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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Cherry evans relishes cleary nrl battle | History Defined

Daly Cherry-Evans (pic) is looking forward to Nathan Cleary's challenge for his No.7 Test jersey. (AAP)

The battle to be named Mal Meninga's Australian halfback for the end-of-year World Cup in England will be a dominant storyline in the 2022 NRL season.

Thursday's season opener between Penrith and Manly - spearheaded by Nathan Cleary and Daly Cherry-Evans - shapes as an early audition for the Kangaroos No.7 jersey.

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