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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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NRL makes call on Magic Round bye, grand-final rematch

Melbourne will have home-ground advantage when they face premiers Brisbane in a grand-final rematch in round three, while a new team misses Magic Round in 2026.

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Star Roosters forward set for early NRL return from ban

Victor Radley will return to the NRL field sooner than expected with the Sydney Roosters opting to count representative and pre-season games in his ban.

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Cherry-Evans to depart as players union president

Daly Cherry-Evans says the time is right for a new RLPA president, conceding he won't be playing by the time the new Collective Bargaining Agreement kicks in.

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DCE return and grudge games headline NRL's first month

Daly Cherry-Evans' Brookvale return will headline the opening month of the NRL's 2026 draw, with Melbourne and Parramatta to play the first game in Australia.

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Broncos teenage playmaker to join rival club in 2027

Brisbane's loss will be Canberra's gain in 2027 as the impending arrival of Jonah Pezet forces Coby Black out of Broncos.

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Cats gun was banned by AFL despite no stand-down policy

The AFL stood down Geelong midfielder Tanner Bruhn, who has had sexual assault charges dropped, for the duration of his rape case.

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Kiwi comeback kid's brain bleed no guide for Katoa

Te Maire Martin spent two seasons out of the NRL after suffering a brain bleed in 2019, but says his situation is different to the one Eliesa Katoa is facing.

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'What if': Samoa flyer certain he scored against Kiwis

Samoa winger Deine Mariner is adamant the bunker got it wrong in denying him a crucial try in their Pacific Cup final loss to New Zealand.

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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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Gold Coast star suffers 'serious' Ashes injury

AJ Brimson could miss a large chunk of the Titans' pre-season after injuring his shoulder in England's third Test defeat to the Kangaroos in Leeds.

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Second-gear Kangaroos wow the locals but whitewash may not save Kevin Walters

Australia ‘win hearts and minds’ in England with their approach, but coach Walters needed more than they showed in final Test

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Yeo: Kangaroos out to finish England on 80-minute high

Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo is determined his side finish their mission to sweep the Ashes series with the complete 80-minute performance that's deserted them.

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'I want it all': Hannay's bold Titans plan for success

Gold Coast's new head coach Josh Hannay has outlined his ambitious template to bring success to a club with a track record of failure.

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The future of rugby league in Australia, NZ and the Pacific is here – and it’s brown

The jerseys might be red or blue, green and gold, or black and white – but rugby league’s future is decidedly brown.

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The knock-on effects of Manly icon's seismic shift

Daly Cherry-Evans' decorated stint at Manly, spanning 352 games and plenty of highlights, is officially over after he joined a rival NRL club.

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England's NRL ace out of Ashes Test with broken foot

Newcastle Knights flyer Dom Young suffered a broken foot in the Ashes clash at Everton, so he'll miss the final Test for England against the Kangaroos.

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Code-hopping Carter Gordon back as Wallabies' number 10

The code-bounding Carter Gordon will be back in the starting No.10 shirt for the Wallabies against Italy in Udine as Tane Edmed reverts to the bench.

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Broncos' World Club Challenge campaign gets green light

The annual grudge match between the NRL and Super League champions is back on with Brisbane agreeing to travel to England next February to take on Hull KR.

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Sons of Samoa on never-ending ride to Pacific power

Samoa's rise to a genuine rugby league powerhouse can be summed up by Stephen Crichton and Spencer Leniu's presence in camp ahead of the Pacific Cup final.

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Yeo back but no Ashes changes as Roos go for jugular

Isaah Yeo is back after concussion but, with the Ashes series already won, Kangaroos coach Kevin Walters has still opted against changes for the last Test.

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Ex-NRL star hired to bring stability to Sea Eagles

Jason King will replace Tony Mestrov as Manly's CEO, with the Sea Eagles desperately needing the premiership-winning prop to bring stability to the club.

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NRL to ban clubs publicly courting contracted stars

NRL clubs are set to be put on notice and told they can no longer publicly declare interest in a player at a rival team unless the target is off contract.

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Eliesa Katoa knocks could force NRL rules rethink

The NRL is continuing to look into the head knocks that left Eliesa Katoa with seizures and a brain bleed, with the Tonga star still in hospital.

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Manly have another CEO exit club's revolving door

Manly are on the look out for a new CEO again, after Tony Mestrov's drama-charged three years at the NRL club came to an end.

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