It’s a new year – and with that, an opportunity to stare into the crystal ball and throw some fearless predictions down for Australian rugby.

The devotion of resources and the focus on the Waratahs is almost a throwback to the formation of Super Rugby in 1996. NSW was deemed to be the centre of the Australian rugby universe only to be ...

Frizell was one of the All Blacks' best in 2023 as they made the World Cup Final, the highlight being a player of the match performance in Auckland to take down South Africa. Samu is a jack of all ...

The deal will see the new team, which is yet to be named, join Australia’s National Rugby League in 2028, becoming either its 18th or 19th franchise. There’s a catch: the deal includes a ...

SYDNEY — Australia and Papua New Guinea announced Thursday that a team from the Pacific island nation would join Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) in a deal that deepens economic and ...

Rugby union has always attracted a certain type, the ‘play hard, party hard’ sort. I remember a former teammate – a prop, ...

Meat or poison, the reduction to four franchises can only help the Wallaby endeavour to hunt the British & Irish Lions next ...

But the move to include a PNG team in Australia’s National Rugby League marks a ... little-known – particularly compared with rugby union – and is played mainly in eastern Australia, New ...

Their six-wicket victory in Sydney ensured the hosts clinched the series 3-1, rallying after an emphatic 295-run defeat in ...

SYDNEY: Australia ... a love of rugby league," Albanese told reporters. "I am delighted to announce the Australian government is supporting a Papua New Guinea team to join the National Rugby ...

Papua New Guinea has long lobbied for a side in Australia ... rugby league," Albanese told reporters. "I am delighted to announce the Australian government is supporting a PNG team to join the ...

A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League ... of the 15-player sport of rugby union. League is played primarily in Australia, New Zealand, England ...