Controversial Titans star Kevin Proctor has received a career lifeline and will join fellow Gold Coast forward Sam Lisone in England. After contemplating retirement, Proctor will continue his career with Super League strugglers Wakefield Trinity after securing a two-year deal. The former New Zealand Test star departed the Titans in controversial circumstances earlier this year. Proctor wasn’t playing at the ...

Former St George Illawarra coach Nathan Brown has emerged as the prime candidate to take over Shane Flanagan’s head of recruitment role at the Dragons. It comes after Flanagan was offered one of Anthony Seibold’s assistant coaching positions at Manly. Sources at the Dragons claim Flanagan has not yet officially accepted Manly’s offer (as of Tuesday lunchtime), although that appears ...

Des Hasler’s coaching staff at Manly is being sliced and diced. The Sea Eagles have axed another member of Hasler’s former coaching staff – assistant Michael Monaghan. The Daily Telegraph can reveal the club dumped Monaghan on Monday night. It is understood Monaghan was told of his demise in a phone call from incoming coach Anthony Seibold. Hasler was sensationally ...

NRL clubs and Australian law experts have revealed increasing concerns over long-term injuries – and possible litigation – by playing World Cup matches on smaller fields in England. And it could cost tournament organisers more than $1m. Kangaroos superstar James Tedesco collided heavily with a television camera, positioned behind the in-goal area, during Australia’s opening round match against Fiji in ...

Tonga have survived a spirited comeback from Papua New Guinea to avoid another Pacific nation disaster in the Rugby League World Cup. Young guns Tolutau Koula and Isaiya Katoa inspired Tonga to a 24-18 win that keeps them on track for a semi-final clash with England. But it didn’t come easy. Tonga gave up an 18-6 halftime lead and needed ...

Anthony Seibold’s bid to return to the NRL has received a helping hand from his former boss after Brisbane chair Karl Morris revealed he had provided a character reference to Manly owner and friend Scott Penn. Morris, who was at the helm of the Broncos during Seibold’s ill-fated stint at the NRL powerhouse, said he would be delighted to see ...

Clubs are clamouring to re-sign their best players ahead of November 1, when free agents for the 2024 season come onto the open market. Here are the players your club cannot afford to let go if they have designs on success going forward. And here is the full list of players coming off contract at the end of this month. ...

In a bid to crack down on hooligan behaviour at this year’s World Cup, more than 1300 England fans have had their passports temporarily revoked. The fans, who have been subject to football banning orders, will be forced to hand over their UK passports in order to prevent them from travelling to the World Cup in Qatar, which starts next ...

The paradox of the self-absorbed Panthers is breathtaking. As tough and intelligent as they are on the field they moan like little children off it. They continue to ruin their own parade with boorish (adjective: rough and bad mannered; coarse) behaviour that devalues (verb: reduce or underestimate the worth of importance of) their own performance. It was just a week ...

The manager of Liam Martin has warned Penrith that the club would be “unwise” to push the grand final-winning star onto the NRL open market. “The pressure is on Penrith, not on us,” Martin’s agent, Allan Gainey said. Martin – selected in Australia’s World Cup squad – remains locked in delicate negotiations with Penrith. It appears Martin’s asking price and ...