About our NRL news
Latest news on the NRL (National Rugby League), Australia's premier rugby league competition, covering match results, team news, transfers, injuries, State of Origin, the Grand Final and controversies.
The NRL has 17 clubs: Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks, Dolphins, Gold Coast Titans, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Newcastle Knights, New Zealand Warriors, North Queensland Cowboys, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters and Wests Tigers. The Perth Bears and the PNG Chiefs are confirmed as future entrants, taking the league beyond 17 teams.
Regular themes include expansion, the salary cap, judiciary and refereeing decisions, concussion and player welfare, and big-money moves to Super League or rugby union. Broadcast deals and the growth of the women's competition, the NRLW, also shape the game.
Rugby league is a way of life in Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland. Local rivalries, Friday night football and the annual State of Origin series between the New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons are part of national culture. Maori, Pasifika and Indigenous players have long shaped the game, celebrated each year in Indigenous Round.
The Sydney club competition began in 1908. The 1990s Super League war split the code in Australia and ended with a single national competition, the NRL, in 1998. Brisbane Broncos joined in 1988 and Melbourne Storm in 1998, while Penrith Panthers won four titles in a row in the early 2020s. The trophy is the Provan-Summons Trophy.
Our NRL feed brings you the latest NRL news from every club, including results, team lists, transfers, injuries, State of Origin, Grand Final stories and expert analysis on Australia's National Rugby League.