NRL News
The ‘bubble’ proposal is gaining momentum but what could set the tone for global sport could equally send the game into financial freefallThis week we will find out just how desperate the NRL is to get the competition back up and running, when the leag…
Players’ union ‘willing to explore all options’Idea ‘not off the table’ says Todd GreenbergThe NRL players’ union have revealed they are willing to consider all the game’s stars living in a bubble together to ensure the 2020 season can restart. The NRL…
Resort 40km off Brisbane could house 500 players and staffAll games would be played in QueenslandManager promises thorough isolation from Covid-19It may sound like a desperate pitch for a bad reality TV show, but the NRL season may yet be saved after a…
Club bosses, player reps and NRL executives to meet on Monday‘We will do our bit to make sure each club is still there and viable’The financial stability of all 16 NRL clubs during the coronavirus crisis will be a chief concern for the players’ union i…
League puts worst-case scenario figures to playersHundreds of staff already on leave for three weeksNRL players have been asked to take a pay cut of up to 87% as the league begins to brace for the doomsday scenario of a lost season.The Rugby League Pla…
Despite record broadcast deals and the promise to set up a future fund, the NRL is in real danger of going out of businessRugby league does not stop. It played on during both world wars. It played through the Great Depression. It fought on through the …
AFL staff cut by 80%; players offer to take 50% pay cutA-League players out of contract at end of MayThe huge financial cost of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt in the major football codes as Australian sport braces itself to feel the full impact…
No date for return to play; players told to stop trainingLeague closes offices and forces staff to go on leaveThe 2020 NRL season has been suspended indefinitely, despite the league’s desperate attempts to keep the competition going amid the coronaviru…
AFLW cancelled, AFL postponed AFLW: Blues beat Lions AFL: Roos pip Saints; Hawks home against LionsNRL: Knights thump Tigers 9.00am GMT And so we leave Sportwatch with a whimper, not with a bang, on a day on which the nation’s most powerful sporting o…
All matches called off until 31 MayAFLW season ends without a premiership awardedNRL and A-League under pressure to followFollow the latest coronavirus updates hereThe 2020 AFL season has been postponed after just one round and the AFLW competition can…
AFL: GWS beat Geelong 17.3 (105) to 11.17 (73), Port Adelaide beat Gold Coast 10.16 (76) to 4.5 (29), Sydney beat Adelaide 11.8 (74) to 11.8 (71)A-League: Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Sydney FCNRL: Cronulla 10-12 Melbourne, Roosters 8-9 Sea EaglesAFLW:…
The ‘very patriotic’ England boss Shaun Wane has picked his first squad and it is not good news for Jackson HastingsBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredIf new England coach Shaun Wane gets to meet his squad for the first time next Monday at Old Tra…
From the football codes to netball and tennis, Covid-19 has disrupted the sporting calendar. Here is an updating list of the state of playLatestA-League season put on holdNRL indefinitely suspends seasonAFL season postponed after one round playedAFLW s…
NRL: Manly 4-18 MelbourneW-League: Melbourne City 5-1 Western Sydney WanderersAFLW: GWS beat Adelaide 4.2 (26) to 3.3 (21), Gold Coast beat West Coast 5.3 (33) to 1.2 (8), Dockers beat Bulldogs 10.6 (66) to 8.3 (51)Super W: Brumbies 12-24 RedsSuper Rug…
NRL and AFL to continue with the seasonSuper Rugby to be postponed after current roundSheffield Shield final round cancelledAustralia’s biggest sporting competitions, the AFL and NRL, will push on with their seasons despite the coronavirus outbreak shu…