Va’aiga Tuigamala: Hero who took my place

Rugby star Jason Robinson on Inga the Winger, the inspiration for his life on and off the pitch

Christmas Books: The Gillette Rugby League Yearbook

Anoraks have never been better catered for than by the thirteenth edition of this indispensable annual, says Chris Irvine

Rugby league given massive funding boost

RFL plans to encourage more women to take up touch rugby are responsible for a big rise in public investment in the code

Karalius the World Cup-winner dies at 76

Former Widnes and St Helens loose forward will be remembered as one of the best players ever produced by Great Britain

Stuart resigns in disgrace

Mal Meninga is set to take over as the Australia coach after Ricky Stuart resigned following his four-letter rant

Changes announced to Super League fixtures

Celtic Crusaders’ opening match away at Leeds Rhinos is the first of 30 live matches selected for the first half of the season

New play-offs system for engage Super League

Clubs likely to conclude that the reward for coming first after the regular season is so minuscule as to be meaningless

Celtic Crusaders to kick-off Super League XIV

The newcomers will get the new season underway when they play Leeds Rhinos on February 6, plus the rest of the 2009 fixtures

Kiwis turn world order on its head

Australia 20 New Zealand 34: Australia stunned as New Zealand are transformed from whipping boys to world champions

Kiwis rule the world

Australia 20 New Zealand 34: Written off as no-hopers, they ripped away the World Cup that Australia had "owned" since 1975

Kiwis snatch World Cup

Australia 20 New Zealand 34: Australia soundly beaten by an indefatigable Kiwis side, who dominated the second half

Australia ready to emulate Meninga dynasty

Ricky Stuart's side have the look of an immovable object as they prepare for the World Cup final

RFL investigates England's World Cup failure

Governing body will carry out an inquiry to determine why England have fallen so far behind southern hemisphere sides

England handed World Cup consolation

James Graham, the prop, and Gareth Ellis, the second-row forward, are named in team of the year at inaugural ceremony

Smith remains defiant after England's exit

Coach says he will not walk away but believes national team may have to change the way they play at international level

England failure blamed on recruiting

New Zealand 32 England 22: Tony Smith's side bow out of the Rugby League World Cup with another error-strewn performance

Romp for Australia despite bumps and bruises

Australia 52 Fiji 0: current world champions make short work of Fiji to set up World Cup final date with New Zealand

Fiji lose match but win friends

Australia 52 Fiji 0: the hosts reach the World Cup final after the competition's minnows overcome big-stage nerves

England miss out on World Cup final

New Zealand 32 England 22: England are out of the World Cup after losing today's semi-final in Brisbane

Fiji bring element of surprise to Australia's party

There is talk of a cricket score being rattled up in the second semi-final but the underdogs should not to be under-estimated