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Dean “Bulldog’” Ritchie has covered rugby league at The Daily Telegraph, and now CODE Sports as well, for 33 years. From the Super League war to NRL grand finals, State of Origin clashes and World Cups, Bulldog has written about the biggest issues in the game and broken many of the most important stories.

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MAY 12, 1953 : Newtown player Dick Poole, 12/05/53. Pic News Limited.HistoricalRugby League P/

Australia’s oldest-living Kangaroo dies aged 94

Newtown and NSW player and Australia’s first captain-coach Dick Poole passed away surrounded by family at his Ashfield nursing home.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 26: Jarome Luai of the Blues reacts after a Maroons mistake during game two of the men's State of Origin series between New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on June 26, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Watch: Luai arrives at NSW camp, ready to ‘repay faith’ after recall

Jarome Luai is back in blue, with the Tigers star rushed into NSW camp after after a shattered Mitch Moses was ruled out of Origin II. Watch as Luai speaks for the first time since his surprise Blues recall.

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The Daily Telegraph 12.6.2025 Brian ToÃo has a strapped hamstring. The State of Origin Westpac NSW Blues training at Blue Mountains Grammar School in Wentworth Falls. Picture: Rohan Kelly

WATCH: NSW Blues forced to train without star

Jacob Kiraz enjoyed his first training session with the NSW Blues with the rising Bulldogs star substituting in for an injured Brian To’o. See exclusive footage from training here.

NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Lachlan Galvin of the Bulldogs celebrates a try with team mates during the round 14 NRL match between Canterbury Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels at Accor Stadium, on June 09, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

‘Wanted the honest truth’: Crichton reveals Dogs’ Galvin interrogation

Stephen Crichton admits he didn’t like the fallout surrounding Lachlan Galvin and the Wests Tigers. It’s why the Bulldogs captain and his players held a meeting to quiz the young star on his reasons for joining the club.

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‘Don’t kick to Spencer’: Maroons’ Leniu evasion plan revealed

NSW’s Angus Crichton has confirmed he heard Queensland’s “deliberate decision” to avoid Blues firebrand Spencer Leniu in Origin I. The star backrower also talks Maroons mind games, targeting Tom Dearden, and more.

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KATOOMBA, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: Brian To'o and Zac Lomax of the Blues pose during a NSW Blues State of Origin media opportunity at Fairmont Resort on June 10, 2025 in Katoomba, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

NSW squad intel: Bulldogs star rushed into Blues camp

New South Wales coach Laurie Daley has called on an in-form Bulldogs star to simulate an outside back who has been put on ice for the week. Watch our exclusive footage of Blues training.

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Watch: NRL legend’s daughter on cusp of Dallas Cowboys stardom

Indianna Carroll, the 27-year-old daughter of former rugby league enforcer Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll, is just 54 places from creating a piece of Australian sporting history.

NRL

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Max King of the Blues charges froward during game one of the Men's State of Origin series between Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues at Suncorp Stadium on May 28, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

King barges into starting Blues line-up for Origin II

NSW coach Laurie Daley has stuck solid with his victorious team for Game 2 of State of Origin, with prop Max King elevated to the starting 17 to cover for Mitch Barnett. SEE THE TEAM

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NRL State of Origin Game 1 Queensland press conference - Daly Cherry-Evans Picture NRL photos

Major Maroons hypocrisy exposed by DCE axing

There’s no doubt about it – Daly Cherry-Evans was made the scapegoat by a Maroons coach gripped by fear and uncertainty.

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Les Boyd has revealed how he faked injury to avoid playingi n the first State of Origin match.

NSW enforcer reveals regrets over 45-year-old State of Origin lie

Les Boyd never dodged a confrontation when he was on the footy field, but the former rugby league hard man told a fib to avoid playing in the first ever Origin game – a fib he still regrets to this day.

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