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Payne Haas takes a carry.

It’s time to open up the outdated State of Origin eligibility rules

More and more NRL stars were raised in NSW or Queensland but have ties to nations other than Australia. Why can’t they represent their state as well as their country of choice?

  • Michael Chammas

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Payne Haas celebrates scoring for the Brisbane Broncos against the North Queensland Cowboys.

Haas’ future at Broncos is clouded, and his decision will have a knock-on effect

The Broncos’ biggest star has remained coy on where he sees his future, but his next move will have ramifications down the player line.

  • Nick Wright
Payne Haas playing for Australia.

Payne Haas on verge of Kangaroos defection to represent Samoa

Haas is on the verge of walking away from the Australian Kangaroos to represent Samoa despite the lure of the first Ashes series in 22 years.

  • Michael Chammas
Payne Haas with his brothers Hans and Geejay.

With his parents locked up, Payne Haas is now brother, mum and dad

While being the cornerstone of the Broncos pack, Payne Haas has had to simultaneously play the roles of brother, mother and father his siblings.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Gregor Haas in Manila detention. His lawyer says he has lost close to 30 kilograms.

Judge throws curveball into the high-profile case of NRL star’s jailed father

A Filipino court has ordered Gregor Haas’ release from immigration detention after a secret hearing.

  • Zach Hope and Chris Barrett
Todd Carney.

How a once-maligned, exiled star is helping shape Broncos’ cultural shift

Payne Haas is confident Michael Maguire’s influence will turn the Broncos into “men”. But a star who has transformed himself has lent his voice to the cause.

  • Nick Wright
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Uiatu “Joan” Taufua is the mother of Brisbane Broncos and NSW State of Origin star player Payne Haas.

Mother of NRL star Payne Haas ordered to stand trial over fatal crash

The mother of Broncos and NSW State of Origin star Payne Haas has been ordered to stand trial over a car crash that killed three people in the Gold Coast hinterland.

  • Rex Martinich
Payne Haas.

Inside the mind of a warrior trying to save his broken family

On a silent team bus en route to Magic Round, news broke in Australia that Payne Haas’ father risked the death penalty on serious drug-smuggling charges, the latest in a long line of family scandals. How does he maintain his focus?

  • Adam Pengilly
Payne Haas at the NSW Blues camp at Sydney Olympic Park on Tuesday.

‘I’m trying to look after my family’: Payne Haas breaks silence over dad’s drugs arrest

The NSW Blues star has spoken for the first time since his father, Gregor, was arrested over alleged links to a Mexican cartel and plans to smuggle methamphetamines into Indonesia.

  • Adam Pengilly
Gregor Haas arrest.

After high-drama capture, Haas’ life all but rests in the hands of Australian diplomats

In a possible high-stakes test for the Albanese government, the case of Gregor Haas, father of NRL star Payne, has the making of a three-way diplomatic tangle.

  • Zach Hope and Edward Stephan Bungabung

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