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NSW prop Addin Fonua-Blake admits he had a "tough" State of Origin debut, but now turns his attention to the challenge of a first bench appearance in nearly four years.

Unwanted by St George Illawarra as a teenager, Dylan Lucas is now only days away from a NSW debut, and he can thank a gamble he took fresh out of high school.

A "deeply ashamed" Jermaine McEwen says he let Newcastle down after the NRL club handed him a one-game ban for drink-driving on a suspended licence.

Ash Gardner will hit Australia's Twenty20 World Cup warm-up matches full of confidence after a half-century in the last of three informal hit-outs against South Africa.

State of Origin prospect Dylan Lucas has signed a three-year deal to remain with Newcastle until at least the end of the 2030 NRL season. Lucas, who was NSW's 20th man for the series opener, has becom...

Stephen Crichton shapes as his biggest competition for a whirlwind State of Origin debut, but Jacob Kiraz is backing his Canterbury teammate to be fit for game two.

Manly are lobbying the NRL for an exemption to play Tolu Koula in round 14 after their star centre suffered a head knock in the illegal tackle that defined State of Origin I.

Kieran Foran sympathises with Kalyn Ponga, even after he escaped suspension over the State of Origin shot that will sideline Manly's Tolu Koula from at least two more games.