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Kikau embraces 'flying mop' moniker, even if his family don't like it

Kikau embraces 'flying mop' moniker, even if his family don't like it

Barnstormng back-rower Billy Kikau is pleasing Penrith fans with his game but disappointing his parents with his bleached mohawk.

  • by Christian Nicolussi

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'Hudson needed some tough love': How Stuart treated returning Young
Raiders

'Hudson needed some tough love': How Stuart treated returning Young

Ricky Stuart wanted Hudson Young to feel the pain of what he was missing out on during last year's finals as he was suspended for eye gouging.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
NRL to burst bubble and free players from their homes this weekend
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Coronavirus pandemic

NRL to burst bubble and free players from their homes this weekend

Rugby league players could be free to leave their homes for the first time since the COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday as restrictions on their movements ease.

  • by Adrian Proszenko
A new account was opened. It tried to win $68k on single Dally M bet
Dally M Awards

A new account was opened. It tried to win $68k on single Dally M bet

Police are now looking into a second suspicious Dally M betting market after accounts were used with the express purpose of winning money on a novelty option.

  • by Adam Pengilly
NRL 2020 as it happened: Panthers finish too fast for Storm in top tussle
Rabbitohs

NRL 2020 as it happened: Panthers finish too fast for Storm in top tussle

Souths or the Warriors can enter the eight, at least temporarily, after their 6pm match leads into another Friday night blockbuster and acid test for Penrith.

  • by Sam Phillips
'Nothing to do with you': Bennett coy on emotional Mitchell, face rake
Rabbitohs 40 Warriors 12
Match report

'Nothing to do with you': Bennett coy on emotional Mitchell, face rake

The Souths star was consoled on the side of Bankwest Stadium - and by Bennett in the change room - after a contentious clash with Wayde Egan.

  • by Adam Pengilly
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'The greatest reward of all': NRL home grounds back in use from July 2
Coronavirus pandemic

'The greatest reward of all': NRL home grounds back in use from July 2

Capped crowds of 25 per cent capacity, or 10,000, will be permitted at grounds in NSW from July 2, with Queensland set to finalise restrictions after a trial this week.

  • by Sarah Keoghan
'It is his forward pack': Klemmer still the benchmark for Saifiti
Knights

'It is his forward pack': Klemmer still the benchmark for Saifiti

Daniel Saifiti continues to take his game to new heights but he says David Klemmer remains very much the leader of the Knights' pack.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
'Things will sort themselves out': Maguire says focus the key to Marshall's future at Tigers
Wests Tigers

'Things will sort themselves out': Maguire says focus the key to Marshall's future at Tigers

Marshall is off-contract at the end of the year and yet to decide whether he will go one more season, with the 35-year-old just five appearances short of 250 Tigers games. 

  • by Sarah Keoghan
'We learnt from last year': Dragons wary of raising hopes before de Belin court date
Jack de Belin

'We learnt from last year': Dragons wary of raising hopes before de Belin court date

Shocked players flirted with boycotting a game last season when they learnt the star forward would remain stood down, but there will be no repeat this time.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
From cap cheats to team to beat: how Eels got mojo back after 34 years
Analysis
Eels

From cap cheats to team to beat: how Eels got mojo back after 34 years

Parramatta had million-dollar players before million-dollar players were even a thing. But things have changed.

  • by Michael Chammas