South Sydney beat Manly 34-26 to set up a Qualifying Final against Canberra Raiders. The first half was an entertaining affair with Souths opening up a ten-point lead early on through tries from Alex Johnston and Cody Walker but Manly replied with two scores of their own to pull the deficit back to only two. Brad Parker and Corey Waddell…
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The latest player offered to Super League clubs is Canberra Raiders forward Luke Bateman. Bateman, who is no relation to England and Raiders ace John, is the latest player to surface on Super League radars. A number of players from Down Under have been offered to clubs in recent weeks, including Cronulla ace Josh Dugan. Bateman is a back-rower who…
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LEIGH’S promotion hopes are over following a Championship play-off defeat by Featherstone. Head coach Ryan Carr, pictured, and his Rovers side will now head to York for a semi-final showdown as the battle for a place in Super League continues. Alex Sutcliffe scored two tries for Featherstone while Dane Chisholm closed once and kicked five goals in the 34-18 victory.…
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John Bateman scored a minute from time to secure Canberra Raiders a stunning 12-10 victory over Minor Premiers Melbourne Storm. The Green Machine trailed heading into the closing two minutes, but the Englishman crossed after running a good line to secure the Raiders a superb victory in the NRL Finals. Victory booked Canberra their place in the NRL Prelim Final,…
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Sydney Roosters produced a stunning first-half performance to move one game away from the NRL Grand Final. The reigning Premiers were on fire from the getgo in the first half. They scored five tries with Manu notching the first when he spun in the tackle close to the line. A short side play got Mitchell Aubusson the home side’s second before…
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Elliott Whitehead and Ryan Sutton have signed new contracts with Canberra Raiders. The pair have put pen to paper on deals that will keep them with the club until the end of 2022. Both were off-contract next season, but have been offered long extensions after impressive years. Whitehead has been a consistent performer since his move to the Raiders in…
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Super League clubs have been offered Melbourne prop Albert Vete ahead of the 2020 season. The Kiwi man mountain has struggled to make an impact with the NRL powerhouse since making the move to the Storm last year. Vete, 26, burst on to the scene with the New Zealand Warriors in 2015 and earned selection for Tonga that year. In…
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Super League clubs are set to be inundated with offers to sign NRL players in the coming weeks as a number of NRL clubs look to ease salary cap pressures. One big name who has already been linked with a move to Europe is Australia and Cronulla centre Josh Dugan. Dugan, 29, has played 22 games for the Sharks this…
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The big news from today is that Whitehaven have won the League 1 title and will gain promotion to the Championship next season, while Toulouse Olympique’s narrow victory at Featherstone Rovers ensues then will finish in second place in the Championship, with Rovers finishing in fifth place, while Toronto Wolfpack’s defeat of Leigh Centurions means that the Centurions will finish…
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Melbourne Storm won their 20th game of the season, 24-16 over North Queensland Cowboys. North Queensland started the game well and were in front after the first quarter through Murray Taulagi’s second career try. But the Storm took an eight-point lead in at the break thanks to two tries in the second quarter of the game. Sandor Earl cut inside…
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