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Why the Blues' coaching future lies in its past
TOP HEADLINES
The NRL clubs in the hunt for Ben and how he would fit in
PACIFIC CUP
FINALS
International rugby league can be everything we want it to be - and today showed why
Australia claimed the Pacific Championship title, but a sea of red at CommBank stadium showed just how good international rugby league can be.
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Real league fans will be cheering new Wallabies' starter Suaalii on
Culture is vital to NRL success: Why Addo-Carr, Hunt and Gutherson had to go
PACIFIC CUP
Kiwi Ferns pound Orchids, set up Jillaroos clash
New Zealand will play arch rivals Australia in the Pacific Cup women's final after a comprehensive 36-0 win over Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby.
NRL
ADDO-CARR GONE
Bulldogs sack Addo-Carr over failed drugs test
Josh Addo-Carr has been sacked by NRL club Canterbury with immediate effect after returning two positive readings to roadside drugs tests last month.
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DRAGONS AND HUNT PART WAYS
Dragons terminate NRL contract of captain Hunt
St George Illawarra have ended their drawn-out divorce process with captain Ben Hunt by terminating the halfback's contract with immediate effect.
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New Zealand is having a glorious sporting spring -- rugby league aside
Top Headlines
- Papenhuyzen poised to sign again for Storm
- NRL releases 2025 draw, Sharks lose out
- Tigers land prop May, Addo-Carr joins the Eels
- NRL to add women's Magic Round in 2025
- New Blues coach to face Origin baptism of fire
- 2025 NRL season to start with grudge matches
- May a target but Dragons won't go to bidding war
- Maguire confirms Mam will stay at Broncos
- Broncos star Mam charged after head-on collision
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The situation at South Sydney could not be messier
In a period of two years the wheels have well and truly fallen off the Rabbitohs, and now with the coach sacked and talk of returning Wayne Bennett to the job, the future looks very murky.
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The NRL is quicker than ever and the injury lists are climbing
As the NRL powerbrokers celebrate the increased speed and a significant decrease in time the ball spends being out of play, the clubs are scrambling to find a fit squad of 17.
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Suburban grounds are ingrained in the soul of rugby league fans
Judging by recent developments, it seems that Leichhardt Oval's time as an NRL venue is coming to an end, and it will be a rugby league tragedy.
