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Benji taking reins early as Tigers make cut-throat call on Sheens: 'Suggestions about us knifing Tim are demeaning'

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Mike Meehall Wood

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World Cup Final rematch to headline Pacific Championships as international RL returns to Australia

International rugby league is set to return to Australia with a bang as the Kangaroos and Jillaroos rematch their World Cup Final wins as…

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World Cup Final rematch to headline Pacific Championships as international RL returns to Australia

Paul Suttor

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Paul Suttor

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NRL Run Home: Raiders, Rabbitohs looking shaky with three rounds left as 11 teams scramble for finals equation

There are no guarantees for the 11 sides still in contention for the finals with three rounds left.

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NRL Run Home: Raiders, Rabbitohs looking shaky with three rounds left as 11 teams scramble for finals equation

AJ Mithen

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AJ Mithen

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NRL round 25 midweek talking points: The weaker clubs get picked off, but a bye can save the day

Time is running out for teams with premiership designs to get themselves into the best position for a deep postseason run, but for several…

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NRL round 25 midweek talking points: The weaker clubs get picked off, but a bye can save the day

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Round 25 Team Lists Late Mail: Cowboys make Nanai call, Hastings races clock, Dolphins hit for six, Roosters boosted by duo

All the NRL team list, injuries, judiciary and Late Mail information for Round 25.

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Round 25 Team Lists Late Mail: Cowboys make Nanai call, Hastings races clock, Dolphins hit for six, Roosters boosted by duo

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Meninga tosses up surprise positional switch for Walsh at Kangaroos - and voices support for besieged Tedesco

Mal Meninga is a big fan of Reece Walsh but unseating James Tedesco as Kangaroos fullback will be difficult.

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Meninga tosses up surprise positional switch for Walsh at Kangaroos - and voices support for besieged Tedesco

Mike Meehall Wood

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Mike Meehall Wood

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NRL News: Haas' brother arrested on $1m meth charges, TPJ retirement questioned, Taumalolo set for Finals charge

All the latest from the NRL.

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NRL News: Haas' brother arrested on $1m meth charges, TPJ retirement questioned, Taumalolo set for Finals charge

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Anasta doubts Pangai Jr's boxing bombshell, basically writes his 'press conference' U-turn

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Haas rejects Wallabies and Bulldogs to remain in Brisbane - mere minutes after TPJ quits to free up cap space

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Haas rejects Wallabies and Bulldogs to remain in Brisbane - mere minutes after TPJ quits to free up cap space

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Reece lightening his intensity: How Walsh is learning from foul-mouthed referee rant ban

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'I would like this season over': Gus' frank admission in analysis of Bulldogs' woeful 2023

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NRL News: Brooks to get Tigers send-off after all, NFL scouting raid planned, Dolphin departs

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Mike Meehall Wood

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NRL Power Rankings: We need to talk about South Sydney (and Parramatta)

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Paul Suttor

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NRL should consider following NFL path on kick-off to reduce risk of concussions - and encourage unpredictability

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'Frankly, it's rubbish': Annesley blasts criticism from fans over refs while giving bunker green light over dubious decisions

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COMPILATION: A selection of Ricky Stuart's finest blow-ups

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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NRLW Round 4 Preview: Cherrington ban tough but fair as Eels face mammoth test against Broncos

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Jeremy Brown

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Webster has worked wonders with the Warriors - now they can't let him wander

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Curtis Woodward

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Fans should get a refund: Refereeing de-Klein shows how far NRL's gone backwards since golden age of officials

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Haas rejects Wallabies and Bulldogs to remain in Brisbane - mere minutes after TPJ quits to free up cap space

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'Frankly, it's rubbish': Annesley blasts criticism from fans over refs while giving bunker green light over dubious decisions

ANALYSIS: Knights hand downward Dogs another pasting but Hastings' season looks over after hip-drop tackle deja vu

Round 25 Team Lists Late Mail: Cowboys make Nanai call, Hastings races clock, Dolphins hit for six, Roosters boosted by duo

