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Let the speculation of an NRL return begin, Chris Sandow has walked out on Warrington and possibly the English Super League, effective immediately.

SYDNEY, Nov 21 AAP - NRL stars Jason Taumalolo and Valentine Holmes have reportedly travelled to the US to participate in secret NFL trials.

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Kangaroo Tours are back.

Australian Bob Cutmore is part of the Papua New Guinea delegation in Liverpool working on the game's international calendar between 2018 and 2025 .

Mark Geyer would be able to tell you what it's like to play rugby league at Anfield – had he not lost his passport in 1991.

Dally M medallist Jason Taumalolo believes his decision to shun Queensland and Australia is still an issue for the Kangaroos, who he predicts will mention it among themselves before the Four Nations final.

The diplomatic aplomb with which Australia skipper Smith speaks to whistlers again came to prominence last weekend when England's Sam Burgess revealed he told Robert Hicks about the penalty count, which soon evened up.

Sam Kasiano, despite a change in eligibility rules that makes it easier to do so, can't bring himself to pull on a Maroons jumper.

There is a strong belief among the Kangaroos brains trust that Wayne Bennett won't be coaching England for much longer. Bennett

Peni Terepo is the latest leaguie set to make his professional boxing debut, but he is not new to the fight game.

It is a signing the Wests Tigers hope will lead to a slew of player re-signings. Kelly Egan, the right-hand man of Des Hasler for almost a decade, will join the joint-venture outfit as its new general manager of football.

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Yes, I know enough people who would ponder such an obscure and esoteric concept that I can run into two of them on the same day by sheer co-incidence.

Australia fullback Darius Boyd is hopeful the small in-goal areas on the Anfield pitch won't present too many safety concerns for players in the Four Nations final.

The Raiders put the final piece of 2017 puzzle in place by signing hooker.

The Canberra Raiders get an early look at the North Queensland Cowboys having drawn the 2015 NRL premiers in their pool for the Auckland Nines on February 4-5.

The NRL will reinvest the $5 million it saves by abolishing the National Youth Competition into a new pathways structure designed to ease the pressures on youngsters attempting to break into the NRL.

The shock defection of NRL prodigy Kalyn Ponga may yet have a silver lining, North Queensland coach Paul Green says.

Australia coach Mal Meninga has labelled England captain Sam Burgess 'out of order' over his attack on referee Robert Hicks before outlining his own radical plan to improve the standard of officiating in internationals.

Had Ivan Cleary still been at Penrith, his son Nathan would likely still be waiting to make his debut. Which is why Jed Cartwright, also the son of a gun, is relieved his famous father won't be joining him at the foot of the mountains.