Melbourne's Cameron Smith becomes oldest man at 34 to win Dally M Medal

After just making the National Rugby League playoffs as the eighth and last qualifying team, the North Queensland Cowboys are into the grand final against the first-place Melbourne Storm

Queensland Reds flanker Adam Korczyk has been dropped from the Wallabies squad to tour South Africa and Argentina for the next round of Rugby Championship matches

Fullback Israel Folau scored a try in each half to lead Australia to a 45-20 win over Argentina on Saturday, the Wallabies' first win in the Rugby Championship

The North Queensland Cowboys are into the National Rugby League semifinals after overcoming a 10-6 halftime deficit to beat the Parramatta Eels 24-16 in a second-round playoff match Saturday

Former Australian test player Scott Higginbotham has been cleared over an incident involving Queensland state police after charges against him were dropped on Friday

Still searching for their first victory of the season in the Rugby Championship, Argentina made four changes to its starting XV and the Wallabies just one for Saturday's test match between the winless sides in Australia's national capital

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest his preparing to launch the Indo Pacific Rugby Championship, a six-team competition schedule to begin next August

South Africa overcame a 20-10 deficit in the second half to play to a 23-23 draw with Australia in the Rugby Championship, leaving the Wallabies without a win after three matches

The Melbourne Storm backed up their first-place credentials from the regular season with an 18-16 win over Parramatta on Saturday to advance to the semifinals in the National Rugby League playoffs