Ben Murdoch-Masila made his NRL debut in one of the greatest finals games ever played and went on to have a remarkable footballing life. Now, at 34 and with his career near its end, the Dragons are turning to him one last time.

It’s an extraordinary quirk of David Gallop’s long reign as chief executive of the NRL that three of the biggest scandals he had to deal with came from one club: the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

“The Broncos have found their recipe with no Ezra Mam and Adam Reynolds”.

The race for Sandon Smith’s signature is reportedly heating up, with one club reportedly in the box seat to secure the talented playmaker’s services.

Community rugby league means so much to so many, and volunteers from the Warragamba Wombats were left “emotional” and on the verge of tears after being named winners of the VB Leg Up for 2025.

International rugby league is changing — and for the better if this predicted Samoa team for the 2025 Pacific Championships is anything to go by.

Daly Cherry-Evans’ future has been under the microscope after the Sea Eagles’ ugly slide virtually out of finals contention in 2025.

It’s just two and a half months until the November 1 recruitment frenzy gets underway, with a raft of superstars effectively set to become free agents on that date.

Forward Matekino Gray and centre Tysha Ikenasio were both given multi-week suspensions after receiving their marching orders in the home defeat in Hamilton. Andrew Voerman

Journalist Andrew Webster has described Manly as a club in “absolute turmoil” amid claims top Sea Eagles players “have issues” with coach Anthony Seibold.