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New referee should speed up Kangaroos' Ashes retention
TOP HEADLINES
Australia are back in England, but it's no Kangaroo Tour
PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEEK 1
Brown the hero as New Zealand outlast Samoa
Dylan Brown has risen from the depths of a difficult 2025 to prove the defining man for New Zealand, leading the Kiwis to a 24-18 win over Samoa.
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ARLC STATEMENT
NRL sets huge sanction for R360 defectors
The NRL will ban any player who signs with rebel rugby competition R360 for 10 years, so too any agent who brokers a deal for their client to make what will now be an extraordinary switch.
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BOOM ROOKIES PODCAST
Was Reece Walsh's Grand Final performance the best of all-time?
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Broncos exorcise ghosts of past to claim title
The rugby league world needed a worthy successor to the Penrith dynasty, and they got one, with Reece Walsh leading the Broncos to a richly deserved premiership.
ESPN's way-too-early NRL predictions
BOOM ROOKIES WITH GRUB
Reynolds: Night conditions will suit Melbourne Storm
The 2025 NRL season has reached its pinnacle, and Josh Reynolds believes playing at night will be a big advantage to the Melbourne Storm.
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Nighttime Grand Final could severely impact the Broncos
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Top Headlines
- NRL stands down Souths winger over DV charges
- Manly superstar puts contract saga to bed
- Nawaqanitawase: NRL return 'on the cards'
- Robinson makes history as Jillaroos thump Samoa
- Titans all in on Hannay, Bellamy puts call on hold
- Sharks star suffers ACL injury on Kiwis duty
- Tabuai-Fidow makes huge call on 2026 World Cup
- Broncos great backs Pezet's rare two-club move
- Brown the hero as New Zealand outlast Samoa
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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.
