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Big battles loom to close out 2025 Darwin Rugby season

University Pirates and Darwin Dragons will clash in two top shelf senior Darwin rugby grand finals with unbeaten seasons set to be tested. Here’s what you need to know and who’s expected to stand out.

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‘Thrilling’: Junior rugby deciders go down to the wire

An overtime thriller and an interclub decider highlighted a thrilling set of Darwin junior rugby union grand finals as the senior knockouts near their climax. Read who starred.

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Top performers, point scorers of Darwin Rugby Union Round 8

Palmerston has completed a clean sweep while Pirates paid tribute to ‘Frenchie’ with commanding victories in a dramatic Round 8 of Darwin Rugby Union action. See who top performerd here.

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Meet the young rugby guns making waves this season

A remarkable crop of 24 young rugby talents, some as young as five, are dominating Darwin’s 2025 season with extraordinary skill beyond their years. Meet them here.

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Report card: How each Darwin Rugby Union team has fared this season

There are the perrennial premiership bridesmaids finally in line for the main gig, while a competition newcomer struggles in the big time. We grade every team in the Darwin Rugby Union. How did your club fare?

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How the heat wave is impacting Top End sport this weekend

Top End sports have enacted their heat wave policies ahead of this weekend’s matches after the Bureau of Meteorology issued an extreme weather warning. Read what this means for you.

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Top End sports coach and political figure resigns after ugly incident

A Top End women’s rugby union coach and political candidate has stepped down after making “inappropriate” comments toward his playing group at training. Read what happened.

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Crisis averted as major event secures funding

After `funding constraints’ initially forced the postponement of an annual showcase event in July, a sporting body has resurrected its marquee event. 

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Cross code bans: Brawling spectators suspended from rugby union

NT Rugby Union have handed a fresh set of bans to the group of spectators who brawled in the stands during the NRL NT semi-finals last month. Read what they are.

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How the Darwin Rugby sides are shaping up for season 2025

The Dragons women chase back-to-back titles while South Darwin’s men face life without their star playmaker as the rugby season kicks off. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Darwin Rugby 2025-26: Split seasons, Katherine Roos gone

A revered Northern Territory rugby club has suspended operations, while the Darwin Rugby Union competition has undergone its biggest shakeup in decades. Details.

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Enduring bonds and memories of 9/11 honoured in annual rugby clash

The bond between Australia and the US Marines will be celebrated in an annual rugby match that marks the anniversary of 9/11 and a relationship that dates back to that fateful day.

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Nation’s best rugby teens named in Aus Schoolboy, U18s squads

An elite crop of 20 Queensland rugby products have been selected in bumper Australian Under-18s and Australian Schoolboy squads ahead of matches this month. FULL SQUADS.

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Four try heroes! Stars, top results and winners at junior rugby nationals

Explosions of speed, a sneaky try, brutal defence – the finals of the Buildcorp junior national rugby championships had it all. Stars, standouts and all the winners in our finals day result wrap

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