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Super League side York Knights have confirmed that two of their promising players will remain with them in the top flight next year. Both Andy Djeukessi and Will Roberts will stay in Mark Applegarth’s camp for 2027, having both spent the majority of 2026 with Newcastle Thunder.
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York Knights half back, Will Roberts, has agreed a new two year deal thanks to support from Squad Builder! The 21-year old joined York for 2026, but spent most of the season at partner club, Newcastle Thunder, where he scored 20 tries and kicked 33 goals in 24 appearances.
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Four years ago, Tara Jones played for England in a Rugby League World Cup semi-final. This Saturday, she will be refereeing one, when New Zealand's women - her opponents in 2022 - face Samoa in Newcastle, New South Wales. It means that the former St Helens hooker has gone one …
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York Knights have signed winger Andy Djeukessi on a one-year deal. The 23-year-old scored 21 tries in 23 appearances for Championship club Newcastle Thunder last season. He also played once for the Knights on loan in the win over St Helens in August.
ReportedBBC
York Knights have signed Andy Djeukessi on a permanent basis from partner club Newcastle Thunder, handing the winger a one-year deal. Djeukessi is a product of Castleford’s youth system, and made his Super League debut in their colours at the back end of the 2025 campaign in a…
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Winger Andy Djeukessi joins York Knights from Newcastle Thunder, who were their partner club in 2026, on a one-year deal. Djeukessi played open-age rugby for East Leeds in the National Conference ...
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York Knights have added further depth to their squad after signing Andy Djeukessi on a one-year contract.
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York Knights have signed winger, Andy Djeukessi on a one year deal, thanks to support from Squad Builder. The 23 year-old arrives at York after a year at Newcastle Thunder where he made an impact, scoring 21 tries in 23 appearances. He made one loan appearance for the Knights …
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York Knights have re-signed three players from Newcastle Thunder for the next two seasons. Backs Myles Harrison and Joe Law and forward Harvey Reynolds will now all be part of the Knights' squad for their second year in Super League, having finished 10th in their debut campaign.
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York Knights have permanently re-signed Myles Harrison, Joe Law and Harvey Reynolds from Championship outfit Newcastle Thunder ahead of 2027. Between them, Harrison, Law and Reynolds have made 97 appearances across all competitions for York to date.
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York Knights have signed utility back, Myles Harrison for a second spell at the club, thanks to support from Squad Builder! After five years with York he moved to Newcastle Thunder for 2026, but after impressing with the Championship club, he’s earned himself a Super League co…
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Forward, Harvey Reynolds will return to York RLFC for 2027, thanks to support from Squad Builder! The 22-year old has signed a two year deal. After first signing from Hull KR’s Academy for 2024, Reynolds went on to make 12 appearances that year for York and scored on his debut…
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York RLFC has brought centre, Joe Law back to the club on a two year deal, thanks to support from Squad Builder! The 22-year old spent last season at Newcastle Thunder after just over a year at the Knights. He scored eight tries in 15 appearances for Thunder. Law’s first spell…
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Adam Clune is set to return to Newcastle Knights , Love Rugby League can exclusively reveal. The Australian half-back is poised to head back to the NRL after his three-year spell with Huddersfield Giants came to an end. Clune joined Huddersfield ahead of the 2024 Super League …
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New Zealand star Kalyn Ponga remains in the picture for a stunning World Cup return, should the Kiwis reach the semi-finals next weekend. The Newcastle Knights and Queensland Maroons full-back fractured his arm during the Kiwis’ 24-22 defeat to the Kangaroos in the opening gam…
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Add to preferred sources Daniel Tomlinson 17:30, 21 Oct 2026 Craig Huby has been appointed the new head coach of Championship club Newcastle Thunder. The former Castleford Tigers prop, who also played for Huddersfield Giants and Wakefield Trinity in a career that spanned more …
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Former Huddersfield Giants back and Ireland international Aidan McGowan has officially committed his future to Championship outfit Birmingham Hurricanes by penning a contract extension for the 2027 season. The 24-year-old full-back/winger made the permanent switch to the Hurri…
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England Women head coach Stuart Barrow has named his squad for Friday’s (30 Oct) must-win World Cup group game against Samoa at WIN Stadium in Wollongong (KO 6.45am). Georgia Roche returns to the starting line-up in the halves alongside Isabel Rowe. The 25-year-old Newcastle K…
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Former Leeds Rhinos youngster Noah Whittingham has put pen to paper on a new deal with Championship outfit Newcastle Thunder for 2027. Back-rower Whittingham came through Super League heavyweights Leeds’ youth system, donning a Rhinos shirt at scholarship, academy and reserves…
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Former Huddersfield Giants ace Aidan McGowan has penned a new one-year deal with Championship outfit Birmingham Hurricanes for 2027. Utility back McGowan – who is a product of Huddersfield’s youth system – departed the Giants at the end of the 2025 campaign and initially joine…
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Bradman Best has been hit by a $50,000 contract call by Newcastle Knights. Add to preferred sources Josh McAllister 11:25, 20 Oct 2026 Bradman Best is set to hit the open market on November 1 after Newcastle Knights reportedly offered the star centre a contract extension worth…
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St Helens have signed experienced NRL hooker Tom Starling on a three-year contract. The 28-year-old will join Saints from Canberra Raiders, with whom he has spent the past eight seasons after joining them from Newcastle Knights in 2018.
