'State of the Origin'
Victorian Sport Minister cannot wait for special game between Queensland and ... New Zealand
Glenn Jackson It's rugby league's showpiece, and high-ranked Victorians have made no secret that they want more of it. Yet how much do they know about State of Origin?
'He'll always be a Maori. But New Zealand should have moved faster'
Glenn Jackson FOR two straight days, the calls were coming at all hours. At midnight, when James Tamou knew his mother would be awake.
League
McKendry played on with broken neck
Glenn Jackson Penrith front-rower Sam McKendry played 14 minutes of Monday night's match against Parramatta with a broken neck.
Gidley giddy after getting call up for Kangaroos
Glenn Jackson The Australian rugby league team is staying in the casino complex in Canberra, yet the squad had witnessed a gamble well before they walked through the front doors.
Sheens will quiz whistle blowers on rule changes
Glenn Jackson Australian coach Tim Sheens will seek clarification from referees boss Daniel Anderson - and perhaps even referee Ashley Klein - over key changes to rules and interpretations for Friday night's Test...
League
Drop-in centre: switch is no sweat for Inglis
Glenn Jackson Slipping back into the centres for an Australian team, you will be comforted to hear, is as easy as ''riding a bicycle''.
League
Sheens lays down golden rule for Roos
Glenn Jackson Australia coach Tim Sheens has told his squad they need to "live up to their reputation" against New Zealand on Friday night in Canberra.
League
Thurston on quest to add World Cup to trophies
Glenn Jackson He can do anything that Johnathan Thurston, but has he done it all?
League
Inglis 'all good' despite limping out of Kiwi clash
Glenn Jackson, Brad Walter Greg Inglis put a scare through South Sydney on Friday night when he aggravated an old hip problem during the Test in Canberra, but South Sydney officials believe he is unlikely to miss any football...
League
Second-half jump start gets Kangaroos home
Glenn Jackson Australia were simply stronger when and where it counted. Their key players stepped up when they needed to, with a Test match on the line.
League
Kiwis' loss will help Tigers move on without Marshall
Glenn Jackson Wests Tigers five-eighth Benji Marshall says he is already taking steps to ensure a swifter than expected recovery from turf toe.
Ingredients all come together for Woods to really impress
Glenn Jackson If Aaron Woods were to pick the perfect opportunity to impress before the representative season, this Sunday would come close: a stoush with two fellow in-form front-rowers with rep potential, on the...
League
Test gives Gallen some respite from ASADA
Glenn Jackson It is difficult to fathom that the pressure on the NSW captain might be eased by a week in camp for a Test match against New Zealand.
Rugby League
Inglis glad to be centre of attention
Glenn Jackson Queensland star says slipping back into the centres for an Australian team is easy.
League
Refs blow time up for obstruction rule
Glenn Jackson Referees bosses have bowed to the wave of criticism over the obstruction rules and are set to abandon black-and-white interpretations.
League
SBW's form has Sheens sounding Test alarm
Glenn Jackson Australian coach Tim Sheens says the early form of Sydney Roosters back-rower Sonny Bill Williams - who has declared himself eligible for New Zealand - should be a reminder to his team of the size of...
Glenn Jackson
Clubs restack from backs to their packs
Glenn Jackson PREMIERSHIP teams are bred not bought, or so the saying went the last time Sydney Roosters went on such a spree.
League
Marshall dashed at loss of captaincy
Glenn Jackson Benji Marshall has been stripped of the New Zealand rugby league captaincy against his wishes ahead of this year's World Cup.
League
Gallen's ring debut a bout to regret
Glenn Jackson IT IS not quite Cronulla's worst fears realised, but the wash-up from Paul Gallen's charity boxing bout will leave the Sharks feeling their own charity might have been misguided.
League
Game-changing deal that was brokered in a phone box
Glenn Jackson A PHONE box outside a campsite near Nowra. If ever there was a place you would not have expected some serious negotiations to be had, on the next NRL major sponsor and digital media rights, this...
