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Big call for Roosters star after joining 300-game club
Daniel Tupou will turn his attention to deciding his NRL future after ticking of...
Scott Bailey (AAP) 13 Jul 2026
Rooster honours Tongan royalty with milestone hat-trick
Daniel Tupou has become the first player to score a hat-trick in his 300th NRL g...
Scott Bailey (AAP) 13 Jul 2026
Tonga can dare to dream after rugby league investment
Led by stars like Jason Taumalolo and Addin Fonua-Blake, Tonga are already a rug...
Joanna Guelas (AAP) 10 Jul 2026
Stuart calls on AFL star to help young Canberra Raider
Coach Ricky Stuart has revealed Canberra have recruited GWS star Tom Green to he...
Sebastian Tan (AAP) 10 Jul 2026
'Dream come true' as Pacific rugby league accord signed
The door is open for NRL and NRLW matches to be played in Pacific Island nations...
Jasper Bruce (AAP) 9 Jul 2026
Australia to host Pacific leaders as China threat looms

Anthony Albanese will host a trio of Pacific prime ministers as he tries to bolster Australia's regional influence amid the creeping threat of China.

French lessons and scrum cheats: Tupou's Paris revival

Taniela Tupou, only half-jokingly, reckons his golf is now better than his English. And he's learnt how to "cheat" in the scrum. That's what a season in Paris with Top 14 club Racing 92 has done to th...

NSW enforcer 'won't back down' on return to Brisbane

NSW's Haumole Olakau'atu "won't back down" from any State of Origin brawling as he returns to the site of the infamous 2024 decider. Olakau'atu was forced to watch the Blues lift the Origin shield fro...

Perth NRL recruit weighs in on Bears' roster criticism

Scott Sorensen is under no illusions about the challenges he faces by swapping Penrith for Perth, as the popular forward looks to defy scepticism that has surrounded the Bears' foundation roster.

'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

Samuel Barton began his journey from the Marshall Islands to the corridors of power in Canberra by enraging a schoolteacher. As a student on the island nation, he gave a speech in class about the lega...

How Haumole Olakau'atu won his NSW spot back

Laurie Daley challenged Haumole Olakau'atu to improve the "scratchy" effort areas of his game if he wanted to earn a recall following his brutal State of Origin axing.

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Jasper Bruce (AAP) Jun 30, 2026
Rugby league World Cup history beckons for Knights ace Frizell

Newcastle Knights forward Tyson Frizell is not closing the door on playing for Tonga one last time as he contemplates creating a little World Cup history later this year.

Veteran prop set to break hoodoo in right royal fashion

When coach Todd Payten thinks about his favourite memory of North Queensland milestone man Jason Taumalolo, he doesn't have to look back too far.

Pacific inspiration drives Cowboys colossus before 300

Jason Taumalolo, one of the greatest forwards to lace a boot, will play his 300th NRL game for North Queensland with a legacy that stretches beyond Australia's shores.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jun 27, 2026
'It's up to Loz': axed Origin star hoping for recall

Haumole Olakau'atu feels the door hasn't been shut on his hopes to play for NSW in the State of Origin series decider. The 27-year-old back rower broke his silence on being demoted to the extended ben...

Kangaroos address Curtis ban, Simpkin controversies

North Melbourne will sit down with AFL football boss Greg Swann after the Kangaroos were left confused by a three-game suspension handed to forward Paul Curtis.

Star Dolphins halfback out of Wests Tigers clash

Superstar Dolphins halfback Isaiya Katoa has been ruled out of the NRL clash against Wests Tigers with a minor knee injury. Brad Schneider will start in the halves next to Kodi Nikorima in place of Ka...

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Jasper Bruce (AAP) Jun 19, 2026
Former league great accused of blocking star's return

The wife of Israel Folau has accused Australian Rugby League commissioner and former great Wayne Pearce of blocking the cross-code international's return to the NRL.

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