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Top Squad 25: The 25 most feared hitmen to ever play rugby league

4 May, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis They are the most feared men to ever play the game. If you had the football, you stayed clear of these guys. In the second of the Top Squad 25 series,

NRL confirms premiership rounds and grand final date

29 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The NRL has confirmed its season will restart on May 28th with the grand final to be played just three weeks later than the scheduled date in early October. There will be 20 premiership rounds

Top Squad 25: The toughest 25 men to ever play rugby league

27 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Let us make it clear that there is a difference between ‘tough’ or ‘gutsy’ and those that we class as enforcers or intimidators. In our first of the Top Squad 25

From the Vault: An NRL match report from the year 2035

27 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

FROM THE VAULT First published Jun 9, 2015 The Southern Sydney Rooster Sharks have kept top place on the National Rugby League ladder after an epic 8-4 victory over last place NT Rangers in front

A legend of the game doesn’t want the next chief executive of the sport to have NRL background

22 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Legend Gorden Tallis doesn’t think the next CEO of the NRL should have history with a previous NRL organisation. Speaking on Fox League Live, Tallis argued that ‘skeletons’ would come back to bite them. “If

Lost in the limelight: Forgotten players of rugby league grand finals

17 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Grand final day can be the stuff of legend. For a lucky few, all their wildest dreams come true. Whether it’s Johnathan Thurston’s field goal, Benji Marshall’s flick pass or Andrew

Lord giveth and lord taketh away: Will rugby league learn anything from the COVID-19 shutdown?

14 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The rugby league lord giveth and the rugby league lord taketh away. And here we sit – begging for the mighty game back. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the modern world

Top 10 greatest Kiwi players of the modern era

14 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY A.J NASH The Kiwis have given plenty to rugby league and a whole bunch of players that have entertained us for many years. From the wickedly skillful to the toughest and strongest. So here

YOU VOTED and we have five new inductees in The81stMinute Hall of Fame

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BY STAFF WRITERS The81stMinute Hall of Fame has five new inductees and it’s all because of you. We asked you to vote and here they are. THE81STMINUTE HALL OF FAME COACH: Tim Sheens PLAYER: Eric

VOTE NOW: Help us induct the next five entrants into The81stMinute Hall of Fame

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Help us choose the next five entrants into our Hall of Fame – class of April, 2020. For the first time, we will induct a famous game while we add a second legendary team. CLICK

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