The NRL is making four rule changes for the 2026 season with the main one giving teams an option of whether they kick ...

Sport officials, regardless of which code they supervise, are appointed to be impartial figures. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. They have to quickly interpret ...

THE 16-year-old referee who was bashed in a junior rugby league game last weekend has vowed to continue chasing his dream of making it to the NRL as a professional referee. Kurt Portsmouth will ...

NRL referee Grant Atkins has been chosen to be the match official for the final Ashes Test of this autumn’s series, it has been confirmed. Atkins was the man in the middle for last weekend’s 14-4 ...

Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould twice made his feelings well known about NRL referees - without saying a word - on Monday night. Gould, 67, was asked his thoughts by 100% Footy host James Bracey about a ...

The NRL has scrapped its Monday media briefings, ending a long-running initiative where head of elite football Graham Annesley publicly explained refereeing decisions. The move, confirmed by chief ...

Tim Alouani-Roby attempted to sue the game despite his tenure ending when his fixed-term contract ended at the conclusion of the 2020 season. He had previously failed when he took action against the ...

Australian rugby league's oldest former first-grade referee Robert Culkin has died aged 100. He passed away on Saturday morning and the NRL paid tribute to Culkin, who was the oldest surviving whistle ...

A former NRL referee has been spared jail after abusing his position of trust as a school principal by putting Indigenous students into chokeholds and painfully twisting their ears. Gavin Morris was ...

Nick Politis and Mark Bouris are alleged to have been involved in an incident The alleged incident took place at the Las ...