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NRL open to less games in 20-team competition

The NRL will consider different season structures as part of an expanded 20-team competition, including reducing the number of matches played per club.

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NRLW players push for longer season, then more teams

The NRL is set to sell broadcast rights to the NRLW for the first time in the 2028 deal, with professional contracts, season length and teams all up for debate.

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Council's push to name new streets after Newcastle Knights legends

The draft list includes male and female players.

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Roosters lose superstar No.1 Baxter for NRLW season

Sydney Roosters fullback Corban Baxter has been ruled out for the remainder of the year after rupturing her ACL in a pre-season NRLW trial match.

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NRL to dazzle Las Vegas in nine-hour extravaganza

The NRL has confirmed its four teams for Las Vegas in 2025, with Penrith, Cronulla, Canberra and the Warriors all part of a nine-hour rugby league extravaganza.

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Black Ferns duo eye Olympic gold and NRLW title

St George Illawarra five-eighth Tyla King and Brisbane centre Stacey Waaka are eying Olympic gold before they attempt to win their maiden NRLW premierships.

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Warriors sign two-time premiership winner as NRLW coach

The Warriors have made the first major move since their readmission to the NRLW, signing two-time premiership-winning coach Ronald Griffiths.

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The NRLW change that could make Origin even better

Queensland and NSW don't often see eye to eye on rugby league matters but they're on a unity ticket to have the NRLW season start before State of Origin.

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Will changes to Australian broadcast rules make sport free for all? TV networks say no

Labor’s plan aims to broaden the scheme that gives free-to-air broadcasters first dibs on big events such as the Olympics. But the channels themselves say it’s not enough

The Guardian - AU

Roosters release American NRLW prospect Liz Tafuna

Liz Tafuna was set to become the NRLW's first American recruit but the rugby sevens convert has had to return home to the US.

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Through the lens: our top photos from the past week

Pictures by Jonathan Carrol, Simone De Peak, Peter Lorimer and Marina Neil

Newcastle Herald

Tigers still weighing up Leichhardt after funding boost

The West Tigers NRL club will decide how many games to play at Leichhardt Oval after threatening to leave the ground that is now to get a $40 million upgrade.

AAP

Dragons sign NRLW veteran Hancock at age 42

Steph Hancock has agreed to extend her NRLW career into another season, signing with St George Illawarra some 21 years after her Test debut for Australia.

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Kimmorley a secret weapon for NSW ahead of Origin II

A 10-time NSW representative and an NRLW coach, Brett Kimmorley has provided some valuable insights for the Sky Blues ahead of State of Origin II.

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Mate's belief spurs Higgins to cusp of Origin history

Olivia Higgins says if not for the belief of Knights teammate Yasmin Clydsdale, she might not be lining up in the second match of the State of Origin series.

Newcastle Herald

Knights' NRLW star Yasmin Clydsdale on footy, teaching and farm life

'You have to just enjoy all the moments that you get given.'

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16,000 reasons flying winger can take off in Origin II

Queensland-based NSW star Jaime Chapman was jetting back and forth before Origin I but is back on solid ground ahead of the crucial second game of the series.

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Blake Cavallaro named Bulldogs' first NRLW coach

Former NSW U19s women's coach Blake Cavallaro will take charge of Canterbury's inaugural NRLW team from next year.

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Canberra Raiders re-sign NRLW coach, target new talent

Re-signed Canberra women's team coach Darrin Borthwick is targeting a finals berth in the Raiders' second season in the NRLW.

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Hopoates to set new record with Lehi handed Manly debut

Manly coach Anthony Seibold will debut Lehi Hopoate against Melbourne, while admitting he is considering moving Tom Trbojevic out of No.1 in the long term.

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Brisbane secures Magic Round until 2027, NRLW next

Brisbane has won hosting rights for the NRL's Magic Round for the next three seasons as plans ramp up to have the same format for the NRLW in New Zealand.

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Women's coaches predict higher-quality Origin opener

The first game of the 2023 women's State of Origin series was a scrappy affair, but both coaches have reason to believe things will be different this year.

The Guardian - AU

Maroons and Sky Blues fit for historic occasion in Women’s State of Origin

Queensland and NSW can both enter three-match series with high hopes as the game builds on a tense but unsatisfying finish last year

AAP

Sky Bruise: heavy sessions prep NSW for Origin opener

Yasmin Clydsdale says NSW's State of Origin build-up has been perfect, despite so few players getting game time over the early part of 2024.

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Setbacks drove Teitzel to Maroons pinnacle in Origin

Queensland and Brisbane second-rower Romy Teitzel realised her Maroons dream after a tough season at Newcastle, saying she emerged a better person and player.

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