Panthers appoint Anthony Griffin head coach
Former Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin is the new man in charge at the Penrith Panthers with the club announcing a three-year deal which will see Griffin at the foot of the mountains till at lease
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Grand Final still haunts Kahu but has chance at redemption against England
Brisbane Broncos winger Jordan Kahu admits that losing the NRL Grand Final will never leave him but has the chance to shake some of those demons as New Zealand continue their build-up to their first
Johns: Cleary will be coach of the New Zealand Warriors in 2016
Newcastle legend Matthew Johns believes Ivan Cleary will in fact return to Auckland and replace Andrew McFadden as coach of the New Zealand Warriors prior to round one of the 2016 season. Speaking on Triple
Premiership-winner says next NRL CEO needs to be a rugby league guy
The NRL doesn’t need another Dave Smith. That’s according to premiership-winning Brisbane five-eight Ben Ikin who believes the next CEO of the competition needs to be a rugby league person. “My first piece of advice
Leeds boss says reduction in interchange to make NRL hookers “redundant”
Leeds Rhinos CEO Gary Hetherington says there could be a cavalcade of hookers leaving the NRL soon with the advent of a reduction in the interchange allowing clubs to play one dummy-half. The Super League
Smith quits as NRL CEO
Dave Smith has stood down as CEO of the NRL and will finish his contract which ends in November. The decision confirms media reports that Smith was on the outer with other officials and had
Manly deal not done yet as team-mate says Taupau could be Canberra bound
The81stMinute can reveal that reports Wests Tigers’ hulking forward Martin Taupau has signed with Manly-Warringah isn’t quite right and a move to the Canberra Raiders is still a possibility. We understand Taupau has agreed verbally
UPDATED: Panthers shock as club sacks Ivan Cleary
The Penrith Panthers have sent shock waves through rugby league by sacking coach Ivan Cleary with a year to run on his contract. “Ivan Cleary has done a tremendous job in his four years at
The Quick Tap
KIWIS RIPE FOR THE PICKING New Zealand is on their way to the United Kingdom where they will face Leeds Rhinos before a three test series against England and they will do it with
Canada beat USA again, Tonga through to RLWC, New Zealand on tour and more
Tonga have qualified for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup defeating Cook Islands 28-8 at Campbelltown Stadium. The Kukis opened the scoring in the opening three minutes via Melbourne Storm youngster Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad but went