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Panthers sure to topple Manly, Tigers to upset Sharks
Round 8 turned out to be a walk in the park for some tippers, but Round 9 looks like it is throwing up the usual challenges.
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Mail: Sharks McInnes considers PNG, Crichton ignores social media
The 2026 NRL season rolls on to Round 9, and as the Roosters reflect on their mammoth victory over the Dragons, there are still areas they are keen to work on.
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The Bunnies are hopping, the Bulldogs are flopping
The depleted Broncos continued to impress, dismissing the dismal Bulldogs, the Tigers were sensational in their Leichhardt Oval victory over the Raiders, and the Storm slumped to yet another heavy defeat, this time at the hands of the Rabbitohs.
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Mail: Roosters laud Robson, Kikau sent for scans
The 2026 NRL season rolls on to Round 9, and as the Roosters reflect on their mammoth victory over the Dragons, there are still areas they are keen to work on.
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What to make of Jarome Luai's PNG Chiefs visit?
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Foran breaks coaching record in Manly win
Kieran Foran has started his Manly tenure better than any interim coach on record thanks to a 33-18 defeat of Parramatta at Brookvale Oval.
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Tigers survive Koroisau sin-binning to down Raiders
Api Koroisau's hopes of winning a State of Origin recall could be at the hands of the NRL's match review committee after the hooker was sin-binned in Wests Tigers 31-14 win over Canberra.
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NRL 2026 Big Board 6: Bai rises, Makasini falls, and two new names emerge
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Midweek mail: McLean keen to tackle mentor Brown
The 2026 NRL season rolls on to Round 8, and while Manly will be missing Tommy Turbo, there's a replacement 'quicker than pretty much everyone' ready to go.
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- NRL teams: Reece Walsh and Kalyn Ponga return
- Luai set to join PNG as Chiefs nab try-scoring ace
- Storm star readying for return after stroke shock
- Hodkinson: Bulldogs need true seven at halfback
- Api's Origin hopes in tatters as Tigers accept ban
- 'PNG is ready': PM welcomes Chiefs' Luai pursuit
- Mail: Roosters laud Robson, Kikau sent for scans
- Manly enforcer faces stiff opposition for NSW spot
- Foran breaks coaching record in Manly win
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ESPN's way-too-early NRL predictions
ESPN's NRL experts have turned their attention to 2026 for their way-too-early predictions.
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Must-see games of the first four rounds of the 2026 season
The 2026 NRL draw has been released. So, to whet your appetite for the upcoming season, we've picked out the must-watch games from the opening four rounds.
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Rugby's rebel league explained: Everything you need to know about R360
R360's start date has officially been kicked down the road to 2028. Perhaps now we will start to see some of the detail it currently lacks. So what exactly do, and don't we know about, it?
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State of Origin: The all-time records and statistics
The State of Origin series started in 1980 and since that very first encounter we have witnessed 129 games and seen plenty of amazing rugby league.
