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Samoa, forgive us: How ‘cut-throat’ talks put Cup campaign back on track
Members of Samoa’s star-studded side first apologised to the nation, and then turned the microscope on themselves after rebounding from a disastrous tournament opener.
- by Dan Walsh
Insight & Analysis
How politics and stubbornness are holding back international rugby league
Samoa’s performance in the World Cup opener shows the game can do better to bottle the lightning of the Pacific nations.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
The email that shows Hasler was right
Sea Eagles football manager John Bonasera apologised to Des Hasler in an email which highlights the lack of leadership from front office as it was operating without a CEO when the club collapsed.
Danny Weidler
Sport columnist
Des Hasler deserved better than poison Penn letter
When everything turns to shite, the last one left standing is always going to be the most powerful person, not the best.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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‘I didn’t get a chance to tell Dad’: The heartbreak behind Kaufusi’s Tongan pledge
Felise Kaufusi’s father once wore Tongan colours to an Australian game as his son played in green and gold. Now the Storm veteran honours his family in his return to the island nation.
- by Dan Walsh
‘I’m a freaky man’: Inside one of the most audacious tries in Kangaroos history
Mal Meninga’s 1990 Ashes match winner and Greg Inglis’ 2008 bat back have company after Matt Burton and Josh Addo-Carr combined for a spectacular try that lit up the World Cup.
- by Dan Walsh
Updated
NRL off-field behaviour
Young reprimanded by Dragons over reference for Brett Finch
- by Adrian Proszenko
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