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Meninga to unleash beast in Four Nations final
MAL Meninga will unleash all 122 kilograms of Shannon Boyd against New Zealand in the Four Nations final. SEE THE FULL SQUAD HERE.
Paul Kent One of league’s best men is saving bush kids
EVERYWHERE he went former Sharks player Alan Wilson found kids from the bush whose world’s were hopeless except for this one light they have, rugby league.
Who’s who ‘He’s the rudest bloke in the NRL’
DEAN Ritchie veteran has met all sorts in his 30 years in the game, but one stands out as the most “discourteous and churlish”.
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
New home Family first for reluctant Panther Tamou
JAMES Tamou never wanted to leave North Queensland for the Panthers. Sometimes, though, there’s more to life than football.
Not yet Knights willing to wait for Ponga
NEWCASTLE are likely to switch an outside back to fullback with their incumbent on the way out and Kalyn Ponga unlikely to arrive until 2018.
Comeback Sharks want Rogers to return
MAT Rogers is 40 and has been retired for more than five years but he’s fit as a fiddle and the Sharks want him to make a comeback at the Auckland Nines.
Undefeated Boyd backs golden run to continue
DARIUS Boyd’s unbeaten streak has stretched to 21 matches and he’s keen to add to it yet again in the Four Nations final.
Player movement Sea Eagles snare talented Titans flyer
THE Titans have lost yet another outside back after Manly lured talented flyer Brian Kelly south on a two-year deal worth an estimated $320,000.
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Player movement Sea Eagles snare talented Titans flyer
THE Titans have lost yet another outside back after Manly lured talented flyer Brian Kelly south on a two-year deal worth an estimated $320,000.
Who’s who ‘He’s the rudest bloke in the NRL’
DEAN Ritchie veteran has met all sorts in his 30 years in the game, but one stands out as the most “discourteous and churlish”.
Summer School Can the Sharks go back-to-back in 2017?
SUMMER SCHOOL: From Michael Ennis’ replacement to staying motivated, we take a look at the things Cronulla need to work on in the preseason.
Player movement Sea Eagles snare talented Titans flyer
THE Titans have lost yet another outside back after Manly lured talented flyer Brian Kelly south on a two-year deal worth an estimated $320,000.
Last time Mudgee to host City-Country in 2017
MUDGEE could be the host of the final City-Country game with the fixture again heading to the Glen Willow Sports complex in 2017.
Anfield What’s missing from Four Nations final?
IT’S the showpiece rugby league game of 2016 and it’s being played at one of world sport’s most iconic venues — but it has come up short.
Exits Ponga contemporaries: Young guns that got away
KALYN Ponga’s expected departure from North Queensland is a blow Cowboys fans will likely hang onto for many years. But the 18-year-old is walking a well worn path.
Summer School Can the Sharks go back-to-back in 2017?
SUMMER SCHOOL: From Michael Ennis’ replacement to staying motivated, we take a look at the things Cronulla need to work on in the preseason.
Big money Ponga deal is a ‘no-brainer’, says Joey Johns
LEAGUE immortal Andrew Johns believes the big dollars Newcastle Knights are spending on Cowboys young gun Kalyn Ponga will be money well spent.
- NRL Bulldog: ‘My 30 years in rugby league’
- Knights Don’t let Ponga ‘get his hands on’ the money
- NRL League’s big names honour Dean Ritchie
- NRL ‘I don’t care what people think about me’
- NRL Famed Penrith production line gifts new gun
- Sharks Barba apologises to Cronulla teammates
- NRL NRL scraps under-20s for new state based comps
- Sharks Wade Graham wants it all
- Teams Why Nines can take league across the world
- Teams Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
- Knights NRL fails in bid to sell Knights
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Exclusive Why Meninga is nervous for Kangaroos
MAL MENINGA: As Australian coach the last thing I wanted to see was the Kiwis being handed a free reality check from the Scotland before the biggest game of the tournament.