ANALYSIS: Raging Ricky 'lost for words' as Storm prove they're contenders by riding roughshod over 'crap' Raiders

Benji taking reins early as Tigers make cut-throat call on Sheens: 'Suggestions about us knifing Tim are demeaning'

Round 24 Talking Points: Three more teams bite the dust and Eels on life support, Souths stuck in second gear

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Former Maroons forward's player safety concern over the venue for NRL doubleheader in Las Vegas

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Former Maroons forward's player safety concern over the venue for NRL doubleheader in Las Vegas

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'Doesn't get enjoyable': Dejected Bulldogs skipper's honest assessment after another heavy loss

The 42-6 loss to Newcastle was the club's seventh defeat in nine games, and with the worst defensive record in the NRL this year,…

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'Doesn't get enjoyable': Dejected Bulldogs skipper's honest assessment after another heavy loss

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'Doesn't get enjoyable': Dejected Bulldogs skipper's honest assessment after another heavy loss

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'Delivered up that crap': Ricky says Raiders were 'embarrassing' four times, then dips in 80-second presser

Ricky wasn't in a mood to stick around!

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'Delivered up that crap': Ricky says Raiders were 'embarrassing' four times, then dips in 80-second presser

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'Delivered up that crap': Ricky says Raiders were 'embarrassing' four times, then dips in 80-second presser

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WATCH: Dodgy Kalyn Ponga connection produces hilarious moment of TV gold

"I think Clint Newton's gotten into this!" Bryan Fletcher thought the RLPA boss must've been meddling with the player interviews as the Knights fullback…

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WATCH: Dodgy Kalyn Ponga connection produces hilarious moment of TV gold

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WATCH: Dodgy Kalyn Ponga connection produces hilarious moment of TV gold

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LISTEN: 'Thought they were the Tigers' - HG's brutal whack for Ricky's Raiders

HG Nelson joined 'Sunday Night with Matty Johns' and it was pure jokes. He had a ruthless assessment of Canberra's performance against Melbourne after…

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LISTEN: 'Thought they were the Tigers' - HG's brutal whack for Ricky's Raiders

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LISTEN: 'Thought they were the Tigers' - HG's brutal whack for Ricky's Raiders

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'Lucky he played it straight!' Blindfolded Knight cracks everyone up

Adam Elliott was really playing the Bulldogs with his eyes closed. Newcastle thumped the Dogs by 36 points.

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'Lucky he played it straight!' Blindfolded Knight cracks everyone up

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'Lucky he played it straight!' Blindfolded Knight cracks everyone up

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LISTEN: Ref perfectly alphas yappy Reed Mahoney for trying to defend 'textbook' hip drop

The Bulldog tried to defend Jacob Preston for his hip-drop tackle on Newcastle's Jackson Hastings. Peter Gough wasn't interested.

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LISTEN: Ref perfectly alphas yappy Reed Mahoney for trying to defend 'textbook' hip drop

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LISTEN: Ref perfectly alphas yappy Reed Mahoney for trying to defend 'textbook' hip drop

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Mike Meehall Wood

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NRL News: Walker makes Roosters return, Luai could dodge agent to sign Panthers extension, Rusty waiting on NRL call

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NRL News: Walker makes Roosters return, Luai could dodge agent to sign Panthers extension, Rusty waiting on NRL call

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Mike Meehall Wood

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NRL News: Walker makes Roosters return, Luai could dodge agent to sign Panthers extension, Rusty waiting on NRL call

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I wish roosters weren’t going. They need to get as much positive use out of the off-season as they can to get ready for …(more)

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Michael Hagan

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Michael Hagan

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Round 24 Talking Points: Three more teams bite the dust and Eels on life support, Souths stuck in second gear

Three more teams are now out of the race for the NRL title and another one is all but gone.

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Round 24 Talking Points: Three more teams bite the dust and Eels on life support, Souths stuck in second gear

Michael Hagan

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Round 24 Talking Points: Three more teams bite the dust and Eels on life support, Souths stuck in second gear

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Paul Suttor

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Paul Suttor

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ANALYSIS: Knights hand downward Dogs another pasting but Hastings' season looks over after hip-drop tackle deja vu

Newcastle scored an emphatic win but they could have lost a key player for the rest of the season.

