‘We wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world’: Samoa’s World Cup heroes finally come home
The final might have been last month, but Samoa had one last stop to make on their extraordinary Rugby League…
Remembering the famous Australians who died in 2022
Australia lost two of its greatest Indigenous artists, plus witnessed the shock early deaths of serving politicians and sporting greats.…
Sam Burgess denies doing drugs after roadside test shows positive result for cocaine
Former South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL player Sam Burgess has denied driving with cocaine in his system, despite testing positive after…
Pacific Islander-led rugby league revolution is in full swing in this Aussie Rules stronghold
From the balmy Samoan village of Asau to country Victoria, Storrs Ualesi has always carried rugby in his soul. “My…
How a rugby league match on the Gold Coast is helping grow the sport in Poland and South Africa
South Africa and Poland rugby league teams will face each other on the Gold Coast in an unlikely inaugural clash…
‘It came from my own people’: Australian star ‘disappointed’ by accusations he turned his back on his heritage
Australian prop Tino Fa’asuamaleaui has revealed his difficult build-up to the Kangaroos World Cup final victory over Samoa after copping…
Science beats magic as Australia end Samoa’s World Cup dream
It was a battle between science and magic at Old Trafford and in the end, hard facts won the day…
From Bunnings raffles to business class: How things have changed for the Jillaroos since their first World Cup
Just before the Jillaroos flew out for the Rugby League World Cup, they were greeted by a gauntlet. The players’…
The ‘humbling’ stories inspiring Samoa’s stars towards their historic World Cup final
For the first five years of his life, Tim Lafai lived in Samoa and, as the nation prepares for it’s…
They’ve been best mates since childhood, now they’re coming to end Australia’s World Cup dream
New Zealand might be outsiders in the women’s rugby league World Cup final against Australia but they boast a childhood…