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Severe flooding of their training venue forces Gold Coast to relocate to Sydney for the week ahead of their NRL season opener against Canterbury, while the Brisbane Lions will head south for sunnier conditions too. 

The Melbourne Storm start the 2025 NRL season in the best possible way, thrashing Parramatta Eels 56-18 as the Dragons condemn a video from Saturday's defeat showing a supporter being abused.

The Sea Eagles hit the ground running with a 42-12 thrashing of the Cowboys, running in seven tries to suggest they will be a finals contender again this season.

The Rabbitohs took the two competition points against the Dolphins but their victory came at a price, with winger Tyrone Munro unable to finish the match.

After fighting his way back from injury to produce one of the most impressive seasons of his career, Melbourne Storm fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen may still have one more level to go to as his side chases another premiership in 2025. 

Daly Cherry-Evans has been coy about his future beyond this season, but his Manly teammates want the 36-year-old to play on in 2026.

Payne Haas is among a host of Broncos stars to play a pivotal role in the 50-14 hammering dished out to the Roosters, as the Michael Maguire era begins on a winning note.

Parramatta will be without captain and newly re-signed halfback Mitchell Moses for the first six weeks of the season due to recurrence of the foot injury that saw him miss time last season.

South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett supports the NRL's move to relocate the Rabbitohs' match against the Dolphins, as Brisbane prepares for Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Dolphins NRL players Kodi Nikorima and Mark Nicholls have withdrawn from the round-one match with South Sydney as Cyclone Alfred approaches the southern Queensland coast.

Dolphins NRL players Kodi Nikorima and Mark Nicholls withdraw from the round-one match with South Sydney, as Cyclone Alfred makes a beeline for the southern Queensland coast.

With Brisbane players in Sydney, the NRL club is preparing contingencies for loved ones of players and staff back home as Cyclone Alfred looms large.

The wife of Kodi Nikorima has slammed the NRL for prioritising the Dolphins season opening match against the Rabbitohs over the families of players in Brisbane, while Lions premiership player Lachie Neale said he would not have travelled if the AFL had relocated its game against Geelong.

The Dolphins and Rabbitohs were set to begin their season on Friday night at Lang Park, but the league announced on Tuesday afternoon that the match would be moved to Sydney.

Cory Paix will cap a remarkable comeback when he plays number nine against the Sydney Roosters in round one.

As the dust settles on the NRL's second trip to the USA, the sport's American dreams are starting to change shape.

Spencer Leniu addresses his teammates as rumours continue to suggest he wants to leave the Roosters and potentially return to the Panthers.

The NRL reported an attendance of over 45,000 fans for this year's Vegas trip, but Peter V'Landys is worried by the empty seats during what should've been the headliner between the Sharks and Panthers.

Warriors assistant coach Richard Agar is under investigation by the NRL after allegedly clashing with a journalist, while Joe Tapine and Xavier Savage are unlikely to feature in the follow-up to Canberra's impressive round-one NRL win over the Warriors in Las Vegas.

The Jillaroos dominate a historic clash with England, while Will Kennedy gets lucky in Las Vegas and Peter V'Landys makes a very confusing comment. Here are five quick hits from the rugby league carnival in Sin City.