Passion Kent: Ikin’s bagged his dream role
KENT ON SATURDAY: Ben Ikin has swapped the television studio for what he describes as a ‘once in a lifetime event’. See the pics here.
Paul Kent One of league’s best men is saving bush kids
EVERYWHERE he went former Sharks player Alan Wilson found kids from the bush whose world’s were hopeless except for this one light they have, rugby league.
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Tattoo test Think you know your NRL ink?
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Grateful How Hurrell got a reality check
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
Comeback Sharks want Rogers to return
Undefeated Boyd backs golden run to continue
Last time Mudgee to host City-Country in 2017
Player movement Sea Eagles snare talented Titans flyer
Dynamic Slimmed down Ese’ese ready to rumble
AFTER shedding 16kg, powerful prop Herman Ese’ese wants to earn a place in the Broncos top 17 next season.
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Evergreen Saved: Five veterans given NRL lifelines
WITH veteran recruit Benji Marshall looking to secure a spot in Brisbane’s 17, here’s a look of some other well-known NRL players who have kept on keeping on after changing clubs.
- More money, more worries for Ponga
- Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
- Boozy Broncos in Brisbane bar biff
- ‘One sad guy’ Thaiday set for surgery
- Benji balks at Brisbane reserve grade talk
- Benji’s vow after hot start to Broncos life
- Fit Marshall fires at first Broncos training
- Prince to reign again for Broncos
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Boyd’s surprising confession about Bennett
- Benji’s surprising Broncos admission
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
Watched Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
MORE Jason Bourne than National Rugby League! The NRL is forcing clubs to hand over the personal information of players so they can be drug-tested at any time.
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Roosters, Bulldogs rank outsiders for Nines
- REVEALED: Complete round one NRL draw
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Graham to step down as Bulldogs skipper
- Klemmer: Blame us, not Des
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
- Bulldogs firebrand thriving under Meninga
- $50 million worth of talent up for grabs
- Dogs have plenty of homework to do
- Dogs sign lucrative off-season deal
- Young gun wants to lead Sea Eagles
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
New home Family first for reluctant Panther Tamou
JAMES Tamou never wanted to leave North Queensland for the Panthers. Sometimes, though, there’s more to life than football.
Retired Ben Hannant’s new career
RETIRED Cowboys prop Ben Hannant will head home to the Gold Coast to embark on a new career.
- Saved: Five veterans given NRL lifelines
- Don’t let Ponga ‘get his hands on’ the money
- Ponga deal is a ‘no-brainer’, says Joey Johns
- Cowboys won’t panic buy to replace Hannant
- Cowboys resigned to losing Ponga
- Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
- I didn’t want to rip off Cowboys: Hannant
- Offer makes richest teen in NRL
- Cowboys beginning to pay the price
- Hannant forced into retirement
- Why ‘big kid’ Taumalolo frustrated Scott
- Braveheart Coote keeping Aussie dream alive
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
Moving on Farah’s arrival a good move for McInnes
ROBBIE Farah’s arrival at South Sydney prompted Cameron McInnes to seek a release from his Rabbitohs contract. He couldn’t be happier.
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Red alert as Sydney NRL clubs lose millions
- Dragons need to breathe fire
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Dragons get bigger to get better
- Merrin wants to show Rein the way
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
- Frizell feared back injury would end career
- Benji a ‘scapegoat' for failed Dragons season
- $50 million worth of talent up for grabs
- Young gun wants to lead Sea Eagles
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
Apply now It’s open season for new Parramatta board
IF you’ve ever sat back over the past 30 years and thought you could do a job better than the dysfunctional Parramatta Eels board, here’s your chance.
- Why Gordon had to leave the Eels
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Eels sign Wicks replacement
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Choc to train for Eels if money not paid
- Wicks retires, Eels sign Pritchard
- Wicks walks out on Eels and rugby league
- Parra primed to come back from the brink
- Sandow challenges Carney to fight night bout
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
- Eels couldn’t escape the headlines in 2016
Not yet Knights willing to wait for Ponga
NEWCASTLE are likely to switch an outside back to fullback with their incumbent on the way out and Kalyn Ponga unlikely to arrive until 2018.
