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Wakefield Trinity survived the sending off of Emre Guler to progress to the semi-finals of the Super League playoffs for the first time after proving to be far too strong for Leigh Leopards. Trinity, so long one of Super League’s perennial strugglers, have been revitalised und…
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The much loved winger has an ‘unbelievable’ Roosters highlights reel but will soon cross codes again for the next rugby union chapter in Japan Mark Nawaqanitawase, the prime producer of NRL highlights, will soon be lost to rugby league at the age of just 26.
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The expansion club’s recruiting spree has been aided by generous tax breaks with the goal to assemble a competitive roster from day one As Brian To’o ran away to score a try and seal victory for the Panthers in Sunday’s qualification final against the Roosters, rugby league fa…
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The playoffs begin on Friday with Wigan topping the table, but the competition could be run by NRL from next season As winds of change threaten to sweep through Super League off the field, there is an eery feeling of consistency on it as the business end of the season arrives.
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Veteran Parramatta winger Josh Addo-Carr has allegedly tested positive to cocaine for the second time in his NRL career after being pulled over by police for a roadside test. Parramatta confirmed they were aware of an incident involving the 31-year-old, which reportedly happen…
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Perhaps the biggest compliment you could pay this Wigan side is that they managed to make a night billed “Frantic Friday” by the broadcasters feel about as tense as a pre-season friendly. The drama was, in the end, nowhere to be seen in front of almost 20,000 Wigan supporters.
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The Super League leaders are ahead of the pack for the first time since March with the playoffs in view September is upon us and the business end of the Super League season is here – but if you squinted your eyes on Saturday evening as Wigan Warriors waltzed their way towards …
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Despite just missing out on the minor premiership, fans are daring to dream as the Wahs emerge as the most-loved rugby team in the city From the concourse above Go Media Stadium’s northern bank, in the hour before kick-off, the New Zealand Warriors final game of the regular se…
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For the first time in over 60 years, an end-of-season playoff series in England’s top division will take place without St Helens after their miserable season was given the emphatic ending it deserved with a heavy defeat by Leigh. You have to go back to 1962 to find a playoff c…
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Arrow plays 100th game for South Sydney three months after MND diagnosis as Rabbitohs’ win against the Roosters takes a back seat This time last year Jai Arrow ran out for his final game. At the time it was merely the final game of 2025, an NRL season in which he had played ev…
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Former Queensland player’s appointment as head coach highlights how State of Origin has become disconnected from the proving ground of the NRL The grandest stage of rugby league has lost its lustre for top coaches.
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Humbling seasons for proven greats the Broncos, Raiders, Storm and Bulldogs highlight the game’s rapid change The sun sets on the NRL regular season this weekend, and it is clear the game has entered the twilight zone. With finals around the corner, there has been a remodellin…
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Jai Arrow made a brief but heart-warming return to an NRL field on Saturday as the forward brought up his 99th game for South Sydney Rabbitohs in an emotionally-charged appearance that paves the way for him to reach his 100-game milestone next week.
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If you needed any further proof that Super League’s two most successful sides are travelling in opposite directions in 2026, this was about as conclusive as it can get. There are two very different fates awaiting Leeds and St Helens in three weeks or so.
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On the night when Wigan Warriors celebrated one of their greatest entertainers, perhaps it was fitting that Matt Peet’s class of 2026 produced a performance Sir Billy Boston would have been proud of on their charge, potentially, towards another Super League title. There are so…
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It looked as if his rugby league career was going nowhere but Ellery Hanley’s son timed his rise to the top perfectly By No Helmets Required Among the unlikeliest visitors to Leigh Leopards’ recent win at Leeds Rhinos was a tortoise. The animal stall was part of a family night…
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First rugby league player to be knighted who was an explosive winger for Wigan and Great Britain Sir Billy Boston, who has died aged 92, was one of the greatest, and most popular, rugby league players of all time.
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Sir Billy Boston, the Wigan Warriors legend who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92. The Welsh Rugby Union confirmed the news of Boston’s death on Tuesday, writing: “Sir Billy Boston, one of the best loved and mo…
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The Rugby Football League (RFL) is exploring radically different terms to the funding deal initially offered by Australia’s NRL with talks under way over seeking a £50m loan package to replace the guaranteed investment of £35m that was rejected last week.
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Wigan and Leeds tussle at the top but can all clubs come to an agreement over the investment the sport needs? Three rounds to go until the Super League playoffs begin, and it is difficult to know whether to keep your eyes fixed on the pitch or off it.
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If you are a Wigan Warriors supporter and a keen believer in omens, it may be wise to cancel any plans you had for the first weekend of October. The Warriors are back on top of Super League, albeit for potentially just 48 hours before Leeds Rhinos get the chance to return serv…
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More than 500 former rugby union and league players’ lawsuits over neurological injuries can continue, London’s high court ruled on Friday, despite their former lawyers’ failure to disclose key medical evidence to governing bodies.
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The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has urged administrators to strike a deal to allow this autumn’s Rugby League World Cup to be shown on free-to-air broadcast after it was announced the event would be shown in the United Kingdom exclusively on subscription TV.
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The Tigers are closing in on Gold Coast Titans as the worst-performing club of the 21st century after seven straight defeats in a rollercoaster campaign The collapse of the Broncos, the demise of the Storm: the NRL has delivered a season of change. Even if some things never do.
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Billy Slater has made the shock decision to stand down as Queensland State of Origin coach, bowing out after five years in the role. Maroons officials confirmed on Friday afternoon they were on the look out for a replacement, after Slater decided not to continue. Continue read…
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On what may prove to be the most significant day in Super League’s modern history away from the field, Leigh Leopards blew wide open the race for top spot in this year’s competition on it with a stunning victory against the league leaders, Leeds Rhinos. Super League clubs were…
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Record 10-time Super League champions are poised to miss out on playoffs for the first time but their problems run deeper than poor results Perhaps the biggest concern as the full-time hooter sounded on another miserable evening for St Helens on Thursday was that the anger, al…
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Whisper it but perhaps that was the performance of a champion side. All week the talk had been about Wakefield Trinity and whether this could be the night they declared themselves as a Super League force in front of a sell-out crowd against Leeds Rhinos. In the end, they proba…
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Daley resigns after leading NSW to famous 2026 series victory. King expected to be confirmed as new coach for next two years. Laurie Daley has endorsed Matt King to be his replacement with the NSW State of Origin side after ending weeks of speculation by stepping down as Blues…
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Broncos’ owners desperate to bring back Super League but success will be futile if off-field criteria are not met. For almost the entirety of their 40-year existence, London Broncos have felt eternally stuck in rugby league purgatory. From the name changes – Fulham, London Cr…
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The former player and one-time bin man admits he has not always believed he could be a head coach but the Blues’ recent formula suggests he may succeed in the State of Origin cauldron. The retired winger was once likened to The Simpsons’ character Sideshow Bob for his distinct…
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The Wigan prop only took up the sport in her 20s when she moved north to work for the Home Office but now hopes to play at the World Cup. There was something old-school about the England women’s team that beat France 38-4 in Toulouse last week. With eight players from Wigan, f…
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Australian officials touring clubs to gauge mood. Wigan and Warrington set date for Dublin clash. NRL officials have arrived in England to hold talks with clubs as the prospect of a groundbreaking deal with Super League nears completion, while two of the competition’s heavywe…
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