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Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns and Sonny Bill Williams.

NRL 2021

Welcome Matt: Parish welcomes SBW, Johns brothers to Samoa fold

The mooted dream team of Sonny Bill Williams, Andrew Johns and Matthew Johns has been welcomed into the Samoa fold by the incumbent coach.

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by Adrian Proszenko

The 'six again' rule was introduced to reduce the impact of refereeing on NRL games but has actually empowered the whistleblowers further.

NRL 2021

NRL cracks down on ‘tactical’ breaches of controversial six-again rule

by Adam Pengilly

Morris went down with a torn ACL on Sunday night during their 38-4 win against the Knights in what was likely the veteran’s last game in the NRL.

NRL 2021

Robinson says talk of Brett Morris’ retirement is premature

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by Sarah Keoghan

NRL 2021

Burns to make emotional return from horror knee injury after 305 days

by Christian Nicolussi

Josh Hodgson stood down as captain a fortnight ago.

Analysis

NRL 2021

Why Hodgson stepped down as Raiders captain

by Michael Chammas

Insight & Analysis

Why Hodgson stepped down as Raiders captain

Michael Chammas

Ricky Stuart told his hooker he would be dropped after highlighting a few deficiencies. What is believed to have infuriated Hodgson, is that he’d heard the same words the night before.

Rugby suffers from financial struggles in New Zealand, so how would a new NRL team survive?

Andrew Mehrtens

The great majority of NRL teams are propped up by millions of dollars a year by the NRL, so I just can’t see the value of a second team in New Zealand.

Threatened species: How size and cut-and-paste coaching are smothering creative halves

Andrew Webster

It’s a halves market in the NRL with players in the twilight of their careers getting paid millions. Why has the production line of quality playmakers dried up?