For fans starved of rugby league, there’s plenty of action to look forward to this weekend with the Nines Premier League returning on the Gold Coast, featuring a host of former NRL stars.

Zac Lomax is set for a courtroom showdown with the Parramatta Eels on the eve of the NRL trials, with the superstar winger set to argue it would be a restraint of trade to block him from joining the Melbourne Storm.

Sharks’ cult hero Toby Rudolf is managing himself in a contract year and with 14 teammates also coming to the end of their deals, the current squad know their title window is closing fast.

St George Illawarra Dragons hooker Jacob Liddle is racing the clock to be available for the club’s opening match of the season in Las Vegas after suffering an injury setback.

From Queensland Origin representative Robert Toia to breakout Eels fullback Isaiah Iongi, there were plenty of rookies who put their name in the spotlight in 2025.

The Parramatta Eels have officially commenced legal proceedings against released former player Zac Lomax as the NSW Blues representative attempts to return to the NRL ahead of the 2026 season.

The North Queensland Cowboys have signed the son of former club great Carl Webb, who has been described by those around him as “hardworking” and a “lovely kid”.

Star Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs has been captured flattening the owner of a Brisbane skincare company in a video that has since gone viral on social media.

A young Canberra Raiders player’s “immature reaction” to losing at the pokies short-circuited a popular Sydney nightspot’s entire gaming room, generating nearly $5000 worth of damage.

Kiwi rugby league star Brandon Smith says he has spent a month in rehab addressing his addictions to alcohol and gambling. RNZ reporter