Tom Gilbert has emerged from an extraordinary battle with two major injuries to be appointed the Dolphins captain to replace the retired Jesse Bromwich.
Joel Gould
St Helens and England forward Morgan Knowles will link up with his old coach Kristian Woolf in 2026 when he joins the Dolphins on a two-year deal.
The Eels have locked in their most important player on a monster new deal, with their focus now shifting to trying to keep their other star playmaker.
Martin Gabor
Mitch Moses is set to see out his career at Parramatta, signing with the Eels until the end of 2029 and offering the club some much-needed certainty.
Scott Bailey
The Roosters have made some big changes to their leadership group, with a couple of fiery forwards promoted to new roles.
A failed medical put his career on hold, and a decision to skip training to attend a concert could have ended it, but Siosiua Taukeiaho is back in the NRL
Siosiua Taukeiaho will start for Manly in their season opener against North Queensland, eight months after fearing he'd never play rugby league again.
Affable second-rower Zac Hosking tries not to think of himself as unlucky but is hoping good fortune finally smiles upon him in his second season at Canberra.
Jasper Bruce
After his documents were approved by the US consulate, NRL legend Sam Burgess had only a matter of minutes to book a flight to Las Vegas.
Warriors co-captain and New Zealand international James Fisher-Harris would love to see a second Kiwi team in the NRL someday.
From experienced hands to rugby league tyros, here are the players to watch when the 2025 NRL season kicks off.
The NRL's biggest names insist Penrith's dominance is worth celebrating, even if the spread of titles between clubs is thinner than any point since the 1980s.
Zac Lomax is a week away from making his club debut with the Eels, but it’s not the only new thing in his life.
Ezra Mam has addressed last year’s shocking car crash, with the Broncos star fearing the incident would cost him his lucrative contract.
Nathan Cleary has come to the defence of the Matildas and partner Mary Fowler after an on-air tirade about Australia's national women's football team.
The NRL will resist the temptation to bring back its more prominent clubs for second Las Vegas visits until every team has been offered a turn in Sin City.
Giant Newcastle prop Sebastian Su'a, son of a former New Zealand left-armer, will join the Dolphins next season on a two-year deal.
Ben Hunt is ready to play five-eighth for Brisbane with the same freedom and off-the-cuff style that he displayed in 2017 for Ipswich in a career turning point.
Contrite Brisbane star Ezra Mam has revealed why he waited two months to reach out to victims of his car accident and is ready for any legal action against him.
Canberra have chosen the player they want to replace departed club veteran Jordan Rapana.
If Ronaldo Mulitalo continues to stay loyal to Cronulla, he'll likely pass Andrew Ettingshausen's mark for most tries as a Shark, and that suits the club great.
A new era begins for the Jillaroos this weekend, but the more things change, the more they stay the same.
White Ribbon called the NRL "tone deaf" for inviting Donald Trump to its Las Vegas fixtures, but the league's chief executive disagrees with the charity.
Jack Howarth has lifted the lid on whether he got the ball down in last year’s grand final, with the Storm rookie primed for an even bigger year.