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Indigenous All Stars future as important as any match on rugby league calendar

8 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Check out today’s rugby league news cycles on Sydney’s two biggest newspaper’s websites. There’s the NRL Bunker, Darius Boyd’s captaincy announcement at Brisbane and Ben Barba crying foul of his “mistreatment” by

Former Australian and Blues forward set to sign one-year deal with Newcastle

8 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Despite being linked to a move to Manly, veteran forward Anthony Tupou is set to sign a one-year deal with the struggling Newcastle Knights. The former Australian and New South Wales backrower appeared at Knights

Thurston says All Stars match more than a game and must stay on NRL calendar

7 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY KANE AUSTIN He has flown directly from the Auckland Nines to join the Indigenous All Stars in Newcastle but Johnathan Thurston says any changes to the NRL schedule shouldn’t affect the All Stars weekend.

Waqa Blake: Panthers gun the next big superstar of the NRL

6 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Young Sydney Rooster Connor Watson stole the show at the Auckland Nines as he led the Bondi club to their maiden Auckland Nines title. There’s no disputing this. Watson was outstanding. The

Tokyo? Beijing? Hong Kong? Thurston wants Nines moved to Asia

6 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Future Immortal Johnathan Thurston wants to take the Nines to Asia after what he says was a disappointing turnout at Auckland’s Eden Park. Crowds were down for the two day festival of rugby league and

Watson will play but Keary has inside running on five-eigth spot: Robinson

6 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson says Auckland Nines MVP Connor Watson has already been guaranteed a spot in his top 17 but it won’t be in the halves. Watson was outstanding for the Roosters on

44-year-old Wiki set for Nines showdown with current NRL hit men

3 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

If you think 44-year-old Warriors legend Ruben Wiki won’t be able to handle the Auckland Nines tomorrow – listen to this. “Hoffy (Ryan Hoffman), Simon (Mannering) and Albert (Vete) were running straight at me (at

Radradra, French, ‘Piggy’ Brown? Edwards puts pressure on new recruit Nathan Brown

3 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY RICHARD HOGAN Parramatta Eels forward and Auckland-native Kenny Edwards is desperate to get out onto the field at the Auckland Nines after four months of grueling pre-season. Edwards watched Parramatta claim their maiden Nines

The Rise, Fall, Rise and Fall of Ben Barba

2 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS The Ben Barba saga has finally come to an end with the troubled fullback signing a long-term deal with Toulon rugby union ending his time in the National Rugby League. It was a

Dragons will score plenty of points: Vaughan

2 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Recruit Paul Vaughan says the new-look St George Illawarra Dragons will score plenty of points in 2017. The Dragons have lost Benji Marshall and Mitch Rein while signing Cameron McInnes from South Sydney. They will

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