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Sharpe and I can share the field: Newcastle's Smith

New coach Justin Holbrook is still deliberating which of Sandon Smith and Fletcher Sharpe will partner marquee man Dylan Brown in Newcastle's halves.

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Surprise Golden Boot winner named, Dylan Brown denied

Dylan Brown has missed out on rugby league's prestigous Golden Boot award, despite being named man of the match in all three of the Kiwis' Pacific Cup games.

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Penrith cop brutal draw as NRL make big tweak for 2026

The NRL have minimised five-day turnarounds and removed repeat fixtures within five weeks of each other, but some still have it easier than others in 2026.

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Brown can be world's best No.6: farewelling Foran

Kieran Foran says Dylan Brown will have no issue dealing with the spotlight at Newcastle, while revealing his own emotion upon rugby league retirement.

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New Zealand beat Samoa 36-14 to win Pacific Championships

Sunday’s triumph marked the perfect send-off for Kiwi veteran Kieran Foran and made a statement ahead of next year’s World Cup

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Kiwis a sleeping giant no more as Foran exits a winner

New Zealand have beaten Samoa 36-14 to win the Pacific Cup, proving they remain every bit a challenger to Australia for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.

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Kiwis lead charge in 2025 Golden Boot league award

Rugby league's global governing body has announced 18 players in the running to collect the coveted Golden Boot award, which will have a new winner in 2025.

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Knights coach excited as star halves set to unite

After his first training session overseeing his new club, Newcastle coach Justin Holbrook is excited to have Dylan Brown and Fletcher Sharpe in his line-up.

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Kini stars for Kiwis as Tonga's Katoa taken to hospital

New Zealand fullback Keano Kini cut loose in a 40-14 Pacific Cup demolition of an awful Tonga at Eden Park to storm into the final against Samoa.

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Kiwis don't want to let Pacific title chance slip again

After a last-ditch loss to Tonga meant New Zealand missed the 2024 Pacific Championships final, Kiwis ace Dylan Brown is determined history doesn't repeat.

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Brown the hero as New Zealand outlast Samoa

New Zealand have held on to beat Samoa 24-18 in an epic opening to the Pacific Cup in Auckland, with Dylan Brown the difference for the hosts.

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Record-setting Foran named in NZ Pacific Champs team

Sixteen years after making his international debut, retiring NRL great Kieran Foran will become New Zealand's longest-serving rugby league Test player.

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Foran back to close out rugby league career as a Kiwi

Kieran Foran will play his final game in a New Zealand jersey, with Kiwis coach Stacey Jones naming an experienced squad for the Pacific Championships.

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Knights old boy replaces O'Brien as new coach

NRL strugglers Newcastle have confirmed Justin Holbrook will replace Adam O'Brien as head coach for the 2026 season.

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'No regrets' as Brown prepares to join wooden spooners

Dylan Brown insists he has no regrets about his highly-anticipated move to Newcastle, who collected the wooden spoon in his last game as an Eel.

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Newcastle-bound Brown gifts Knights NRL wooden spoon

Dylan Brown has signed off as a Parramatta player in style, starring in a 66-10 win that ensures his next club Newcastle finish 2025 with the wooden spoon.

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Knights hoping to send O'Brien out a winner

Newcastle have the chance to send Adam O'Brien out a winner when they face Parramatta at CommBank Stadium.

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Coach 'not sure' if Simonsson has played last Eels game

Disgruntled centre Bailey Simonsson is on leave from Parramatta, and coach Jason Ryles is "not too sure" if he will play for the club again.

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Still no room for Brown at Eels despite fresh injury

Parramatta have been forced to reconfigure their spine but there is still no room in the 17 for Newcastle-bound five-eighth Dylan Brown.

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Eels keep door open for out-of-favour Brown

Dylan Brown's immediate future at Parramatta looks uncertain, but coach Jason Ryles insists it's not all over for the Newcastle-bound five-eighth.

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Eels' 'future is now': Ryles defends call to move Brown

Coach Jason Ryles has opened up on the decision to move Newcastle-bound Dylan Brown out of the halves at rebuilding Parramatta.

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Cleary turns Origin heartbreak into Panthers win

Nathan Cleary was devastated by NSW's loss in the State of Origin decider but showed his class by helping Penrith to a fifth consecutive win four days later.

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Dragons coach says halves duo for Eels is deserved

Ahead of their Eels clash, Shane Flanagan says there are plenty of voices at the Dragons who back his selection as his in-form reserve grade halves impress.

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NRL 'just making up charges' with Eels ref push: Moses

Parramatta captain Mitch Moses has slammed the NRL's decision to ban Dylan Brown for pushing a match official in the loss to Canterbury.

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Eels star facing ban after knocking over NRL referee

Parramatta are set to be without one of their biggest names for the round-16 clash with Gold Coast, after a charge for contrary conduct on a referee.

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