Interim Tigers boss Shane Richardson had a toe amputated amid Zoom calls about what to do with the unwanted winger.
The situation reached boiling point on Friday when the NRL’s advice on visas changed dramatically.
It’s always about the money,but Peter V’landys also has his eye on a rival code as the NRL prepares for the USA season-opener.
The young Dragons star was found guilty of a violent attack on a tradie near his Wollongong home. Now the NRL will decide whether to tear up his contract.
The next step in rugby league’s foray into the US market is a potential hook-up with one of America’s largest wagering firms.
The Cowboys star is facing further sanction from his own club on top of the NRL penalty. But he will only have to pay one of the fines in a quirk of the new industrial deal.
The NRL will start 2024 with a historic season opener in the United States - and they want all 17 clubs to scout American athletes.
Belinda Sharpe and Kasey Badger will officiate matches in round 27,the first time in the league’s history a woman has been the sole match referee.
V’landys described the latest twist in talks over a pay deal as “confected conflict”. But the players’ union has accused the NRL of trying to dictate terms after it refused an independent mediator.
The NRL is closing in on a deal to start its season next year in the United States – and its held private talks with the prime minister about adding the likes of Russell Crowe,Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie to its Australia Week.
For all rugby league’s on-pitch brutality,it has proved to be just as brutal off it,and the counter-punches between the NRL and RLPA have come thick and fast.