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Canberra Raiders winger Jordan Rapana signs two-year extension because of two reasons.

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Canterbury may turn to exciting youngster Marcelo Montoya after Will Hopoate was taken to hospital and Kerrod Holland suffered a shoulder injury in Thursday's loss to the Sydney Roosters.

He could be the buy of the season and won man of the match honours, but it didn't stop Luke Keary from being caught in Roosters coach Trent Robinson's crosshairs after the Tricolours recorded their best ever start under the premiership-winning coach.

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Jarryd Hayne could lose his $400,000 personal sponsor if he chooses not to take up his option to remain on the Gold Coast next year.

Former Canberra Raiders winger Edrick Lee will know he's now a Cronulla Shark on Saturday night.

Not every game can be a one-point thriller. Can it?

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart hopes for the biggest first-up home crowd since 1999.

The NRL is set to acquire the rights to the Immortals concept from the Rugby League Week publishers amid news that the magazine is closing this month.

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says fullback Jack Wighton made a "courageous" decision last weekend.

Dale Finucane has knocked back more than $500,000 to recommit to Melbourne as the club moves to allay concerns Cooper Cronk wouldn't be playing on next season.

James Tedesco has set himself the goal of becoming the NRL's premier fullback by the end of the season, eyeing Darius Boyd's Australian No.1 jersey for the World Cup.

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Athletes aren't just role models for the good things they do; the same goes for the bad. Parents should be able to point to the foibles of NRL players just as readily as they point to the positive qualities and get just as much benefit either way. We get a morality tale every couple of weeks from rugby league.

Melbourne Storm's forward pack know their form could be the difference between the side beating NZ Warriors in Auckland on Friday night or falling short.

Wayne Bennett has come down squarely in the corner of under-fire Titan Jarryd Hayne, saying the media should back off and let the Gold Coast star be judged by his output on the field.

The NRL is investigating Tim Simona's dealing with a charity and whether he failed to forward it money raised from auction items.

Panthers officials will closely monitor Bryce Cartwright's welfare and concede the troubled star is no certainty to face the Wests Tigers, as teammates closed ranks around him.

Brisbane have put one piece of their contract jigsaw in place, re-signing Queensland winger Corey Oates to a one-year extension.

Jarryd Hayne has just two months to trigger an option to remain with the Titans next year, as former teammate Michael Jennings pleaded with critics to "leave him be".