brad Walter ARL Commission chairman John Grant believes the organisation has demonstrated in the nine months since its formation the benefits of having an independent body control the game.
Rugby league's the winner as Izzy and Sonny prepare for encore performance
Brad Walter IF you listen to Kevin Sheedy, the GWS Giants did Ricky Stuart a favour by poaching Israel Folau to play in the AFL.
