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NRL spitting incident a one off: Greenberg
6 hours agoCanterbury chief executive Todd Greenberg is confident the ugly scenes at Brookvale Oval, where star fullback Ben Barba was spat on by Manly fans, is simply a one off for the NRL. And Greenberg, who will join the NRL as second-in-command to CEO Dave Smith in August, said he is comfortable leaving the investigation in [...]
NSW take experience from 2012 Origin loss
6 hours agoA year wiser, NSW know exactly what they can take from last year’s gut-wrenching series-deciding loss to Queensland. A game in which the Blues went close, though not close enough. And as they’ve done in every live rubber played at Suncorp Stadium since 2005, Queensland triumphed. Last year it was a long-range Cooper Cronk field [...]
NRL boss vows to keep hardline stance
6 hours agoBlake Ferguson’s future is still in limbo after the Canberra winger was stood down for at least four weeks as NRL chief executive Dave Smith said the code’s hardline stance against misbehaving players was here to stay. Ferguson was on Wednesday made unavailable for selection by the Raiders for the four-week period while he undertakes [...]
'I'm no diver' says Bulldogs star Reynolds
2 days agoCanterbury tyro Josh Reynolds has hit back at claims he played for the match-winning penalty in Friday night’s NRL win over Manly, saying “I’m no diver”. Manly’s Glenn Stewart was penalised for a lifting tackle during extra-time of the 32-30 loss to the Bulldogs, though replays appeared to show Reynolds contributing to the way he [...]
Training canned as Blues limp into Origin
2 days agoNSW are limping towards next week’s potential series-clinching State of Origin clash with training cancelled on Monday due to a lack of fit players. The Blues had planned to have their first hit-out ahead of game two, but pulled the pin at the last minute with just seven fit players ready to take the field. [...]
Woods ready for Origin cauldron: Daley
3 days agoThe cauldron that is Suncorp Stadium on State of Origin night is no place to be blooding a young front-rower into rugby league’s toughest arena. But so impressed has Laurie Daley been with the way Aaron Woods has carried a threadbare Wests Tigers pack for the past two seasons, he hasn’t a concern in the [...]
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