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NRL 2025
Papenhuyzen set to re-sign with Storm on one-year extension
Bulldogs hopes of snaring star fullback dashed, with Papenhuyzen expected to stay in Melbourne for season 2026.
- by Danny Weidler and Michael Chammas
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NRL 2025
Three players to front board, another can’t train: Why Benji’s got Tigers right where he wants them
Benji Marshall is bringing in tough love, with emphasis on the tough, as he prepares for the 2025 season.
- by Michael Chammas
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NRL 2024
Terrell May signs three-year deal with Wests Tigers
The Tigers have edged out St George Illawarra for May’s services on a lucrative three-year deal that will see him remain at the joint venture club until at least the end of 2027.
- by Michael Chammas, Adrian Proszenko and Dan Walsh
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NRL 2024
NRL to clear AJ Brimson over betting drama
The Titans star has been the subject of an NRL integrity unit probe over a “giggle gone wrong” but is poised to be cleared.
- by Adrian Proszenko and Michael Chammas
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Rugby Australia
‘Joey is all anyone is talking about’: Inside the deal that delivered rugby its new face
All eyes are on the Wallabies thanks to Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, but Hamish McLennan’s pursuit of the Roosters star sparked a boardroom split at Rugby Australia. This is how the deal went down – and how much it will cost RA.
- by Michael Chammas
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NRL 2024
Rugby considered unique loan deal for Suaalii to play NRL in season 2026
The Sydney Roosters and Rugby Australia held high-level talks about teenage superstar spending a gap year back in rugby league.
- by Michael Chammas
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NRL 2024
Roosters tell star prop he is free to leave
Terrell May, who signed a new contract just this year, has been offered the chance to seek a deal elsewhere as the Roosters feel he does not fit with their plans for the future.
- by Michael Chammas
Parramatta Eels agree to release skipper Clint Gutherson effective immediately
Clint Gutherson has played his final game for the Eels and is on the verge of securing a three-year deal with the St George Illawarra Dragons.
- by Michael Chammas
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NRL 2024
160,000 reasons to cut the cord: Inside story of the Ben Hunt saga
Few will begrudge Hunt for taking the best part of $7 million over seven years. But what the money hasn’t been able to buy is an affinity to the Red V.
- by Michael Chammas
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NRL 2024
Dragons terminate contract of skipper Ben Hunt immediately
Ben Hunt’s time at the Dragons is over after agreeing to a mutual termination, effective immediately.
- by Michael Chammas
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Sevens
Sevens superstars tell Rugby Australia they want to play NRLW
A tug-of-war for the services of Maddison and Teagan Levi has broken out after RA chief executive Phil Waugh knocked back the sisters’ request to play rugby league.
- by Michael Chammas
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