That's more like it. It's traditional for the league season to start with a decent rumour and a month out from the NRL kickoff, we have a doozy.

Organisers of the NRL Auckland Nines have installed temporary seating to increase Eden Park's capacity after the event sold out.

This will be the Warriors’ 20th season — and they are still waiting for the grand prize, the NRL Premiership title. Michael Burgess assesses the outlook for this banner season after recent disappointments.

Forty one-year-old rugby league great Brad Fittler is making a comeback - answering the Roosters' calls to appear in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines event next month.

The Cronulla Sharks will be hit with a $1m fine and their coach suspended for 12 months, as the NRL took a heavy hand to the club's controversial supplement program.

It's time commercially focused leaders tackled the issue of growing their sport without flogging the talent.

A five-point try and 'golden try' in extra time are two of the standout rules revealed for the NRL Nines tournament to take place at Eden Park next February.

Plans are being made to try to prevent off-field scandals among 250 top rugby league players when they gather in Auckland for next February's Nines tournament.

He is being hailed as the next Billy Slater but English superstar Sam Tomkins reveals Alfie Langer inspired his dream to come to the NRL and his mum gave the thumbs up to the Warriors.

Issac Luke is a marvel, writes Chris Rattue. The little Kiwis league hooker tormented France, as he has done to NRL defences throughout the year.

Top sportsmen like Benji Marshall harness their emotion to power their performance.

Eden Park will be at near capacity for the inaugural Auckland's NRL Nines tournament judging by current ticket sales, organisers predict.