Daniel Lane on Johnathan Thurston

Young stars crack in glare of the spotlight

Daniel Lane They're super-fit young men who have doors opened to them because they can tackle, pass a ball, score a try and kick better than the general population but the pressure to perform is making some...

Sheens on the radar for Warriors and Dragons

Tim Sheens.

Daniel Lane Four-time premiership-winning coach Tim Sheens could be back behind a clipboard soon with the Warriors and St George Illawarra interested in signing the former Wests Tigers mentor.

Rugby League

NRL 2013: the main men

Key man: Storm captain Cameron Smith.

Daniel Lane and Michael Chammas With the season kicking off on Thursday, we look at each team's key player.

League

GI blow leaves Dragons fuming

Nathan Merritt and  John Sutton

Daniel Lane DRAGONS coach Steve Price and his captain Ben Hornby last night slammed what they called a dangerous shot by Greg Inglis which left veteran forward Dean Young concussed and in a neck brace.

Barba brilliance stuns Cowboys

Ben Barba

Daniel Lane Canterbury's top dog Steve Mortimer paid his old club's new excitement machine Ben Barba the ultimate compliment last night when he said he was the fullback's No.1 supporter.

Souths put Inglis re-signing on hold until new salary cap is known

Inglis

Daniel Lane SOUTH SYDNEY chief executive Shane Richardson insisted his laugh when asked about Greg Inglis's future at the Rabbitohs was not through nerves or even the fear his club's superstar had increased the...

Bunnies in the swing

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 06:  Michael Croker of the Rabbitohs in action during the round six NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on April 6, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Daniel Lane Dealing with momentum swings is a big part of life in the NRL, and South Sydney co-captain Michael Crocker says the Rabbitohs are learning to cope properly when matches turn against them.