Rugby League

The Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will return to the starting lineup for the side's NRL match against the struggling North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville tonight.

Former Manly and NSW player Anthony Watmough has unleashed an extraordinary tirade against current skipper Daly Cherry-Evans.

New South Wales have beaten Queensland 22-12 in State of Origin Game One in Melbourne.

Former World Cup-winning captain Nathan Cayless has joined the Kiwis rugby league coaching staff as an assistant.

New Zealand Rugby League concedes the Denver Test concept may not make it into years two and three if player welfare is compromised next month.

Brisbane celebrated Wayne Bennett's 800th NRL game with a 18-10 win over an unlucky Parramatta in their NRL game at Suncorp Stadium.

He's still on baby watch but the Warriors will welcome back captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for Saturday's top-four NRL clash with South Sydney in Auckland.

Penrith star Nathan Cleary has made a triumphant NRL return from injury after helping steer the Panthers to a 16-2 win over the Wests Tigers.

Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is on baby watch and will miss tonight's NRL match against Parramatta in Sydney.

New Kiwis coach Michael Maguire is reassuring New Zealand rugby league supporters he'll stay in the job even if he returns to the NRL.

The Warriors' impressive start to the NRL season has had a direct impact on the interest of rugby league in New Zealand, with television ratings for the team up 20 per cent in the country.

Stephen Kearney has challenged his Warriors to put a freakish half of football behind them and return to NRL winning ways against the Wests Tigers.

The return of four frontline players and the unexpected inclusion of hooker Issac Luke has boosted the Warriors for their NRL clash with Wests Tigers in Auckland on Saturday night.

Manly are under pressure to recall banished half Jackson Hastings after Lachlan Croker suffered a potentially season-ending knee injury in Friday's 18-12 NRL loss to Newcastle.

Their injury crisis has captured another two bodies but Penrith are showing plenty of premiership mettle after edging Canterbury 22-14 and move to second on the NRL ladder.

Warriors star Shaun Johnson has been ruled out of tonight's NRL blockbuster against top-of-the-table St George Illawarra with injury.

The New Zealand Warriors coach Stephen Kearney has named veteran Simon Mannering in the starting line up for the first time this season to face the NRL leaders the Dragons on Friday night.

When Benji Marshall locked in a fairytale return to the Wests Tigers last year, he was determined to make sure he wasn't just coming back for a largely mentoring and marketing role.

St George Illawarra have become the first team in five years to go unbeaten through the opening six rounds of an NRL season, adding insult to Cronulla's horror Friday the 13th in Wollongong.