The Latest Breaking News from RLPA

NRLW stars finally get security as contracting begins

NRLW players will finally be given the security of contracts after the league and players' union opened the window for players to sign with clubs for 2023.

AAP · Mar 28, 2023

Tensions thaw between NRL and RLPA, boycotts end

The NRL and players' association are close to reaching agreement after protracted pay talks, with the union dropping their boycott of the league's promotions.

AAP · Mar 25, 2023

NRL strike action possible as CBA talks grind on

Players could resort to industrial action as the NRL are given an ultimatum over slow-moving collective bargaining agreement negotiations.

AAP · Mar 21, 2023

NRL, RLPA more aligned than ever on key CBA matters

Rugby League Players Association director Wade Graham has claimed the union and NRL are aligned on most key issues in the pay war as peace looms.

AAP · Feb 27, 2023

RLPA president talks down strike, peace with NRL looms

Players union boss Daly Cherry-Evans insists good news is not far away in their dispute with the NRL, adding there is no threat of a strike.

AAP · Feb 22, 2023

Strike action still an option as NRL talks continue

The players' union has hosed down talk of a pay deal close to being done with the NRL, with Penrith star Nathan Cleary warning strike action is still possible.

AAP · Feb 16, 2023

NRL, RLPA hammer out new deal for NRLW stars which includes longer seasons and higher pay

The NRL and RLPA have reached an in-principal agreement on a new pay deal for women in the NRLW.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

This NRL pre-season is The Wire, Home and Away and House of Cards combined

Already there have been allegations of secret recordings, two players wrestling in the street and the union threatening to strike

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

NRL players agree to put CBA protests on hold

NRL players have paused strike action after their union said progress had been made towards agreeing a collective bargaining agreement with the governing body.

AAP · Feb 10, 2023

NRL player-boycott threat escalates as deadline set

The war between the NRL hierarchy and its players has ramped up after an RLPA conference resolved to take industrial action to the next level.

AAP · Feb 8, 2023