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Ben Hunt and the Dragons have agreed to a mutual termination of the rep star’s contract.

He’s done with the Dragons. Now Ben Hunt is daring to dream of a ‘special’ return to this club

The outgoing St George Illawarra skipper says he’s relieved his acrimonious split with the Red V is all over. Now he’s looking to the future.

  • Danny Weidler and Dan Walsh

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Ben Hunt’s contract at the Dragons has been terminated.

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.

  • Michael Chammas
Dragons CEO Ryan Webb will be finishing at the club in the coming months.

Dragons to part ways with CEO, approach South Sydney boss Solly

St George Illawarra will not renew the contract of Ryan Webb after his five years at the helm of the club, which is set to look outside the organisation for a new chief executive.

  • Michael Chammas
Dragons stars Tyrell Sloan and Ben Hunt celebrate a try.

Titans star ran for 344 metres … but still ended up on the losing side

Keano Kini re-wrote the Gold Coast record books, but it wasn’t enough to prevent his team crashing out of the finals race as St George Illawarra closed in on a return to the play-offs.

  • Adam Pengilly
Mark Nawaqanitawase in action for Australia’s rugby sevens team at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Stade de France to Wentworth Park: Roosters’ signing’s low-key debut

When Mark Nawaqanitawase runs onto Wentworth Park on Sunday, there will be about 75,000 fewer fans to greet him than in his last game of football.

  • Adrian Proszenko, Christian Nicolussi, Dan Walsh and Adam Pengilly
SPORT: NRL Dragons Kyle Flanagan departs the judiciary hearing for the charge of biting Bulldogs Stephen Crichton. Photo: Wolter Peeters, 13th August 3024, The Sydney Morning Herald.

There’s no excuse for biting. Kyle Flanagan should have copped longer than four weeks

The game has gone down a treacherous path with wrestling and the Dragons star was in a bad position, but the video evidence was damning.

  • Andrew Johns
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Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton after full-time on Saturday night.

Flanagan’s accuser won’t front judiciary. Should he be compelled to?

Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton is not expected to appear on Tuesday night to testify that he was bitten by Kyle Flanagan. Senior league figures want that to change.

  • Christian Nicolussi and Adam Pengilly
Dragons coach Shane Flanagan (centre) with star players Ben Hunt and Zac Lomax.

Hiding in the grandstand, PlayStations and those sprays: How Flanagan revived the Dragons

Down to almost his last chance to become an NRL head coach again, Shane Flanagan won the Dragons job by telling some home truths about the squad. This is how he’s helped turn around the Dragons.

  • Adam Pengilly
The Dragons celebrate a Jack de Belin try.

The Dragons are in the top eight. Can their fans dare to dream?

Tougher challenges are ahead but, for now, Shane Flanagan is working minor miracles with a bunch of players of whom little was expected at the start of the year.

  • Adam Pengilly
Big talent: Young playmaker Lachlan Galvin.

Galvin commits his future to the Wests Tigers

Despite discussing a release from the club, the highly rated young playmaker has decided he wants to stay with the club.

  • Adrian Proszenko, Christian Nicolussi and Adam Pengilly

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