NRL

Sydney Roosters National Rugby League player Shaun Kenny-Dowall is set to face a three-day court hearing over allegations of assaulted and stalking.

The Warriors will continue to play at Mount Smart Stadium until at least the end of the 2028 NRL season.

Kiwis skipper Simon Mannering is stepping down from his role as captain of the New Zealand Warriors.

The former Kiwi international Benji Marshall admits he's playing for his National Rugby League future in this year's competition.

Russell Packer has vowed to make amends to his family for the heartache his jailing put them through and not to waste his second chance.

Disgraced Sydney Roosters co-skipper Mitchell Pearce has apologised and admitted he has a problem with alcohol which he needs to address.

Former Sydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy suspended until December 2017 over attempted drug use.

The career of Sydney Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce hangs in the balance after he was stood down for a lewd act during an alcohol-fuelled Australia Day bender.

The former NRL bad boy Mark Geyer has called for Mitchell Pearce to be suspended from the NRL for a year after he was filmed simulating a lewd act.

The NRL Auckland Nines has a new naming rights sponsor following the end of tournament's relationship with failed retalier - Dick Smith.

The San Francisco 49ers appear reluctant to give Jarryd Hayne another chance to play an NFL game this season, saying he "needs to learn how to play football".

Former Warriors and Kiwis prop Russell Packer has been given the all-clear to return to the NRL.

Australian rugby league player Paul Gallen says he's still dreaming of taking on Sonny Bill Williams in the boxing ring.

The NRL and Players' Association conceded there'd be no changes to the competition draw for 2016 despite ongoing concerns about the management of player workloads.

National Rugby League games could be disrupted at the start of next season according to the code's biggest name, Johnathan Thurston.

The Warriors will open the 2016 National Rugby League season with two away games.

Kiwis and Warriors fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is one of three nominees for rugby league's world Player of the Year award.

Former Warriors and Kiwis prop Russell Packer's announced NRL return is in serious doubt again, and he may be deported from Australia.

Dave Smith has stepped down as NRL chief executive after three polarising years at the head of league's richest competition.

The NRL have moved to improve the standard of video refereeing with the introduction of an NFL-style "bunker" referral system for 2016.