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Pressure Don’t let Ponga ‘get his hands on’ the money
THE NRL has urged Newcastle to cater for Kalyn Ponga’s welfare as Broncos legend Darren Lockyer warned the young gun of the pressures of being a big-money recruit.
- Ponga deal is a ‘no-brainer’, says Joey Johns
- NRL fails in bid to sell Knights
- More money, more worries for Ponga
- Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Johns Jr ready to continue famous legacy
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Why bad boy Barba’s not on Knights’ radar
- Tools down! Knights throw Starling lifeline
- Time for Knights young guns to deliver
- Starling flies to Newcastle
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
New home Family first for reluctant Panther Tamou
JAMES Tamou never wanted to leave North Queensland for the Panthers. Sometimes, though, there’s more to life than football.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
- Tamou: Premiership on everyone’s mind at Penrith
- Rein unloads on ‘boring’ Dragons
- Penrith’s impressive retention drive continues
- Can Panthers live up to the hype in 2017?
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Penrith re-sign 15th NRL player in 2016
- Red alert as Sydney NRL clubs lose millions
- Panthers net another Cartwright
- Panthers back leaves NRL for England
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Mansour ready for long road to recovery
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
Moving on Farah’s arrival a good move for McInnes
ROBBIE Farah’s arrival at South Sydney prompted Cameron McInnes to seek a release from his Rabbitohs contract. He couldn’t be happier.
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Red alert as Sydney NRL clubs lose millions
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- How Ch 9 is cashing in on Farah-Taylor feud
- Sandow challenges Carney to fight night bout
- Rabbitohs lock in rising star till 2020
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
- Inglis, big men, key to Redfern revival
- Farah tucks into Souths training
- Farah clocks on for first day at Rabbits
- $50 million worth of talent up for grabs
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Livewire Raiders lock up NRL’s best hooking duo
THE NRL’s best hooking duo can wreak havoc for a further two years following the re-signing of bench livewire Kurt Baptiste.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Sandow challenges Carney to fight night bout
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
- Paulo vows to ‘take the trouble’ to Gal
- Can Raiders replicate dream season?
- $50 million worth of talent up for grabs
- Young gun wants to lead Sea Eagles
- Troubled trio turn Roosters into last chance saloon
- Every NRL club’s key off-season buy
- Wily Raiders blew everyone away
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
Player movement Why Gordon had to leave the Eels
MICHAEL Gordon, the unassuming fullback known for his loyalty, has opened up on why he will be running out with Roosters and not the Eels next season.
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Roosters, Bulldogs rank outsiders for Nines
- Red alert as Sydney NRL clubs lose millions
- Brisbane have Napa in their sights
- Roosters retain Waerea-Hargreaves until 2020
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Why Keary defected to rivals Roosters
- Roosters get a taste of Team Bolt
- Sandow challenges Carney to fight night bout
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
- Cordner feels like he belongs on world stage
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Player movement Sea Eagles snare talented Titans flyer
THE Titans have lost yet another outside back after Manly lured talented flyer Brian Kelly south on a two-year deal worth an estimated $320,000.
Evergreen Saved: Five veterans given NRL lifelines
WITH veteran recruit Benji Marshall looking to secure a spot in Brisbane’s 17, here’s a look of some other well-known NRL players who have kept on keeping on after changing clubs.
- ‘I don’t care what people think about me’
- Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
- Doubt over Sea Eagles star’s playing future
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Hero of war inspiring Manly Sea Eagles
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Sea Eagles sign Wests Tigers’ royalty
- Sea Eagles snap up Sironen
- Manly preparing for another rebuild
- Former Warrior offered NRL lifeline
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Comeback Sharks want Rogers to return
MAT Rogers is 40 and has been retired for more than five years but he’s fit as a fiddle and the Sharks want him to make a comeback at the Auckland Nines.
