Ezra Mam accepts nine-game ban, $120,000 in fines
Ezra Mam will have to pay $120,000 in fines to Brisbane and the NRL after the under-fire five-eighth accepted his…
Mam hit with NRL breach notice, but proposed punishment not yet known
Brisbane star Ezra Mam has been issued with a breach notice by the NRL for bringing the game and the…
How a shared love of NRL gave Australia an edge over China in PNG
On the eve of this year’s State of Origin grand final, a Papua New Guinean colleague gifted me two bright…
Demetriou lauds PNG’s NRL entry but coy on coaching gig
Jason Demetriou says his immediate focus is on growing Papua New Guinea rugby league through the national team, not putting…
Wendell Sailor faces court over alleged drunken rampage
Rugby dual-code international Wendell Sailor has faced court over an alleged drunken rampage at a city-centre bar. The 50-year-old former…
Former NRL star battling mood swings, memory loss joins call for mandatory concussion training
Watching PJ Marsh full of pride as he passes a football with his teenage sons, it’s hard to believe he…
Reece Walsh credits old Origin foe Michael Maguire for change in mindset
Reece Walsh credits new coach Michael Maguire for key advice that, if applied, should put and end to the “rocks-or-diamonds”…
Broncos star Ezra Mam charged over head-on collision, allegedly failing second drug test
Brisbane Broncos star Ezra Mam has been charged over a head-on car crash last month. Police allege Mam failed a…
Roosters’ Robinson calls for harsher NRL penalties on kick-off fouls
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has called for the NRL to go harder on players who commit high tackles from…
Why ‘New Zealand are worried’ about the rising powers of Tonga and Samoa
For decades, there was an understood hierarchy in men’s rugby league that went something like: Australia, New Zealand, England, a…