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TOP HEADLINES
WESTS TIGERS WOES
National Rugby League
Tigers turmoil laid bare; PVL set to intervene
Ousted Wests Tigers chair Barry O'Farrell has slammed the club's owners' decision to remove him and three other independent directors, labelling it a "brain fart".
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R360 RESPONSE
NRL confident 'no loophole' in 10-year R360 ban
The NRL intend to enforce a 10-year ban on any player who leaves for R360 via another competition, confident there is no loophole to be found by exiting early.
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NRL
2026 SEASON DRAW
Must-see games of the first four rounds of the 2026 season
The 2026 NRL draw has been released. So, to whet your appetite for the upcoming season, we've picked out the must-watch games from the opening four rounds.
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Penrith cop brutal draw as NRL make big tweak
Penrith have been handed a brutal path back to the summit of the NRL, with Ivan Cleary's men emerging with the toughest draw of any team for 2026.
RUGBY LEAGUE
INTERNATIONALS
International rugby league is stronger than it ever was
With Samoa and Tonga now being major players and legitimate contenders, rugby league has something truly special on its hands, something that money can't buy and other sports can't emulate.
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ASHES SERIES
Rampant Kangaroos secure Ashes whitewash
England's hopes of salvaging some pride from their third and final Ashes Test at a sold out Headingley ebbed away.
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ASHES SERIES
Australia 14-4 England: Munster and Young tries seal Ashes series in Liverpool
Second-half tries from Cameron Munster and Hudson Young ensured Australia wrapped up the Ashes series against England with a 14-4 victory at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Top Headlines
- Roosters fined for salary breaches
- Fresh Benji Marshall twist adds to Tigers drama
- O'Farrell to return alongside sacked Tigers directors
- Bears bolster roster with Henry, Fa'asuamaleaui
- Eels make long-term call on No. 1 jersey
- New deal keeps Bulldogs star out of Bears' claws
- Tonga's staff face bans over Katoa head knocks
- CEO Richardson tells Tigers staff he's finished
- Night spent in custody by rugby, league legend
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ESPN's way-too-early NRL predictions
ESPN's NRL experts have turned their attention to 2026 for their way-too-early predictions.
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Must-see games of the first four rounds of the 2026 season
The 2026 NRL draw has been released. So, to whet your appetite for the upcoming season, we've picked out the must-watch games from the opening four rounds.
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Rugby's rebel league explained: Everything you need to know about R360
R360's start date has officially been kicked down the road to 2028. Perhaps now we will start to see some of the detail it currently lacks. So what exactly do, and don't we know about, it?
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State of Origin: The all-time records and statistics
The State of Origin series started in 1980 and since that very first encounter we have witnessed 129 games and seen plenty of amazing rugby league.
