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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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TOP HEADLINES
What's on your NRL club's Christmas wish list?
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.
PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP
Kini stars for Kiwis as Tonga's Katoa taken to hospital
New Zealand will play Samoa in the Pacific Cup final after putting woeful Tonga to the sword 40-14 at Eden Park.
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Church saves Jillaroos in narrow win over Kiwi Ferns
Australia fullback Abbi Church has produced a spectacular Test debut in a hard fought 10-4 Pacific Cup win over New Zealand .
Top Headlines
- Another NRL star to swap Manly for the Roosters
- No send off: Asofa-Solomona makes boxing switch
- Golf the only sport on Papenhuyzen's horizon
- Perth Bears lock in first major NRL signing
- Ousted Wests Tigers chairman hits back at owners
- R360's demise could make Perth an NRL winner
- R360 league delays launch until 2028
- Centre given new Roosters deal after superb 2025
- Ilias set to make halfback his own at Titans
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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.
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The simple secrets to Craig Bellamy's Melbourne Storm success
In the history of professional sport throughout the world, there would be but a handful of coaches who have retired on their own terms, Craig Bellamy has earned that privilege.
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ESPN's 2025 crystal ball predictions for all major Australian codes
With the curtain closing on another year, we've asked our ESPN experts to pull out their crystal balls to predict the future.
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Culture is vital to NRL success: Why Addo-Carr, Hunt and Gutherson had to go
Rugby league is the ultimate team sport, individual brilliance might win the occasional game, but alone it can't win a title.
