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1 day ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Aaron Bower |Adam Brax
Kai Pearce-Paul admits the opportunity to play under one of his childhood heroes was one of the main reasons in him agreeing to sign for Wests Tigers. The London-born forward will join the Tigers on a three-year deal from the start of next season, after agreeing to leave Newcastle Knights at the end of his current contract. Pearce-Paul joined the Knights from Wigan and has emerged into one of the NRL’s standout and premiere forwards.
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4 days ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Adam Brax |Aaron Bower
Former New South Wales coach and Australian Test captain Brad Fittler has firmed as the leading candidate to take over as Kangaroos coach, with Mal Meninga reportedly set to step aside to take the reins at the new Perth Bears franchise. Veteran journalist Phil “Buzz” Rothfield broke the story on his Off the Record podcast on Tuesday, saying Meninga is just “48 hours off accepting the job” as head coach of the Perth Bears expansion side set to enter the NRL in 2027.
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4 days ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Adam Brax |Aaron Bower
One of the NRL’s biggest names, Tom ‘Turbo’ Trbojevic, is considering a potential shift to the Super League in 2027. The 28-year-old fullback, who has scored more than 100 tries since his debut in 2015, is off-contract at the end of next season. Alongside his brother Jake, he will be free to negotiate with other clubs from November. The unexpected career move of the Manly Eagles superstar was reported by the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday.
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1 week ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Aaron Bower |Adam Brax
The NRL is a chaotic place at the best of times, and you can double that in the Origin period. That was written all over this weekend of footy: every favourite lost, and only one of the games was even close. While the NRL will see this as a good thing, in that it backs their idea that anyone can beat anyone, it isn’t a good look for the competition. Calls for a standalone Origin period will certainly grow stronger after this round.
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1 week ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Ben Olawumi |Adam Brax
The NRL’s biggest transfer saga finally appears to be over, with Lachlan Galvin securing an immediate move to Canterbury Bulldogs, according to reports Down Under. Teenage sensation Galvin sent shockwaves through Australia back in April as he confirmed he’d be seeking an exit from Wests Tigers when his contract came to an end next year.
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2 weeks ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Adam Brax |Aaron Bower
Veteran forward Martin Taupau has been encouraged on a switch to Super League following his sudden sacking by the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday. Taupau was shown the door by the NRL club earlier this month after becoming embroiled in a social media controversy. The incident reportedly involved the former New Zealand and Samoa international liking a post critical of the new Broncos coach Michael Maguire.
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2 weeks ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Aaron Bower |Adam Brax
Lewis Dodd has been left out of South Sydney Rabbitohs’ New South Wales Cup side this week, as his difficult start to life in the NRL continues. Dodd has struggled to break into the Bunnies’ first-grade side since moving to the club from St Helens at the beginning of this season. He has played just three times, with two of those appearances coming from the bench for Wayne Bennett. But he was dropped to Souths’ NSW Cup side last weekend, starting at half-back in a defeat to Wests.
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3 weeks ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Adam Brax |Aaron Bower
The Newcastle Knights have secured a promising international talent, signing Canadian Marcus D’Acre after he impressed at the NRL’s Las Vegas combine earlier this year. The 20-year-old Hong Kong born combine winner arrived in Newcastle on Tuesday to begin his journey on the pathways system. D’Acre has signed with the Knights through the end of 2026 and will begin his rugby league development in the Jersey Flegg Cup, the under-21 competition.
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3 weeks ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Adam Brax |Aaron Bower
Canberra Raiders forward Matty Nicholson’s promising debut NRL season has suffered a major setback, with the English recruit ruled out for up to 12 weeks following a serious leg injury sustained in the Raiders’ round 10 loss to the Canterbury Bulldogs. The 21-year-old second-rower, who has quickly made a name for himself in the Raiders’ pack, fractured his fibula and suffered a syndesmosis injury to his ankle late in the match.
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3 weeks ago | 
loverugbyleague.com | Adam Brax |Aaron Bower
The publicly drawn out saga surrounding Brandon Smith has finally come to an end, with the Sydney Roosters officially granting the injured hooker an immediate release to join bitter rivals, the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Smith, who was originally set to join Souths in 2026 on a two-year deal, will instead make the switch mid-season after passing a medical on Monday.
