Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

DARK SECRETS: Clint newton | Vintage Vibes

Ruck row: PVL breaks bread with riled up players' union

NRL supremo Peter V'landys and players' union boss Clint Newton have hit reset about set restarts after the former's frank claim about "not telling the truth".

AAP · Sep 9

'Fresh opportunities': R360 boss hits back at V'Landys

The boss of R360 says threats of 10-year bans for NRL players who defect to the rebel competition are entirely predictable as the code war escalates.

AAP · Oct 15, 2025

Tedesco joins Thurston as four-time Players' Champion

James Tedesco has been voted the best player in the NRL in 2025 by his peers, beating out Harry Grant, Payne Haas, Isaiya Katoa and Ethan Strange.

AAP · Sep 29, 2025

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Cleary vents over NRL's 'disturbing' new powers

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary is unhappy with the NRL's judicial process, lashing the hip-drop rule, the Match Review Committee and ARLC's new charging power.

AAP · Jun 24, 2025

NRL sure PNG team can be strong despite November 1 rule

A PNG-based team is set to enter the NRL in 2028, but current rules mean they must wait almost two years to begin negotiating with contracted players.

AAP · Dec 11, 2024

NRL players begin to push back against ‘negative agendas’ with alternative media careers

A growing cohort are cutting out the traditional media middleman to reach fans directly and present themselves on their own terms

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2024

Furious RLPA wants Volkman the line-in-sand moment

Clint Newton has demanded the Ronald Volkman saga becomes a line-in-the-sand moment for contracting, with the Rugby League Players Association CEO furious.

AAP · Jan 22, 2024

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Media boycott effective tool in NRL pay war: Burgess

NRL players' union delegate Tom Burgess believes the player-led media boycott can kickstart stalled talks over the sport's collective bargaining agreement.

AAP · Jul 18, 2023

NRL and NRLW players to boycott media as pay negotiations break down

Rugby league players will boycott media duties after negotiations with the NRL over the collective bargaining agreement come to a head

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2023

RLPA unhappy as NRL pay talks hit another impasse

Players' union boss Clint Newton has made clear his frustration over the latest impasse in negotiations with a settlement offer to be rejected by the NRL.

AAP · May 25, 2023

NRL players warned off signing contracts

The Rugby League Players Association has urged NRL stars to reconsider agreeing to new contracts as the stalemate surrounding a new CBA continues.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

NRL adamant funding agreement in sight

Andrew Abdo has insisted that there is a clear plan for overdue funding agreements with NRL clubs to be finalised soon after meeting with several CEOs.

AAP · Nov 8, 2022

NRL lowballing players in CBA talks: Grant

The impasse over the NRL's handling of CBA negotiations has left Kangaroos hooker Harry Grant feeling frustrated.

AAP · Nov 7, 2022

Brigginshaw backs RLPA call on CBA

NRLW players, including the Jillaroos at the World Cup, have no contractual certainty for next year's competition and are calling on the NRL to codify a CBA.

AAP · Oct 26, 2022

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP · Oct 20, 2022

RLPA rejects proposed NRL transfer window

RLPA CEO Clint Newton says a transfer window proposed by the NRL is inadequate as the league ponders how to streamline its player market.

AAP · Jul 1, 2022

RLPA's warning after Origin sheds incident

The Rugby League Players' Association says it's the responsibility of broadcasters to moderate footage from the dressing rooms.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

Australian Open golfing champion Jack Newton farewelled in Newcastle after death at 72

Close to 1,500 mourners said a last goodbye to the sportsman in Newcastle on Wednesday following his death last month at the age of 72.

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Australian golfer Jack Newton dies aged 72

The ‘incredible character’ of the game was best known for his 1975 play-off defeat to Tom Watson at The Open in Carnoustie, Scotland.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2022

Data collection in Australian sport leading to privacy issues for athletes

Professional sports in Australia have been taken hostage by the promise of dollars that data can bring, leading to an "explosion in the capture" of athletes' personal and private information writes Tracey Holmes.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2022

Sydney Roosters defeat St George-Illawarra to win maiden premiership

Sydney Roosters have won the 2022 NRLW premiership, defeating St George Illawarra 16-4 at Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe.

AAP · Feb 2, 2022

NRL players pushing for relaxed protocols

The Rugby League Players' Association will meet with NRL bosses to discuss relaxing COVID-19 protocols.

AAP · Jan 20, 2022

Unvaccinated NRL players in single figures

RLPA CEO Clint Newton says fewer than 10 NRL players are still unvaccinated and he's hopeful no more will walk away from the game.

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.