The Broncos have suffered an early setback in their bid to bounce back from their disastrous premiership defence with Josiah Karapani banned for the first two rounds of the 2027 season.

The NRL’s free agency period is heating up, with a number of big names closing in on new deals now that November 1 players are officially able to speak to rival clubs .

The NRL’s free agency period is heating up, with a number of big names closing in on new deals now that November 1 players are officially able to speak to rival clubs .

The Broncos have suffered an early setback in their bid to bounce back from last year’s disastrous premiership defence with Josiah Karapani banned for the first two rounds of the 2027 season.

Payne Haas dominated fitness drills on his first day at South Sydney training but won’t start contact work until January, with the former Broncos prop again forced to shut down theories on why he left the biggest club in Queensland.

It’s locked in. Australia will take on New Zealand in next Sunday’s World Cup final, a repeat of the epic thriller which kicked off the tournament.

Spencer Leniu has called out the pay disparity between Kangaroos players and the rest of the nations, declaring “our little nations carried” the World Cup after Samoa and Tonga bowed out of the tournament.

Payne Haas dominated fitness drills on his first day at South Sydney training but won’t start contact work until January, with the former Broncos prop again forced to shut down theories on why he left the biggest club in Queensland.

Star front rower Spencer Leniu is set to begin his Parramatta Eels career on the sidelines after being hit with a ban for his spray at referee Adam Gee as Samoa fell apart in a World Cup implosion against Australia .