Former State of Origin star Carl Webb, 38, has been diagnosed with early-onset motor neurone disease. Queensland Rugby League broke the tragic news on its website on Thursday.

The Brisbane Broncos back said he will play one more season before retiring - despite his $800,000-a-year contract running until the end of 2021.

The ad was launched a week ago and showed the Rabbitohs star standing in the water at a beach with an Aboriginal flag draped over his shoulders.

The Brisbane Broncos flyer folded over his left knee in a tackle from halfback Tom Dearden at Red Hill just two days out from their opening match of the season.

The Melbourne Storm are outlawing high-fives and selfies with fans as the NRL club braces for the possibility of playing in front of empty stadiums because of the coronavirus.

The NRL's top gender advisor has claimed the Bulldogs schoolgirl controversy is 'not a sex scandal'.

The Prime Minister's favourite team will begin their 2020 campaign against the South Sydney Rabbitohs - supported by opposition leader Anthony Albanese - at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

Rami Ykmour and his wife Shannon, who own the Rashays chain of family eateries and have four young children, were appalled when they learnt two Bulldogs players had gone 'hunting' schoolgirls.

Mr Morrison announced the government would ban 'non essential' public gatherings of more than 500 people in Australia from Monday.

The life-long Sharks fan had just hours before insisted he would attend his team's first NRL game of the season against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Mr Morrison announced on Friday the government would ban 'non essential' public gatherings of more than 500 people from Monday amid increased concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

As fans gear up for a big season ahead, classic footage has emerged showing superstars as schoolboy prodigies dominating their opponents.

Cameron Smith has called for the NRL to be suspended for a few weeks, claiming he and his Melbourne teammates are concerned for their families' health.

Jayden Okunbor was stood down from the NRL after it was revealed he had taken a 17-year-old schoolgirl back to the team hotel at Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid north coast.

South Sydney Rabbitohs footballer Latrell Mitchell, 22, took to Instagram on Monday to announce he would stop and stop high-fiving fans.

Phoebe Burgess' mother Sarah Hooke has broken her silence on her daughter's messy split from NRL star Sam Burgess.

Jayden Okunbor, 23, and Corey Harawira-Naera, 24, have been de-registered by the NRL and their team, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Former NRL star Sam Burgess' two children are regularly seen with their stylish mother Phoebe Burgess on Instagram. 

Darryl 'The Big Marn' Brohman is known for his NRL career in the 1970s and 80s. 

The alleged incident at the St George Illawarra Dragons centre's home south of Wollongong on Good Friday came after an argument with his wife Jacqui.

Online bookmaker Sportsbet opened up the novelty market on the colour of Prime Minister Scott Minister's ties earlier this month after live sport in Australia was wiped out by the pandemic.

NRL star Jai Arrow has swapped the football for tools as he helps out his mate's parents and their building company while he waits for the NRL season to begin. 

He found love with ex Married At First Sight star Susie Bradley.

Former Wallaby and now commentator FitzSimons said it was 'absolute madness' for the league to start playing games again from May 28, claiming the league was benefiting from special treatment.

NRL stars Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo Carr took to social media to apologise and tell their side of the story after flouting lockdown rules on a camping trip on the NSW mid north coast.

Luke Burgess and socialite Tori May are no longer hiding their relationship. 

The five woman who attended Penrith NRL star Nathan Cleary's house on Anzac Day in breach of social distancing rules were all fined $1000 by police.

The sacrifices being made by the New Zealand Warriors was laid bare when a picture of Adam Blair hugging his inconsolable as son at the airport was shared on social media.

he Gold Coast Titans star back-rower indicated to team officials that he will refuse to get the jab when training resumed training on Monday as his anti-vaxxer wife stood by his decision.

The Prime Minister weighed into the NRL controversy surrounding Gold Coast Titans star anti-vaxxer Bryce Cartwright on 2GB.

The Gold Coast Titans backrower is waiting to hear whether he can play when the season restarts on May 28 after telling team officials he will refuse the compulsory influenza injection.

The league has conceded players wanting an exemption will still be allowed to play if they sign a waiver confirming they acknowledge the potential health risks.

Shanelle Cartwright - the wife of Gold Coast Titans star Bryce Cartwright - said she even refuses to give her children Koa, two, and Naia, one, the pain killer Panadol or any pharmaceutical drug.

The former Wests Tigers hooker sent the 26-year-old a number of flirtatious Twitter messages on February 1 while holidaying in Miami for the Super Bowl.

Up to 20 top Australian rugby league footballers are holding out on having a mandatory flu shot as the NRL prepares to resume its 2020 season. 

He's been Kendall Jenner's friend for ages. But it appears as though the tables have turned as Kylie Jenner, 22, took her sister's close friend Fai Khadra, 28, as one of her dates to P.Diddy's party.

Kylie Jenner got intimate in a photo for her Kendall + Kylie clothing line. The cosmetics billionaire stretched, pulling her cropped sweater top up to reveal a bit of her beige bra.

She was glimpsed out to brunch with her ex Ben Simmons over the weekend. But Kendall Jenner was stag when she was glimpsed this Tuesday morning in New York City heading off to the airport.

The 24-year-old reality star propped up on a wooden lounger to catch a few rays with her basketball player beau before his game against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena.

She has been spending time in Miami, after jetting over to the sun-kissed city ahead of last weekend's festivities surrounding the Super Bowl. 

The siren slipped into a pair of micro-shorts as she rode a bicycle in a back yard that was filled with mature palm trees and had a lush green lawn. This comes after she cozied up to her boyfriend.

The loose fitting top bore the plain blue cover art of Kanye's first gospel album, along with its title above his immediately recognizable name.

The reality star, 24, lit up New York City in a seriously hot pink outfit resembling something out of the disco era. Kendall flashed her fabulous abs as she made her way out for a night on the town.

The nuptials were attended by a slew of stars, including Kylie Jenner, her daughter Stormi, and Usher, who sang to the newlyweds as they cut their exquisite wedding cake.

Kendall Jenner went topless and covered her modesty with her hands for an edgy fashion shoot for GARAGE magazine. 

The model, 24, has hit back at claims she isn't taking California's governor orders to self-isolate seriously amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

While having some fun tie-dying t-shirts in her backyard under California coronavirus lockdown, Kendall Jenner shared a video of herself stripped down to her underwear on Instagram.

The statuesque supermodel looked carefree as she showed off her fantastic physique while romping around the beaches of the Bahamas in minuscule Sommer Swim suit.

The 39-year-old reality TV star shared her intimate images with the special June/July issue of Vogue that also includes over 150 contributors. One of them is her sister Kendall Jenner.

Saint West seems to be the spark plug inside the Kardashian-West mansion in California's Hidden Hills neighborhood during lockdown.