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ANALYSIS: Knights hand downward Dogs another pasting but Hastings' season looks over after hip-drop tackle deja vu

Paul Suttor

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ANALYSIS: Knights hand downward Dogs another pasting but Hastings' season looks over after hip-drop tackle deja vu

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End of an era at Green Machine as Croker makes retirement call

Raiders veteran Jarrod Croker is hanging up the boots but he will return to the field this season for one final fling. The 32-year-old…

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End of an era at Green Machine as Croker makes retirement call

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End of an era at Green Machine as Croker makes retirement call

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Danielle Smith

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Danielle Smith

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ANALYSIS: Raging Ricky 'lost for words' as Storm prove they're contenders by riding roughshod over 'crap' Raiders

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart labelled his team's performance in their 48-2 thrashing at the hands of the Melbourne Storm on Sunday as "embarrassing." And…

League

ANALYSIS: Raging Ricky 'lost for words' as Storm prove they're contenders by riding roughshod over 'crap' Raiders

Danielle Smith

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ANALYSIS: Raging Ricky 'lost for words' as Storm prove they're contenders by riding roughshod over 'crap' Raiders

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NRLW Round 4: Roosters fly into first after sinking Sharks, Knights end Titans' golden start, Broncos duo banned

All the action from Round 4 of the NRLW.

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NRLW Round 4: Roosters fly into first after sinking Sharks, Knights end Titans' golden start, Broncos duo banned

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NRLW Round 4: Roosters fly into first after sinking Sharks, Knights end Titans' golden start, Broncos duo banned

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Mike Meehall Wood

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Mike Meehall Wood

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ANALYSIS: Chooks keep Finals dream alive with gritty Phins win as Bennett lets loose on Bunker

The Roosters late season charge has continued with a 30-14 win over the Dolphins, though they were made to work for their win by…

League

ANALYSIS: Chooks keep Finals dream alive with gritty Phins win as Bennett lets loose on Bunker

Mike Meehall Wood

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ANALYSIS: Chooks keep Finals dream alive with gritty Phins win as Bennett lets loose on Bunker

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NRLW Round 3 Preview: Titans and Tigers chase hat-tricks but Eels and Broncos still searching for first win

Round 3 of the NRLW is tossing up a few blockbuster clashes.

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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NRLW Round 2 Preview: We've kicked off but it's still hard to predict who's going to come out on top

Round two of the NRLW is still not easy to pick a winner even though we've now got some form to go on.

League

Mary Konstantopoulos

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NRLW kick-off becomes collateral damage as CBA dispute takes shine off what's supposed to be biggest season yet

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Christo

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Are the Sharks, Broncos or Raiders any chance to win the NRL premiership?

League

Barry Ballerina

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To turn the Gold Coast into a sports tourism hotspot, we need to go back to school

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Hannah Martin new author

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Bennett, Bellamy... Cleary? Is the Panthers coach one of the NRL era's 'big three'?

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David Roderick

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Who are the greatest Origin coaches?

With State of Origin finally put to bed for another season, this is an appropriate time to reflect on the coaching records of the…

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Time to pause during Origin and reduce length of season as interstate contest leaves NRL in the shade

The length of the season needs to be cut back and the Origin schedule should be dramatically changed.

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Jul

Andrew Sutherland

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Did the NRL overreact to the 2010 Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal?

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Jul

Barry Ballerina

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The graveyard on the Gold Coast: Sacked coaches, sunburned dreams, and crap jerseys

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Jul

Percycutor

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NSW way out of touch as whitewash beckons

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Jul

Rugby stu

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The data deep dive: who is actually the NRL's most supported club?

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136kg v 60kg 'run it straight' challenge ends even worse than you'd think

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136kg v 60kg 'run it straight' challenge ends even worse than you'd think

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Outrageous conversion magically bends both ways in mid air!

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Outrageous conversion magically bends both ways in mid air!

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HUGE hit flattens biggest guy on the field

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