NRL 2023
If the NRL and players can’t strike a deal soon, the salary cap might not be enforceable
The cap has been used to even out the competition for 30 years, but there are fears the game could descend into chaos if a new agreement is not reached before November.
- by Adam Pengilly
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Dragons weigh up rare hip-drop judiciary fight for de Belin
The controversial tackle has been in the headlines all year, but few have been willing to challenge it at the judiciary. But St George Illawarra might buck the trend.
- by Adam Pengilly
Titans 22 Cowboys 13
Match report
Titans upset Cowboys with Holmes on report again
The race for the finals has been blown wide open by a surprise Cowboys loss in Sunday’s Queensland derby, meaning just one win separates sixth and 11th on the ladder.
- by Joel Gould
Bulldogs 23 Dolphins 22
Match report
Narrow Bulldogs victory dents Dolphins’ finals hopes in inaugural season
A first-half field goal to Matt Burton proved the difference as the lowly Bulldogs held on for a rare win over the NRL’s new boys in front of a packed house in Bundaberg.
- by Darren Walton
Opinion
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Lack of progress in NRL since jersey saga a kick in guts, says Roberts
A year on from the scandal that derailed the Sea Eagles’ season, Ian Roberts says the NRL has done little to improve diversity and inclusivity.
- by Danny Weidler
Panthers 28 Sharks 0
Match report
McInnes breaks NRL tackling record as Panthers shut out Sharks
Back-rower Cameron McInnes made 84 tackles against the premiers on Saturday night, smashing the previous record by 10. It was as good as it got for Cronulla.
- by Adrian Proszenko
‘Chase your dreams’: DCE happy his girls can join league of their own
Manly legend Daly Cherry-Evans will celebrate his 300th NRL game in Women in League round, and he is glad his three girls will have the opportunity to continue the family name in the NRLW if they choose to.
- by Christian Nicolussi
NRL considers cutting funding to players’ union as pay battle rages on
The RLPA receives $3 million from the NRL each year, but that funding is under scrutiny as the long-running CBA dispute between the organisations continues.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Melbourne boss defends creating a storm over stripped titles parade
The club has copped a backlash from league fans for including replicas of the 2007 and 2009 premiership trophies that were stripped by the NRL due to salary cap rorting in their 25-year celebrations.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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How rugby league could stop China’s march in the Pacific
A sport played predominantly on the Australian eastern seaboard could hold the key to Canberra’s foreign policy in the region, and help keep China at bay in the Pacific.
- by Adrian Proszenko
‘He knows he needs to repay his teammates’: Arthur says Brown will be back after guilty plea
Brad Arthur says Dylan Brown is fit and ready to go when his NRL suspension ends and he owes his teammates after being suspended for pleading guilty to two counts of sexual touching without consent.
- by Roy Ward