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Weight and see as Opetaia enters fight mode for Wilder
Jai Opetaia has launched into a fight camp ahead of a potential heavyweight move...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 21 Oct 2026
The 110kg reason Leniu made Parramatta switch
Spencer Leniu says the chance to model his game off evergreen front-rower Junior...
George Clarke (AAP) 19 Oct 2026
Samoa embrace 'chaos' as Luai, To'o head to PNG
Samoa are bracing for the humidity and hostility of Papua New Guinea as Jarome L...
George Clarke (AAP) 19 Oct 2026
French fried as Samoa sizzle in World Cup opener
Samoa have opened their World Cup campaign by crushing France in a 78-4 win that...
George Clarke (AAP) 19 Oct 2026
'Prove people wrong': Luai warning after Tigers exit
Stephen Crichton expects halfback Jarome Luai to play for Samoa at the Rugby Lea...
George Clarke (AAP) 14 Oct 2026
'We know': the Wallabies' new game plan for All Blacks

Trumpeting like Donald Trump, Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i says the Wallabies can be great again as early as this Saturday with a big bounce-back win over the All Blacks.

'Will be great for us': Sua'ali'i welcomes Nawaqanitawase

Wallabies superstar Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i wants Mark Nawaqanitawase on the spring tour and is welcoming the selection threat his fellow code-hopper will pose on his return to rugby.

Kids kept Kiwi Clark going through dark NRL days

Back-to-back lock of the year Erin Clark admits that during his early days in the NRL he couldn't see a future where he'd pull on a New Zealand jersey, his motivation for persevering simply to inspire...

'Make him proud': all black and Whyte for Kiwi enforcer

When Naufahu Whyte takes the field for New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup it will be with his family on his back and the example of Māori warrior prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves embedded deep...

Paulo to use past heartbreak to fuel World Cup charge

Junior Paulo knows what it feels like to pull yourself from the depths of grand final misery and glowingly represent your country at a Rugby League World Cup weeks later.

Why Ikitau feels right at home in Auckland return

A schoolboy connection and some long lost cousins have Len Ikitau feeling right at home in Auckland. The Wallabies' reigning player of the year has overcome an ankle injury and will start at inside ce...

Bledisloe heartbreak fuelling ABs' long Cup hold

All Blacks great Tana Umaga has drilled into the current crop just how much Bledisloe Cup retention means to him now he's part of the coaching staff.

Environmentalists sue Trump administration to prevent deep-sea mining in American Samoan waters

Pasifika environmentalists are taking court action against the Trump administration over its plans to deep-sea mine in American Samoa territorial waters.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 6, 2026
Paulo to lead stacked Samoa, nears Eels resolution

Junior Paulo will co-captain Samoa at the Rugby League World Cup with Parramatta's blessing, as the Eels grow confident of striking a new deal with the prop before the tournament kicks off.

Samoa Prime Minister apologises over Nazi salute video

Samoa's Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has apologised after historical video footage emerged showing him using the words "Heil Hitler" and making a gesture associated with Nazi Germa...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 6, 2026
Meet the Bruise Crew: Knights duo settle on nickname

The emergence of the raw-boned back-row duo of Jermaine McEwen and Francis Manuleleua has been critical to Newcastle's run to the NRL grand final.

'It's just me': Rooster not trying to play the villain

Finally, at the end of three tumultuous years with the Sydney Roosters, Spencer Leniu is comfortable playing the role he never wanted to have.

Kiss irked over Paisami suspension, coy on replacement

Les Kiss has bitten his tongue when asked about the hefty Hunter Paisami suspension that has left the Wallabies coach contemplating Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i's move back to the centres.

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