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NRL 2026: Talking Points from NRL trials week 1, Pre-Season Challenge analysis, Jake Clifford, Bulldogs vs Cowboys, Kade Reed, Fletcher Sharpe, Dragons vs Knights
from FOX SPORTS League
The first trials of the 2026 NRL Pre-season Challenge threw up some starring displays that have only made things harder for the coaches to settle on their Round 1 sides.
The moment Wayne knew Payne Haas was up for grabs... and how the Broncos let him slip — Paul Crawley column
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Payne Haas has the potential to do for Wayne Bennett at South Sydney what the great Glenn Lazarus did for Bennett in the supercoach’s early years coaching the Brisbane Broncos.
What Haas bombshell means for Broncos, Bunnies... as Wayne comes full circle on $300k rule
from FOX SPORTS League
Wayne Bennett once had a mantra that he wouldn’t pay over $300,000 for a forward.
Brisbane star Payne Haas signs three-year deal with South Sydney
from ABC News: Rugby League
South Sydney have pulled off one of the biggest recruitment moves in NRL history after signing Brisbane enforcer Payne Haas to a three-year contract from 2027.
BREAKING: NRL bombshell as Broncos superstar to quit for Sydney-based team
from FOX SPORTS League
Star prop Payne Haas is set to depart the Broncos at season’s end to link up with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in a bombshell development.
Middle East, Japan on NRL radar for 2027 fixture as PVL shocks with huge Vegas reveal — Daily
from FOX SPORTS League
The NRL could reportedly hold a game in the Middle East as early as next year on the back of the international success in Las Vegas.
‘He’s a human being’: V’landys set to backflip on Lomax’s 10-year ban for R360 defection
from FOX SPORTS League
Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) Chairman Peter V’landys has broken his silence on the future of Zac Lomax, confirming that the NRL will waive the proposed 10 year ban.
How this Wests Tigers hopeful went from an excavator to an NRL pre-season
from ABC News: Rugby League
After three years away from first grade, Pat Herbert was ready to get on with the rest of his life but a call from Wests Tigers got him off the job site and into an NRL pre-season.
‘Have a specialist’: Flanno backs rule change for ‘health’ factor after horror Dragons scenario
from FOX SPORTS League
Dragons coach Shane Flanagan has outlined how the new interchange rules will help clubs going forward while also downplaying fears that some players may not get enough minutes due to the expanded benches.
LIVE NRL: New recruits get first crack as Knights take on Dragons in first trial
from FOX SPORTS League
The new recruits are on show as the St George Illawarra Dragons take on the Newcastle Knights in their first trial at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.