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Superstar Knights centre Bradman Best has fired a parting shot at the club’s former head of recruitment Peter O’Sullivan over his contract situation, suggesting a deal might get done now that the veteran administrator has left Newcastle.
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Castleford Tigers legend Craig Huby has landed his first role as a head coach and will take over from another ex-Tigers great in the process. The 276-game Super League prop has been confirmed as the new boss of Newcastle Thunder and will form part of a new-look coaching set-up…
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England kicked off the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in Newcastle against Samoa on Saturday 15 October 2022 - four years ago to this day. Re-watch all the best bits from that memorable World Cup opener... Follow England's journey and watch the 2026 Rugby League World Cup LIVE wi…
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Former St Helens head coach Justin Holbrook has committed his long-term future to the Newcastle Knights after signing a new two-year contract extension. The agreement keeps the 49-year-old at the helm of the Australian club until at least the end of the 2030 season following a…
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Championship side Newcastle Thunder have confirmed the exit of head coach Graham Steadman after two seasons with the club. The Castleford Tigers legend initially arrived in the North East on an interim basis, but ended up taking a permanent role as part of the partnership betw…
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Is the mini-exodus of the football department at the Newcastle Knights set to continue?
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The Newcastle Knights are set to reward Justin Holbrook with a new deal after he was able to lead them to the grand final in his first season as the club’s head coach.
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Veteran former NRL and Super League powerhouse Pauli Pauli has joined Dewsbury Rams ahead of 2027 from fellow Championship outfit Doncaster. New South Wales native Pauli began his professional career with 48 NRL appearances, made between Parramatta Eels and Newcastle Knights.
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A teenager accused of injuring 10 people when the car he was driving ploughed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans cheering the team on to the NRL grand final has been granted bail under strict conditions.
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Add to preferred sources Josh McAllister 08:49, 06 Oct 2026 Updated 08:52, 06 Oct 2026 Newcastle Knights star Kalyn Ponga has been named in New Zealand's Rugby League World Cup squad. Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand have all confirmed their star-studded squads for this year’s Rug…
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Sydney Roosters star Daniel Tupou has decided to retire, putting an end to suggestions he may end his career in Super League. The winger bows out as a one-club man and the Roosters’ all-time leading try-scorer, but more than that, a four-time NRL winner after the club’s victor…
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Huddersfield Giants have signed Newcastle Knights winger Logan Aoake on a two-year deal. The 21-year-old scored 16 tries in 37 appearances in the New South Wales Cup. Jim Lenihan's side finished 12th in Super League in 2026 after winning six of their final eight matches.
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Huddersfield Giants have secured a new winger, with the club announcing the signing of Logan Aoake. The 21-year-old joins the Giants from Newcastle Knights, where he has spent the last three seasons representing their New South Wales Cup side. In that time he has scored 16 tri…
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Huddersfield Giants have announced their latest signing for 2027 and have strengthened their outside backs with a new face from down under. The Giants have already announced six new faces for next season, with the big arrivals being the return of Kruise Leeming from Wigan and …
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The Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights face off in the Grand Final of the 2026 NRL Telstra Premiership ...
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