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Leilua’s unfinished business in NRL finals

Canberra centre Joey Leilua played in the NRL grand final in his rookie season and admits he thought he’d be in the decider every year.

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10 minutes ago

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Bulldogs extend Marshall-King until 2021

Canterbury hooker Jeremy Marshall-King has re-signed with the club until the end of the 2021 NRL season.

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32 minutes ago

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Bennett backs under-siege Bronco Boyd

Ex-Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has come to the defence of former protege Darius Boyd as the Broncos skipper’s future remains clouded.

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54 minutes ago

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Bennett backs under-siege Bronco Boyd

Ex-Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has come to the defence of former protege Darius Boyd as the Broncos skipper’s future remains clouded.

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54 minutes ago

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Cheika unmoved by CEO’s Cup expectations

Michael Cheika says the expectations of Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle that the Wallabies reach the World Cup final are a step short of his own hopes.

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1 hour ago

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Wallabies name Pocock for World Cup opener

David Pocock will be reunited with Michael Hooper for the Wallabies with Lukhan Salakaia-Loto on the bench for their opening World Cup match against Fiji.

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1 hour ago

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Storm’s Addo-Carr up for tough challenges

Melbourne’s Josh Addo-Carr will have his hands full containing Eels flyer Blake Ferguson while he’s also taking on the challenge of calling out racist trolls.

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2 hours ago

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I wouldn’t change Sam for anyone: Reynolds

South Sydney enforcer Sam Burgess has long been a leader for the foundation club, and now the Rabbitohs need him more than ever.

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3 hours ago

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Bennett defends outspoken Burgess

Wayne Bennett says more NRL players should be outspoken like Sam Burgess after the South Sydney skipper’s criticism of the NRL judiciary.

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3 hours ago

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Coaching king returns to ANZ Stadium

Manly will be looking to claim their first win at ANZ Stadium since 2013 when they face South Sydney in an NRL semi-final on Friday.

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3 hours ago

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Taumalolo still hopeful of Tonga duty

North Queensland’s Jason Taumalolo is still hopeful of running out for Tonga this year but has given no guarantees ahead of next month’s World Cup Nines.

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4 hours ago

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Ma’u lost sleep over Eels exit

Parramatta second-rower Manu Ma’u was so torn about the idea of accepting a better deal in the English Super League it weighed him down for part of the season.

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6 hours ago

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Rugby World Cup gets warm welcome in Japan

Japan is set to host the rugby World Cup and organisers say 96 per cent of the tickets have been sold for the tournament getting underway on Friday.

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6 hours ago

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Perrett playing for NRL future at Manly

Lloyd Perrett is off contract at Manly and knows his performances in the NRL finals can go a long way towards securing his football future.

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6 hours ago

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Brown’s back a blip in rookie’s NRL dream

Dylan Brown at one stage started to believe fears his rookie NRL season was over after just three games through injury, before returning to star for Parramatta.

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8 hours ago

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Robinson tight-lipped about Friend’s role

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is refusing to reveal how much game time Jake Friend will get when he returns in next weekend’s NRL preliminary final.

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10 hours ago

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Support grows for Broncos’ pokies players

Wests Tigers’ Josh Reynolds has thrown his support behind Brisbane players playing pokies before their horror NRL finals exit, saying they did nothing wrong.

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12 hours ago