Summer School Can the Sharks go back-to-back in 2017?
SUMMER SCHOOL: From Michael Ennis’ replacement to staying motivated, we take a look at the things Cronulla need to work on in the preseason.
- ‘I don’t care what people think about me’
- Barba apologises to Cronulla teammates
- Wade Graham wants it all
- Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
- Carney has ‘unfinished business’ in NRL
- Sharks set to lock down Barba replacement
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- NRL won’t abandon Barba: Greenberg
- It’s Super League all over again
- Greenberg’s compassion call to Barba family
- Red alert as Sydney NRL clubs lose millions
- Play of the Week: Jillaroo Ruan Sims
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
Final Bromwich demands discipline from Kiwis
KIWIS skipper Jesse Bromwich has identified two key areas his team must overcome if they have any chance of beating the Kangaroos in the Four Nations final.
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Slater returns as Storm replace key losses
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Munster’s selfless sacrifice for Slater
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
- Storm return to their consistent best in 2016
- Titans land Kiwi star on $2m deal
- Titans finally land prized signing Proctor
- $50 million worth of talent up for grabs
- Moylan breaks Maroons grip on Roos
- Titans on the verge of signing Kiwi Test star
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Evergreen Saved: Five veterans given NRL lifelines
WITH veteran recruit Benji Marshall looking to secure a spot in Brisbane’s 17, here’s a look of some other well-known NRL players who have kept on keeping on after changing clubs.
Sport Confidential ‘I don’t care what people think about me’
SPORT CONFIDENTIAL: Fans have Cameron Smith painted as a sneaky manipulator of referees but the Kangaroos skipper says he doesn’t care what fans think about him.
- Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
- Tigers’ $6 million fight to retain stars
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Red alert as Sydney NRL clubs lose millions
- The time is now for rising Tigers
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Sea Eagles sign Wests Tigers’ royalty
- Sea Eagles snap up Sironen
- How Idris finally found inner peace
- ‘Tigers welfare and wellbeing second to none’
- How Ch 9 is cashing in on Farah-Taylor feud
Grateful How Hurrell got a reality check
HELPING to rebuild a village in Fiji has given Titans star Konrad Hurrell the perspective he needed ahead of the 2017 season.
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Player movement Sea Eagles snare talented Titans flyer
THE Titans have lost yet another outside back after Manly lured talented flyer Brian Kelly south on a two-year deal worth an estimated $320,000.
- Saved: Five veterans given NRL lifelines
- Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
- ’Litany of concerns’ before BLK collapse
- The real victims of apparel giant’s downfall
- Roberts bans booze in fight for halves spot
- Roberts won’t make call easy for Henry
- Will expectation get the better of Titans?
- Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Angry Bird! Titans stabbed me in the back
- Titanic bid for clear sale path
- Why Wallace ditched Broncos for Titans
Mental health Jack: Why axing under 20s will save lives
THE son of rugby league royalty, Rhys Jack once waged a brutal mental battle. He hopes the Holden Cup’s demise will help save the lives of young players.
Back at it Complete draw for 2017 Auckland Nines
FIND out who your team will take on in the 2017 Auckland Nines with a complete draw of every pool fixture.
Watched Eye spy! Drug officers stalking NRL stars
MORE Jason Bourne than National Rugby League! The NRL is forcing clubs to hand over the personal information of players so they can be drug-tested at any time.
- 33 rep stars left in contract limbo
- It’s Super League all over again
- Who needs to lift at your club?
- Can we believe in the Warriors?
- Return nears as Foran focuses on shoulder
- Bouncing back: Who will have the biggest impact?
- $50 million worth of talent up for grabs
- Young gun wants to lead Sea Eagles
- Roosters assistant joins Warriors NRL staff
- Warriors promised so much, gave little
- Every NRL club’s key off-season buy
- Troubled trio turn Roosters into last chance saloon
- Doyle pleads with NRL not to block Foran return