National Rugby League

The Warriors' National Rugby League game on Friday night has been shifted from Melbourne to Sydney due to a spike in Covid-19 cases in the Victorian capital.

The Warriors have organised a charter flight to take them to Australia on Sunday.

The National Rugby League, which was interrupted after two rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume as a 20-round competition on May 28th.

Opinion - It was fitting that the Kiwis played out the worst day of their history in front of a mostly empty Westpac Stadium, writes Jamie Wall.

Melbourne are flying solo at the top of the NRL ladder after maintaining their unbeaten start with a hard-fought 28-6 win over Penrith.

The Melbourne Storm are into the National Rugby League preliminary finals for the second-straight year, beating North Queensland 16-10 in an arm wrestle.

Almost two years to the day since the Broncos sacked him, Anthony Griffin enjoyed a triumphant Brisbane return as Penrith jumped into the NRL top eight.

A hamstring injury to Johnathan Thurston has soured another emphatic home victory for North Queensland after their 36-0 National Rugby League thumping of Canterbury in Townsville.

National Rugby League battlers Newcastle, Gold Coast and St George Illawarra have publicly signalled their interest in luring Jarryd Hayne back to the NRL.

Parramatta have moved a step closer to becoming national Rugby League salary-cap compliant with hooker Nathan Peats agreeing to terms with Gold Coast.

South Sydney are expecting Sam Burgess to return from a neck injury against Manly next week, but remain unclear as to what mental scars the incident has left on him.