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Semi’s leaving? Whoopty do! Don’t let the door hit your arse on the way out

12 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Semi Radradra has decided to take the money and run after it was officially confirmed on Wednesday night by Parramatta that 2017 would be his final season in the NRL. You can’t

2017 Predictions: Wests Tigers

10 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Wests Tigers Coach: Jason Taylor Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v Dragons February 11th What they’ll get right: Predicting a side to come 9th means you can’t figure out

2017 Predictions: Melbourne Storm

9 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Melbourne Storm Coach: Craig Bellamy Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v Warriors February 11th, v Bulldogs February 18th What they’ll get right: No team prepares like the Melbourne Storm.

2017 Predictions: Gold Coast Titans

9 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Gold Coast Titans Coach: Neil Henry Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v Warriors February 19th What they’ll get right: Coach Neil Henry always gets the best out of his

Jarryd Hayne versus Parramatta: A blockbuster we may never get to see in Sydney

6 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD The unthinkable happens in just a few short months. Bicep injury permitting, Robbie Farah will run out for round one of the 2017 season in a match involving Wests Tigers. However he

2017 Predictions: Sydney Roosters

6 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Sydney Roosters Coach: Trent Robinson Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v Cowboys February 11th What they’ll get right: I love their forward pack and most will agree they have

2017 Predictions: Newcastle Knights

5 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Newcastle Knights Coach: Nathan Brown Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v Raiders February 18th What they’ll get right: Coach Nathan Brown is doing a fine job with what he

Anniversary of Sonny Fai’s death makes idiots of Telegraph’s ‘NRL scandal counter’

3 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD He had all the talent in the world, a million dollar smile and the x-factor to be the next big thing in Kiwi rugby league. Sonny Fai had the world at his

Your team’s Auckland Nines uniform for 2018 revealed

22 December, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY RICHARD HOGAN Look, let’s be honest. Some of the Auckland Nines jerseys over the journey have been as easy on the eye as a drunken Twister party between Clive Palmer, Nathan Tinkler and Gina

Players with surnames beginning with X, Y or Z Team of the Century

20 December, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY RICHARD HOGAN They are a mere few. A minority shunned by the Smiths and the Browns through rugby league history. But on this day, those players with a surname beginning with X,Y or Z

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