Rugby League 2025 News
NRL Round 9: Teams, line-ups, tips, odds, everything you need to know for the weekend
Who said tipping was particularly tough this NRL season? Fresh on the back of our perfect eight-from-eight in Round 8, we are brimming with confidence here in the ESPN bunker.
Sea Eagles enforcer faces stiff opposition for NSW spot
Haumole Olakau'atu has name-checked Canterbury's Jacob Preston as his biggest competition for a State of Origin recall onto NSW's right edge.
'PNG is ready': PM welcomes Chiefs' pursuit of Luai
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has declared that Jarome Luai's visit to Port Moresby "sends a message" the nation's NRL team is ready to hit the ground running.
NRL midweek mail R9: Roosters laud Robson, Critta in No. 7?
The 2026 NRL season rolls on to Round 9, and as the Roosters reflect on their mammoth victory over the Dragons, there are still areas they are keen to work on.
Stocks: The Bunnies are hopping, the Bulldogs are flopping
The depleted Broncos continued to impress, dismissing the dismal Bulldogs, the Tigers were sensational in their Leichhardt Oval victory over the Raiders, and the Storm slumped to yet another heavy defeat, this time at the hands of the Rabbitohs.
Foran breaks coaching record in Manly's win over Eels
Kieran Foran has started his Manly tenure better than any interim coach on record thanks to a 33-18 defeat of Parramatta at Brookvale Oval.


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