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BREAKING: Raiders’ hammer blow as superstar forward free to negotiate with rival

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 12:03pm AEST

Raiders and Blues star Hudson Young has reportedly been granted permission by Canberra to travel to Papua New Guinea next month and negotiate with the Chiefs.

Watch: Former Sevens star escapes ban for sickening high shot on Kiwis forward

from Stuff.co.nz - League

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 12:01pm AEST

The Storm winger was sent to the sin bin but has escaped a ban for the brutal high shot as Jordan Riki was already falling in a tackle. Stuff sports reporters

The secret of Wests Tigers remarkable NRLW rebirth

from ABC News: Rugby League

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 11:05am AEST

Few expected much from Wests Tigers in this year's NRLW competition, but after winning as many games this season as the rest of their history combined they've proved the doubters wrong ahead of a maiden finals push.

Luai’s massive third-party deal with soft drink behemoth announced — NRL Daily

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 10:29am AEST

Jarome Luai’s first third-party deal in Papua New Guinea has been made official, with the star playmaker the face of a new Pepsi campaign.

‘Genius’ gamble behind Dolphins’ rise and why club are ‘fishing with dynamite’ in NRL warning shot

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 8:42am AEST

After a couple of heartbreaking near misses, the Dolphins will finally be heading on a maiden NRL finals voyage.

How retirement saga almost jeopardised Reynolds’ coaching role as star’s tribute slammed

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 7:41am AEST

A bombshell report has revealed the saga around Adam Reynolds’ early retirement reportedly jeopardised his coaching future at the club as a pre-game ceremony celebrating the halfback’s career was said to miss the mark.

‘You ask me this every day’: Frustrated Madge’s sharp reply to biggest Broncos question

from FOX SPORTS League

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 at 11:20pm AEST

Michael Maguire has had enough of being asked if he should be the Broncos coach in 2027 while skipper Pat Carrigan conceded the playing group had let him down during a disastrous title defence.

‘Maybe they’re protesting’: History made in NRL kick-off trial... but ‘flaw’ already found

from FOX SPORTS League

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 at 9:40pm AEST

The NRL’s experimental kick-off rule has already sparked plenty of debate after being tested for the first time in the clash between the Broncos and Melbourne Storm.

‘Someone is lying’: Broncos slammed as Reynolds saga exposes ‘disastrous’ club disconnect

from FOX SPORTS League

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 at 7:54pm AEST

The Brisbane Broncos’ disastrous season has descended further into chaos, with the Adam Reynolds saga exposing just how fractured the club has become.

LIVE NRL: Controversial new rule unveiled in unusual Broncos clash with Storm

from FOX SPORTS League

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 at 6:42pm AEST

The NRL will trial a controversial new kick-off rule as Brisbane hosts the Melbourne Storm, as both sides surprisingly prepare to miss the finals.