546 articles tagged "nrl"
Daly Cherry-Evans says the Queensland Maroons are determined to have the last laugh on former Blues skipper Paul Gallen after Gallen claimed they were the worst team in 40 years of Origin history. Cherry-Evans says
The Queensland Maroons are making some changes for State of Origin Game III tomorrow night. Harry Grant who is the Rugby League Players Association Rookie of the year, is one of three changes to the Maroons' line-u
New South Wales Blues halfback Nathan Cleary produced a man of the match performance as they beat the Queensland Maroons 34-10 in game 2 of the State of Origin Series. He tallied a line break and line-break assist
Fiji Bati and ex-Bulldogs outside back Marcelo Montoya has signed a two-year deal with the Warriors. NRL.com reports the 24-year-old is the sixth signing for 2021. He joins Fiji Bati teammate Kane Evans who mo
New South Wales Blues hooker Damien Cook says the onus is on the Blues forward pack to allow new halves combination Cody Walker and Nathan Cleary to flourish in the must-win clash tonight. Cook told NRL.com that he
Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys says the potential return of large State of Origin crowds in 2021 would mean the series shifts back to its regular midseason slot. This year's interstate
Queensland Maroons fullback AJ Brimson is out of the rest of the State of Origin series after suffering a leg injury in their 18-14 win over the New South Wales Blues on Wednesday night. Brimson who was making his
An inexperienced Queensland Maroons team edged New South Wales Blues 18-14 in Game 1 of the State of Origin Series last night. Debutants Xavier Coates and Aj Brimson and Cameron Munster scored for Queensland as the
Maroons coach Wayne Bennett has hit back at critics of his injury-plagued squad, which has been labelled as Queensland’s worst State of Origin team in 25 years. Bennett says Queensland’s new-look team will musc
Game 1 of State of Origin could be affected by rain and strong winds. There is 60% chance of rain which could adversely impact ground conditions at the Adelaide Oval and there could be quite a strong wind gust and
For the first time today in State of Origin's 40-year history, the interstate series will take place at the end of the season. In another series first, Adelaide will host a match for the first time, with the player
NSW prop Daniel Saifiti believes an increase in ruck speed will make up for the experience lost upfront as NSW prepares to field one of its youngest crops of forwards in State of Origin history. NRL.com reports Sai
Origin I is set to be one of the quickest and most intense matches ever played, with predictions that the six-again rule could increase the speed of the game by up to 15%. While Origin is known for being played at
Former Fiji Bati rep, Daniel Saifiti will start for the New South Wales Blues against the Queensland Maroons for game 1 of the State of Origin Series next week. Saifiti who plays for the Newcastle Knights with his
Melbourne Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu says it would be a dream to wear the green and gold Wallabies jersey. Vunivalu helped the Storm win the NRL title last night. He says although it will be he hard to wal
Sydney’s ANZ Stadium has “sold out†for the NRL grand final tonight to end a season that many punters thought would never happen. The western Sydney stadium is allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity despi
The NRL will pay tribute to 27 retiring and departing players including female stars during the build-up to the NRL Premiership 2020 Grand Final tonight. Players to be honoured in a tribute tonight include Mitchell
Former Melbourne Storm and Australian rugby league legendary fullback Billy Slater is predicting that the NRL Grand Final on Sunday will be nice and close. He told 9News that his prediction is that Storm will beat
Australian rugby league great Cameron Smith has had to deal with plenty of criticism throughout his lengthy career, but his father has revealed an All Blacks legend helped him when the heat got heavy. Ahead of this
An emotional Viliame Kikau has reacted to a surprise message from his family and has reflected on his journey from Fiji to rugby league's biggest stage ahead of his first NRL Grand Final. Kikau says he never dreamt
